Duncan Wood
OFI Asset Management: Cutting the costs of clearing
Early adopters of over-the-counter derivatives clearing tended to be the big beasts of the buy-side universe, but smaller firms – such as France’s OFI Asset Management – are coming on board as well....
Pension funds tend not to have a lot of cash lying around, making it difficult for them to meet clearing house margin calls. Specialist asset manager Insight Investment is pressing for a solution. By Tom...
The financial crisis has given lots of worn truisms a dusting down and a fresh lick of paint - among them, the notion that cash is king. Over the course of the last five years, it has been applied to everything...
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Domestic priorities threaten global standards
What does it mean to be courageous, in the context of regulation? Sheila Bair, former chairwoman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation in the US, uses the term in this month's cover story, to describe Federal Reserve proposals that would regulate...
People: RBS loses global head of FIG
William Fall leaves FIG role at RBS; Deutsche hires London Whale quant; two new directors join Isda board; new clearing role for Wilson at Newedge; Byres to take top job at Apra
Too much choice: The problems with Europe's plethora of segregation...
In the US, segregation of client assets is a simple matter – only one approach is allowed for over-the-counter trades. But in Europe, where there are more clearing houses, and no prescribed approach, things are messier. And it could be dealers, not...
Q&A: Sylvie Matherat on extraterritoriality and central clearing
Europe and the US are at loggerheads over the territorial scope of new derivatives rules – as evidenced by a new financial stability review from the Banque de France – but agreement can be reached, says Sylvie Matherat, the central bank’s deputy...
CFTC’s Gensler defends long arm of Dodd-Frank
CFTC chair says "it is critical" that US rules apply overseas, in article for Banque de France stability review
The struggle for consensus on European clearing addendum
The move to central clearing poses a huge documentation challenge. A standard template has been developed for European derivatives users – but will this solve the problem? By Duncan Wood and Lukas Becker
US foreign bank plans threaten bail-in system, says Finma
Cross-border resolution could be harder under US-style capital and liquidity plans, says Finma's head of bank supervision
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