All posts tagged "OTC Derivatives"

• CFTC Issues Exemption Orders to Japanese, Korean Derivatives Clearing Houses

  Exemptions granted to Japan Securities Clearing Corporation and Korea Exchange due to ‘comparable regulation’ in home countries.

  October 29, 2015
• Hong Kong

  SFC Chairman Pushes for OTC Derivatives Reform

  The chairman of the Securities and Futures Commission says there is no room for delay in the implementation of OTC derivatives reforms as international standards need to be met.

  October 14, 2015
• Australia & NZ

  ASIC Extends Deadline for Phase 3B Reporting Entities

  The Australian Securities and Investment Commission has extended the deadline for Phase 3B Reporting Entities to start reporting derivative transactions until December 4, 2015.

  October 11, 2015
• Jurisdictions

  MAS Proposes Margin Requirements for Non-Centrally Cleared OTC Derivatives

  The Monetary Authority of Singapore has issued a consultation paper proposing to implement margin requirements for non-centrally cleared OTC derivative trades to reduce counterparty credit risks.

  October 3, 2015
• Hong Kong

  HKMA-SFC Consult on Mandatory Clearing and Reporting for OTC Derivatives

  Consultation paper introduces first phase of mandatory clearing and second phase of mandatory reporting under new OTC regime.

  October 1, 2015
• Japan

  Japan Clearing Corp Seeks CFTC Clearing Exemption

  The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission is seeking public comment on a petition by Japan Securities Clearing Corporation for exemption from registration as a derivatives clearing organisation.

  September 23, 2015
• International

  ISDA Launches New Initiative for Derivatives Product Identification Standard

  The International Swaps and Derivatives Association has launched a new industry data project aimed at developing an open-source global standard derivatives product identification system.

  September 20, 2015
• International

  CPMI-IOSCO Consult on Harmonisation of OTC Derivatives Data Elements

  Focuses on a first batch of key data elements, other than UTI and UPI, that are considered important for consistent and meaningful aggregation on a global basis.

  September 5, 2015
• Australia & NZ

  ASX Exempted from CFTC Registration for OTC Clearing, KRX Under Consideration

  CFTC issues its first-ever order of exemption from registration as a derivatives clearing organisation to ASX Clear, and is now considering the same for KRX.

  August 21, 2015
• International

  CPMI-IOSCO Consult on Unique Transaction Identifier Harmonisation

  The Committee on Payments and Market Infrastructures and the International Organization of Securities Commissions have published a consultative report on the harmonisation of the Unique Transaction Identifier for OTC derivatives.

  August 20, 2015