by David Schwartz J.D. CPA | Nov 19, 2014 | All, Change Overview and Rationale, Formal Regulatory Remedies
The G20’s meeting in Brisbane begins tomorrow, and international working groups have been burning the midnight oil to have their progress reports ready in time. One such group, the OTC Derivatives Regulator Group (ODRG)*, issued a report on November 7 that...
by David Schwartz J.D. CPA | Sep 19, 2014 | All, Formal Regulatory Remedies, ROSE
With the November 15 and 16 G20 Summit in Brisbane fast approaching, policy makers and regulators in the US and the UK have been hard at work. Not to be outdone, IOSCO, ESMA, and BIS have also been busy. Eager to demonstrate progress on financial re-regulation and...
by David Schwartz J.D. CPA | Oct 19, 2013 | All, Change Overview and Rationale, Formal Regulatory Remedies
The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) and the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) have published their final framework for margin requirements for non-centrally cleared derivatives. The document sets forth globally agreed standards for...
by David Schwartz J.D. CPA | Aug 13, 2013 | All, Change Overview and Rationale, Disclosure Regimes, Formal Regulatory Remedies
As they depart for the August recess, Congress has left some financial regulatory issues open to occupy their time upon their return next month. Bills addressing high frequency trading, exempting banks as municipal advisers, and relief for brokers engaging in private...
by David Schwartz J.D. CPA | Jul 29, 2013 | All, Change Overview and Rationale, Formal Regulatory Remedies
As the market subject to these regulations is international, it is acknowledged that, notwithstanding the high degree of similarity that already exists between the respective requirements, without coordination, subjecting the global market to the simultaneous...
