Central counterparty (ccp)
Regulators are struggling to ensure they have oversight of over-the-counter market infrastructure without losing the benefits of centralisation. CLS Bank’s council of supervisors could be the precedent...
Jefferies is suing International Derivatives Clearing Group over claims the central counterparty’s futures contracts would replicate over-the-counter swaps – a case that turns on collateral and margin...
Big asset managers face some challenges in the move to central clearing – specifically, executing block trades and then allocating them across tens of sub-funds. Not all clearing members or central counterparties...
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Clients are currently able to agree with their clearing members to receive portfolio benefits on initial margin across cleared and uncleared positions. Proposed new rules would prevent such arrangements with respect to cleared swaps. Mariam Rafi of Citi...
Build or buy? It’s a key decision in every big IT project, and the shift to over-the-counter clearing is one of the biggest the industry has ever faced. Many dealers are adapting existing in-house systems, but vendors are also pushing off-the-shelf...
Swap futures have had some bad press in recent weeks, but Eris Exchange insists it can make them work - and add diversity to the OTC market as a result
Costs and benefits of proposals were not properly studied, according to CFTC commissioner Jill Sommers - a failing that could expose its rules to legal challenges, lawyers warn
There is discord in the industry over whether CCPs will be able to deal with the risks of clearing OTC derivatives as mandated by new regulation
The increasing need for liquid, high grade assets under Basel III capital requirements will likely squeeze liquidity in the types of eligible collateral required by central counterparty (CCP) clearings, meaning end-users of CCPs need to tactically plan...
A senior official at the Hong Kong securities watchdog says some exceptions are likely to be made to proposed new extraterritoriality rules on mandatory clearing and reporting OTC derivatives in Hong Kong
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