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OTC infrastructure service of the year: MarkitServ
At the start of 2012, MarkitServ made a bet. Although the regulatory environment was still evolving, the firm – best known as a provider of middleware services that connect the varied participants in...
Roughly 2.5 million people in the Netherlands count on pension administrator PGGM to look after assets that, as of last October, were worth €128 billion. It’s a heavy responsibility, and the firm’s...
Banks may be canning traders by the thousands as they look to reshape their businesses in the new regulatory environment, but there’s one resource they can’t do without: lawyers. The Dodd-Frank Act...
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Second helpings – Aaron Woolner column
Asia's regulators have missed the G-20 deadline for central clearing of OTC derivatives, but is it any wonder given the uncertainty over clearing in the US and Europe?
Insurers look to negotiate CSAs ahead of new clearing rules
Insurers are seeking greater protection for their derivatives trades, but efforts to renegotiate credit support annexes with counterparties are proving to be protracted and insurers are looking at ways to sidestep new regulatory burdens. Blake Evans-Pritchard...
Derivatives traders optimistic for 2013, according to Risk.net poll
Nearly two-thirds of respondents to a Risk.net survey think they’ll make more money from derivatives trading in 2013
The clearing revolution
New rules on over-the-counter derivatives are set to have a significant impact on the insurance industry. The rules, the European Market Infrastructure Regulation in Europe and the US Dodd-Frank Act, will require certain OTC derivatives to be centrally...
Taiwan to become third offshore RMB clearing and settlement centre
Taipei is set to become a local hub for RMB settlement and trading, following Hong Kong and Macau. However, hurdles remain in the development of a liquid offshore RMB funding and interbank market
Pimco: Cleared for take-off
Being among the first buy-side derivatives users to start clearing over-the-counter products is a double-edged sword. On the one hand, a firm has a chance to shape the process; on the other, it has to devote extra resources to dealing with bumps in the...
Risk USA: Margin for OTC products is too high, says Pimco's De Leon
New rules would see OTC markets over-margined, while futures may be under-margined - and there could be systemic implications
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