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SEC Says Ether Is Not a Security

 The Securities and Exchange Commission says transactions involving Ether aren’t subject to federal securities rules. Bloomberg’s Jesse Westbrook reports.

ECB Swamped European Bond Market with Liquidity, Says Okada

 Mark Okada, chief investment officer and co-founder at Highland Capital, discusses the European Central Bank’s interest rate decision and announcement that it will halt net asset purchases by the end of December. He speaks on “Bloomberg Daybreak: Americas.”

Asia Pacific Buy-Side Summit 2018: Panel: The Future of Research: Evolution or Revolution?

 With new regulations such as MiFID II coming into effect and algorithms and artificial intelligence playing an increasingly large role in investment analysis, this lively panel discusses if the investment research profession, whether buy-side, sell-side, or independent will go through an evolution or revolution in this increasingly automated...

MiFID II Transaction Reporting – Interview with Kristian Martin Dominguez

 Following our ‘MiFID II Transaction Reporting – Building ARM Oversight Functions’ event at London’s Sky Garden on May 1, 2018, we caught up with guest speaker Kristian Martin-Dominguez, a MiFID II consultant, to find out more about the opportunities and potential pitfalls of building ARM oversight functions within...

MiFID II – Where Are We Now ?

 In this video from Dechert’s OnPoint regulatory series, financial services partner Dick Frase describes the run-up to and issues since MiFID II implementation as well as key changes regarding research payment rules, distribution and more.

Andrew Bailey Says We’re Making a Lot of Progress on MiFID II

U.K. Financial Conduct Authority CEO Andrew Bailey discusses MiFID II and banking regulation overall. He speaks with Francine Lacqua on “Bloomberg Surveillance.”

SEC Chairman Jay Clayton: Cryptocurrencies Like Bitcoin Are Not Securities

 SEC Chairman Jay Clayton speaks with CNBC’s Bob Pisani about what he sees for the future of blockchain, cryptocurrencies, and initial coin offerings (ICO).

Nobel Symposium Macroeconomic Research and the Financial Crisis: A Critical Assessment

 A video of a Nobel symposium on Macroeconomic Research and the Financial Crisis: A Critical Assessment. Moderator: John Hassler (IIES) Panelists: +Annette Vissing-Jørgensen (Berkeley) +Luigi Zingales (Chicago) +Nancy Stokey (Chicago) +Robert Barro (Harvard)

Exchange Traded Funds: A Solution or a Problem?

 From a breakfast seminar at Swedish House of Finance. Michael Halling Associate Professor at the Department of Finance at the Stockholm School of Economics and Mats Nyman, Investment Strategist at Handelsbanken Capital Markets will introduce a discussion addressing the following topics: +What are the pros and cons of...

Market Structure Weekly with Larry Tabb, June 1, 2018

The big news out of Washington this week was the Fed’s move to relax Volcker Rule restrictions on bank trading, reports Tabb Group founder and research chairman Larry Tabb in this week’s market structure...

Milken Institute 2018 Global Conference – Financial Regulation: New Era, New Regulators

Joo-Yung Lee, Head of North American Financial Institutions, discusses the state of financial regulations 10 years after the crisis, at the Milken Institute 2018 Global Conference. Chaptered.

ISDA AGM 2018: How Do We Complete the Cross-Border Puzzle?

 There has been progress in reaching cross-border equivalence and substituted compliance determinations – most recently, with trading venues in the E.U. and U.S. – but much more remains to be done. With the final Basel capital measures set to be transposed into local regulations, the issue is likely...

ISDA AGM 2018: Appetite for Disruption

 How will new technologies like distributed ledger, cloud and artificial intelligence offer the potential to dramatically increase automation, increase efficiencies and cut costs and contribute to Alpha. How will these technologies really revolutionalize the derivatives market, and when? What opportunities will technology provide to transform ISDA’s legal documentation...

Sergei Guriev, Chief Economist, EBRD – View from EBRD 2018

 The Banker’s Stefanie Linhardt speaks with EBRD chief economist Sergei Guriev about the economic outlook for Turkey, growth expectations for the coming years, the potential for overheating in some countries, as well as risks posed by growing populism and corporate debt.

Reengineering the CDS Market

Since the financial crisis, the credit default market has been somewhat subdued. But a recent swaps transaction involving U.S. homebuilder Hovnanian and Blackstone and Goldman provided the market with a jolt. Speaking with Tabb...

Fed to Start Rolling Back Volcker Rule

 Bloomberg’s Jesse Westbrook reports on the rollback of the Volcker Rule and how the new rules will impact banks. He speaks on “Bloomberg Markets: Balance of Power.”

Dodd-Frank Bill an ‘Unnecessary Gift’ to Larger Banks, Barofsky Says

Bloomberg Intelligence’s Alison Williams and Neil Barofsky, partner at Jenner & Block, discuss what the rollback of the Dodd-Frank bill means for banks. They speak on “Bloomberg Daybreak: Americas.”

Fed’s Dudley Says Libor `Likely to Go Away — and It Should’

New York Fed President William Dudley discusses the future of Libor, the scandal-plagued benchmark that underpins trillions of dollars of contracts around the world. He spoke at the Bank of England Markets Forum held at Bloomberg’s European headquarters in London.

Market Structure Weekly with Larry Tabb, May 25, 2018

President Trump did it: He did a number on Dodd-Frank, says Tabb Group founder and research chairman Larry Tabb, who starts this week’s market structure segment with a review of some of the changes...

Dodd-Frank Changes ‘Thoughtful, Common Sense,’ ABA CEO Says

 Rob Nichols, chief executive officer at American Bankers Association, discusses the upcoming vote by the House of Representatives on a bipartisan bill to amend Dodd-Frank regulations. He speaks with Bloomberg’s David Westin on “Bloomberg Markets.”

What the Dodd-Frank Overhaul Means for Banks

 Rep. Jeb Hensarling, (R-Texas), on Congress reforming Dodd-Frank, on the crackdown on the MS-13 gang and the push for border security.

President Trump Signs Biggest Rollback of Bank Rules Since Dodd-Frank Act

President Trump signs biggest rollback of bank rules since Dodd-Frank act.

ISDA AGM 2018: Appetite for Disruption

How will new technologies like distributed ledger, cloud and artificial intelligence offer the potential to dramatically increase automation, increase efficiencies and cut costs and contribute to Alpha. How will these technologies really revolutionalize the derivatives market, and when? What opportunities will technology provide to transform ISDA’s legal documentation into...

GDPR: How Europe’s Data Law Works

Europe’s General Data Protection Regulation is a landmark law that forces companies and consumers to focus on how we treat the most valuable assets of our digital age: data. Understanding how it works is essential for individuals and business.

SIFMA Operations Conference & Exhibition 2018: Commissioner Brian D. Quintenz, CFTC

 Remarks of CFTC Commissioner Brian Quintenz at SIFMA OPS.

Volcker Rule Revamp May Ease Restrictions on Short-Term Trades

 An overhaul of the Volcker Rule may scrap a provision that essentially bans banks from holding positions for less than 60 days. Bloomberg’s Jesse Westbrook reports on “Bloomberg Markets: Balance of Power.”

Market Structure Weekly with Larry Tabb, May 11 2018

The recent volatility has helped somebody: Virtu announced net income growth of more than 1800%, notes Tabb Group founder and research chairman Larry Tabb in this week’s market structure segment. Tabb also looks at...

A Roundtable on Financial Regulation from the IIF

 Via the Institute of International Finance, a roundtable on financial regulation with: + Joe Carapiet, Senior Counsel, U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs + Barbara Novick, Vice Chairman, BlackRock Inc. + Sandie O’Connor, Chief Regulatory Affairs Officer, JPMorgan Chase & Co. + Andrés Portilla, Managing...

SIFMA Presents: Recalibrating Financial Regulation

Recalibrating Financial Regulation: Core Principles for Growth, Capital Formation and Investor Protection. From SIFMA’s Short Film Collection, featuring J. Christopher Giancarlo of the CFTC, Noe Hinojosa of Estrada Hinojosa, Guy Moszkowski of Autonomous Research, Sandra O’Connor of JPMorgan Chase, David Solomon of Goldman Sachs, and Larry Thompson of DTCC.

Lessons from MiFID II Implementation

 Paul Hamill, Global Head of FICC at Citadel Securities, outlined what we’ve learned four months into the implementation of MiFID II.