Credit risk
Push, ping or hub: industry tackles risk of clearing fails
Push, ping or hub
Isda AGM: Euro crisis drives up collateral, finds survey
Trouble in the eurozone is increasing collateral in over-the-counter derivatives market, according to Isda
Isda AGM: Deadline for global uncleared margin proposals likely to be met, says panellist
A Federal Reserve deputy associate director says he is confident regulators will meet a June deadline to draw up a consultation paper on global margin standards for uncleared trades
A turning tide for two-way CSAs?
A turning tide for two-way CSAs?
Cutting complexity with a new standard CSA
Cutting complexity
Sponsored statement: Goldman Sachs
Wrong-way CVA done right
New regulations could cause $7 trillion "collateral shock"
Trio of rules - on liquidity, clearing and margin for uncleared trades - will hoover up vast amounts of collateral, market participants fear
Ever heard of the WGMR?
Working Group on Margining Requirements is keeping a low profile
US dealers breathe easier as global uncleared margin rules take shape
The extraterritorial scope of US margin rules would have left US banks’ overseas swaps business in tatters, but an international working group looks set to deliver a reprieve by endorsing similar rules
LEI debate focuses on governance issues
The LEI vision
Italy could face more swap terminations
Italian politicians claim Morgan Stanley's swap termination in January will be a one-off - but dealers say Italy's debt office is subject to other clauses that could have the same effect
Despite MF Global, firms face weaker OTC safeguards
Segregated thinking
BlackRock tries to renegotiate 'dirty CSAs'
Asset manager seeking to remove collateral optionality - and pricing divergence - from thousands of CSAs
Isda working group close to finalising standard CSA
Latest proposal extends number of silos from five to 17, mirroring approach taken by LCH.Clearnet
Risk Annual Summit: DVA hedging creates systemic risk, says Brigo
King's College professor of finance Damiano Brigo says regulators should clamp down on dealers looking to hedge debit value adjustment gains by selling CDS protection on closely correlated names
Risk Annual Summit: CVA rethink needed, says HSBC risk specialist
Market risk hedges should be recognised when calculating CVA capital charge, says HSBC market risk modelling head
Risk Annual Summit: No answers on how to cope with CCP default, says Pearson
Regulators are looking at how financial markets could be proofed against the collapse of a CCP – but there are more questions than answers at the moment, says the EC’s Patrick Pearson
Dealers worry about risk of $500bn overnight liquidity drain
Dealers are concerned that intra-day margin call guidelines, which they claim could drain up to $500 billion from financial markets, could make it into final CPSS/Iosco principles
CCPs need to provide margin efficiency, says industry panel
Central clearing will place a huge burden on end-users, forcing CCPs to consider how best to create operational and margin efficiencies