Scott O’Malia, the relatively new CEO for the International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA), has been on the job for “some five weeks,” and he has been busy. FTF News readers will remember that O’Malia was until recently a rather vocal and active CFTC commissioner who among other accomplishments brought attention to many of the… Read More >>
Is Regulatory Reform Causing Systemic Risk?
A strange irony is underway in the financial services industry. A recent client survey conducted by the DTCC finds that compliance with the regulatory onslaught is causing securities firms the greatest concern over systemic risk. A whopping 82% of clients say that meeting regulatory requirements strains their focus on day-to-day risk—effectively undoing the point of… Read More >>
