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New ratings paradigm requires careful handling
A lot of banks could be downgraded this month – in mid-February, Moody’s Investors Service announced it would review the ratings of 114 European financial institutions and 17 banks with global capital...
It doesn’t seem a lot to ask – when entering into a trade that is legally required to clear, it would be nice to know that the counterparty has access to a clearing house. Unfortunately, what seems...
An industry working group is about to publish principles on how to ensure swaps that are subject to a clearing mandate can be guaranteed to clear. But that masks sharp divisions within the industry over...
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Isda AGM: CCPs fear clearing stampede
Market participants now have months, rather than years, until the Dodd-Frank clearing mandate takes effect - and CCPs are worrying about a last-minute rush
Isda AGM: Margin regime ups liquidity risk, buy-side firms warned
Collateral demands will be pro-cyclical - rising as markets become stressed - and will be generated by uncleared as well as cleared trades, DE Shaw treasurer tells Isda conference
To clear or not to clear? Corporates urged to weigh options
Despite hard-won exemptions, corporates should consider the pros and cons of clearing, according to panellists at an ACT event - but treasurers remain unconvinced
CPSS-Iosco lifts cloud on forex options clearing
CCPs do not have to guarantee settlement, CPSS-Iosco rules - but issue could still have some way to run
Ever heard of the WGMR?
As of April 3, typing the phrase ‘Working Group on Margining Requirements’ (WGMR) into Google yielded a total of three results – the same number as the Bangor Biscuit Appreciation Society (BBAS). Without meaning to impugn the BBAS, that’s a...
Regulators look out for clearing dodges
Regulators fear derivatives could be structured to make them unclearable – and there is anecdotal evidence to suggest escape routes have been explored. But market participants say there is no incentive to avoid the new regime. Joe Rennison reports
Each: CCPs seek safety in numbers
With detailed rules on margin models in the pipeline, Europe's association for clearing houses wants the industry's voice to be heard. Its new chairman, Marcus Zickwolff, speaks to Joe Rennison
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