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International regulators have now published a ‘near-final’ policy framework setting minimum standards for margin requirements for uncleared derivatives. “Margin requirements for non-centrally cleared derivatives - Second consultative document”...

In line with domestic and international developments in the financial sector the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has reviewed its resolution regime and proposed certain changes to Monetary Authority of Singapore Act (Cap. 186) (MAS Act).  Such proposals,...

The CFTC, the SEC and prudential regulators in the United States have made significant progress on the detailed rules to implement the swap market reforms contained in the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. The principal changes are in...

On 15 October 2012, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) released its response to the feedback received on the OTC Consultation Paper I (which set out proposed amendments to the Securities and Future Act (SFA) to extend the current regulatory regime for...

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On 13 February 2012, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) issued its consultation paper on the Proposed Regulation of OTC Derivatives. On the same day, the MAS also issued its consultation paper on Transfer of Regulatory Oversight of Commodity Derivatives...

MAS issues two consultation papers in respect of regulation of the over-thecounter derivatives market and regulatory oversight of OTC commodity derivatives in Singapore

In the past year, the CFTC, the SEC and prudential regulators in the United States have produced drafts of many of the detailed rules to implement the swap market reforms contained in the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. Most of the...

The publication of the Main Book of the 2011 ISDA Equity Derivatives Definitions (the 2011 Definitions) by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (ISDA) represents an important milestone in an ongoing project aimed at increasing the level of...

The reforms of over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives markets threaten the ability of international banking groups to centralise the risk management of their cross-border derivatives business. The resulting more regionalised booking models are likely to reduce client...