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Trio of rules - on liquidity, clearing and margin for uncleared trades - will hoover up vast amounts of collateral, market participants fear
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New CFTC block trade proposals spark row over 67% threshold
US block trading rules have been reproposed following intense criticism, but many dealers suspect the new methodology has been designed to produce the same end result. By Peter Madigan
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
LEI debate focuses on governance issues
Industry and regulators have made progress towards an ambitious global system of unique identifiers that could help avert future crises – but there is still a lot to debate, and time is running out. By Clive Davidson
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
Editor's letter – A cry for clarity
A recent IHS report forecast that the Volcker rule could reduce investment in upstream capital spending in the US natural gas markets by $7.5 billion per year (see the news roundup section), leading to a reduction in supply and higher gas and electricity...
Energy trading firms keen to improve ETRM reporting
Energy trading and risk management reporting, not always the most effective operation at energy trading firms, is undergoing an efficiency drive across the industry, finds Gillian Carr
Despite MF Global, firms face weaker OTC safeguards
In bilateral over-the-counter trades, some buy-side firms insist on physical segregation of their collateral – their assets are placed with a third-party custodian. But the incoming US regime will not provide the same degree of protection, despite the...
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