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'Articles' Featured Article EU non-cleared fog begins to clear 29 July 2016 | DRS LLP Feed

A very important post from DRS on the European timing of the un-cleared margin rules - they did well to interpret the fog of communication from the European Commission.
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'News' FCA publishes second consultation paper on the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive II implementation 29 July 2016 | Financial Conduct Authority Feed

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has today published its second consultation paper (CP16/19) on the implementation of the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive II (MiFID II) in the UK.
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'Articles' Infrastructure Investment 28 July 2016 | ISDA Feed

Speak to anyone who knows a thing or two about the infrastructure that the modern world is built on – roads, rail, power generation and supply, etc – and they will tell you that often the biggest obstacle to its improvement is the ‘legacy’ issue.
     
'Articles' Defining real innovation in reconciliation technology 27 July 2016 | Michael Marconi

The world has changed significantly since we launched the Duco Cube service in April 2013: ‘best of breed’ hosted services have gained traction and are helping firms across the finance industry to cut costs, cope
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'Articles' Featured Article FIS Video: The Economics of Collateral and Making a Profit - Part 1 of 3 27 July 2016 | Ted Allen

In this video our panel discusses the latest research into the effects of mandatory clearing and bilateral margining on your collateral management activity. Part 1 covers: The background to cash as collateral; Regulatory and market initiatives; Fragmentation of the OTC market; The uncleared margin regulations and Poll 1 - How familiar are you with the Uncleared margin rules?
   
'News' Interactive MiFID Text Explorer 25 July 2016 | Bill Hodgson

Learn Everything About MiFID in One Easy Place using This Interactive Web Based Viewer
   
'Events' 10th Annual Collateral Management Forum: 10% Discount for OTC Space Readers 25 July 2016 | Samantha Hodgson

Fleming's long-established European edition of the Collateral Management Forum will celebrate its 10th anniversary in 2016. OTC Space registered readers can take advantage of a 10% discount on registration.
   
'Events' The European RegTech Congress: 15% Discount for OTC Space Readers 25 July 2016 | Samantha Hodgson

Speakers will be making the case for adoption, highlighting what the business cases are and where strategy meets with implementation. OTC Space registered readers can take advantage of a 15% discount on registration.
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'News' Featured News The True Size of the OTC Market is Bigger Than Ever 22 July 2016 | Bill Hodgson

Adjusting the OTC market notionals to re-calculate the effects of compression puts the OTC market at a bigger size than ever, but the reported notionals say otherwise
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'News' Overview competent authorities 22 July 2016 | ESMA Feed

The link below is to an Excel sheet showing the details of which authority in each country is responsible for which piece of legislation. Sort of handy for compliance people I guess, and also for all the URLs to the regulators websites. Bill
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'Articles' Stitching together the global financial safety net 22 July 2016 | Bank Underground Feed

Edd Denbee, Carsten Jung and Francesco Paternò.
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'Articles' CCP Disclosures 1Q2016 – Trends in the Data 20 July 2016 | ClarusFT Feed

Central Counterparties recently published their new CPMI-IOSCO Quantitative Disclosures, meaning we now have three sets of disclosures, so I thought it would be interesting to look at trends in the data.
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'Articles' Featured Article The Future of Diversity in Banking 20 July 2016 | Miranda Brawn

Diversity is key to the future of the banking industry. Diversity includes an attitude of open-mindedness, and a willingness to value the contributions of employees regardless of their background and lifestyle. There should be training to encourage openness towards different ideas and diversity in thought. This also means a specific focus on gender, race, disability, age and social mobility etc. 
   
'Events' Advanced OTC Derivatives Documentation and Negotiation (US): 10% Discount for OTC Space Readers 19 July 2016 | Samantha Hodgson

This two day advanced level conference programme will provide delegates with advanced theoretical and practical training on documenting and negotiating a broad range of over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives documentation. A 10% discount is available to registered readers of The OTC Space.
   
'Events' 6th Annual Risk Management Forum: 10% Discount for OTC Space Readers 19 July 2016 | Samantha Hodgson

Will include topics such as market risk, regulatory spotlight, credit risk, stress testing, liquidity risk, and operational risk. Registered OTC Space readers can make use of a 10% discount on registration for the event.
   
'News' Insights Enhances Razor Risk™ to Meet New Market Risk Standards 18 July 2016 | Peter Walsh

Razor Risk™ now supports the FRTB – minimum capital requirements for market risk capital reforms. The solution offers financial institutions the ability to calculate and manage market risk capital and performance across desks, business lines or top of house.  
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'News' Featured News Rocket 7 Magazine - Blast Off Approaching 16 July 2016 | Samantha Hodgson

Our magazine Rocket 7 is coming soon, packed with inside viewpoints and expert knowledge. Save or update your address to be eligible to receive a copy now.
   
'News' Compression Comes to Client Clearing via ClearCompress 13 July 2016 | David Hill

Compression for Clients of Clearing Members Becomes Available to Release Capital
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'Articles' Featured Article The Future of OTC Trading 13 July 2016 | James Parascandola

In order to look ahead, we must first take a look back and examine how OTC markets have evolved; some of which was voluntarily undertaken, most of which was regulatory reform driven.  
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'News' Featured News ESMA consults 13 July 2016 | ESMA Feed

ESMA consults on proposed central clearing delay for small financial counterparties

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