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For People Who Love Bad News…
It’s been all good news these days. Makes me think back to high school when I learned about the Stoics. Something to the effect of

EU-MAR – More Insight
More Insights on EU-MAR A really good article here from Baringa. The gist is focus on Policy and Plan. There’s a reason for that. Sure,

Corporate Tuberculosis
Corporate Tuberculosis aka Corporate Data Hoarders So, I’m sitting in this meeting at an enormous Fortune 50 company. The general theme of the meeting is

How To MAR – A Commodities Primer
MAR (Market Abuse Regulation) – A Commodities Primer We’ve recently had some very interesting conversations with companies about MAR. Despite going live in July 2016,

Commodities Surveillance | You’ve Been “MAR’d”
Commodities Surveillance | You’ve been “MAR’d” MAR: You know what? Change is like poetry… …and most people absolutely hate poetry*. This is going to be

REMIT Table 1 and Table 2
REMIT Table 1 and Table 2 As we approach the deadline for the next phase of REMIT, K3 stands ready to help you with your

ICE Releases New Wash Trades FAQ
FAQs about ICE Releases new Wash Trades This month the Intercontinental Exchange (aka ICE) released a revised Wash Trade FAQ document. This isn’t simply arbitrary guidance.

Euro Insanity
Euro Insanity, understand your reporting options. There’s an old saying that insanity is defined by doing the same thing again and again and expecting different

2016 | Be Prepared to STOP!
Here’s what’s ripe for stopping in 2016??? This is the time of year I get prodded to write up a pithy outlook for the year.

The Good Shepherd of Compliance Data
The Good Sheperd of Compliance Data Post the financial crisis of 2008, financial firms that trade directly with other firms (as opposed to a listed

BroadPeak at ETOT and FIA
BroadPeak at ETOT, London and FIA in Chicago The first week of November 2015 is a busy one for BroadPeak. We will be at the

Deutsche Takes A Hit
Just saw this press release from the CFTC. Deutsche Bank got fined $2.5 Million for failing to correctly report trades. How Does This Happen? It’s