Self-regulatory organization FINRA is considering changes to the way data (trade price and size) about block-sized trades of corporate bonds will be disseminated to the marketplace, and wants industry input for a proposed pilot program. The proposal is in response to market participants and the SEC, which have raised concerns over the current system of… Read More >>
Merrill Lynch Settles CFTC Case of Supervisory Breaches
The CFTC has required Merrill, Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc. to pay a $2.5 million civil monetary penalty for “failing to supervise its employees’ and agents’ handling of the firm’s response to a CME Group investigation into futures block trade execution and recordkeeping practices at Bank of America.” Bank of America, N.A., or BANA,… Read More >>
SwapClear to Use Markit’s New Netting Service
The SwapClear clearinghouse is using a netting synchronization service for cleared, over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives just launched by financial information services vendor Markit. Markit is introducing the service in a bid to help banks “automatically update their risk systems after netting and compression activity at their clearing houses,” say vendor officials. “Netting exposures within a clearing… Read More >>
