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Collecting swap trades data ‘pointless’

Panel at Sibos casts doubt on whether the data that needs to be reported under derivatives rules will shed light on risks in the swap markets

Insufficient data, fragmentation and a lack of regulatory resources could undermine efforts to monitor the potential build-up of risk in the over-the-counter derivatives market through the use of trade repositories.

The warning came during the first securities regulation panel at Sibos in Dubai, with panellists casting doubt on whether the data that needs to be reported under G20-led reforms to derivatives markets will shed light on risks in the swaps markets.

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