SEC IMPLEMENTS KEY STEP FOR DERIVATIVES OVERSIGHT 11 YEARS AFTER DODD-FRANK
RICK STEVES, 11 May 2021
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has approved the DTCC Data Repository (U.S.) application to operate as a registered security-based swap data repository (SBSDR).
This is a key step in completing the implementation of derivatives oversight in the U.S., which was set out in Title VII of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank). Dodd-Frank divided the regulatory oversight of derivatives between the SEC for security-based swaps (SBS; those that reference single security or loan or a credit default swap that references a narrow-based index) and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission for all other swaps. Continue reading “Article: SEC IMPLEMENTS KEY STEP FOR DERIVATIVES OVERSIGHT 11 YEARS AFTER DODD-FRANK”
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