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Pimco said to be behind OTC clearing spike at CME
Interest rate swap clearing volumes at CME leapt 2,172% between August and September, and dealers say one firm is responsible for the surge
CFTC commissioner renews support for over-the-counter energy clearing tool in the face of new Dodd-Frank rules that could affect operation
Regional financial institutions are hooking up with major dealers to access their CCP clearing memberships, bypassing the hefty start-up costs associated with direct access to such services. But these...
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Dealers move to secure derivatives clearing gateways in Asia
Major dealers and exchanges are on a charm offensive to attract clients as they position themselves to use regulatory change as a tail-wind to become dominant providers of central counterparty (CCP) clearing services in Asia
Trade repository proliferation in Asia raises interoperability fears
Trade repositories are viewed as an important new tool to monitor the over-the-counter derivatives markets. But the disparate approaches being adopted by Asian jurisdictions in introducing data warehouses will likely lead to interoperability problems...
The product no-one wants to sell: portability held up by lack of rules
Users of client clearing services want to know their cleared trades have a home if the original provider collapses. Quietly, some dealers are offering guarantees, but they fear the regulatory treatment these contingent funding liabilities might receive...
Mifid draft resuscitates CCP open access battle
CCP open access debate rears its head once again in draft rules spun out of Mifid
CFTC proposals leave cloud over FIA-Isda clearing contract
Key elements of a new industry clearing document would be barred by a US Commodity Futures Trading Commission proposal introduced in response to the project – but the move has revealed rifts at the heart of the agency. Peter Madigan reports
Standard CSA: Industry's solution to novation bottleneck gets nearer
Disputes over the valuation of trades backed by multi-currency credit support annex (CSA) agreements – in other words, those that allow counterparties to post collateral in multiple currencies and assets – have pushed the industry to develop a new...
CFTC's Sommers: Blocking FIA-Isda document was "huge waste of resources...
A proposal prohibiting an Isda-FIA clearing document highlights rift within CFTC, with Republican appointees claiming they were kept in the dark
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