Some thoughts on TR/SDR Standardisation
See here for Gordon Allott of Broadpeak's thoughts on standardisation of data standards and the experiences of Dodd Frank. He is saying that the variety of flavours of standard in…
ESMA Publishes a Second EMIR FAQ
See the new ESMA EMIR FAQ, kindly downloaded by The OTC Space since the ESMA link is broken. I will publish thoughts tomorrow.
The week that was (aka Dazzling Derivatives; issue of 4.6.2013)
See the weekly summary of derivatives developments (EMIR and others) from The OTC Space.
Energy Bill Passes Report Stage
The UK Energy Bill has now passed the report stage, with the opposition proposed amendment to set the 2030 carbon target in 2014 failing. The next stage is for it…
Energy Bill Rebels Fail
The second day of the energy bill reading in parliament was today. Full report links tomorrow. But note that the opposition failed in their amendment to amend the bill to…
Interesting comment on cross border issues
There is an interesting article here on the ISDA website about some comments on the importance of ensuring that rules in different locations are harmonised.
Energy Bill Report Stage Today
The UK Energy Bill (which will implement the UK's Electricity Market Reform, "EMR") is going through the "report" stage today in Parliament. There is a new summary document of some…