The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation’s (DTCC) subsidiary operating the Global Markets Entity Identifier utility (GMEI utility) has received official accreditation from the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF). The GMEI utility was among the first legal entity identifier (LEI)
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is extending the comment period on its proposed capital requirements applicable to swap dealers and major swap participants for an additional 60 days. The original comment period was to expire on 16 March
More than 150 senior executives from across the hedge fund industry have attended the first meeting of the new Data Management Working Group for the Alternatives Industry (DMWGAI). Developed over months of work by a core group of industry leaders,
Global Loan Agency Services, the UK parent of the global GLAS companies, has now received US regulatory approval and the newly chartered GLAS Trust Company will be regulated by the State of New Hampshire. Regulation as a trust company will
By Dan Viola, partner, Sadis & Goldberg – Status of the new DOL fiduciary rule. The Department of Labor’s (the DOL) new fiduciary ruling (the Rule) has created strife in the securities industry and has the potential to significantly impact how financial advisers
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has submitted a proposed consent order that would resolve its civil enforcement action in the US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois against Navinder Singh Sarao. The CFTC complaint charged British
Fabrizio Quirighetti, chief investment officer at SYZ Asset Management, has assessed the potential implications for markets following the Trump victory. He writes: “This unprecedented presidential race has finally come to an end and, once again, the anti-establishment vote has been
Research and analytics firm MPI has published an assessment of Ivy League endowments’ 2016 FY Performance. The firm writes that asset allocation remains the largest determining factor in endowment performance. “Commodities and Emerging Markets, each of which suffered respective losses due
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) regarding the supervision of cross-border regulated firms. The MOU, which was signed by CFTC chairman Timothy Massad (pictured) and
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has charged Deutsche Bank with failing to report any swap data for multiple asset classes for five days, submitting incomplete and untimely swap data, failing to supervise its employees responsible for swap data
