Dodd-frank act
Despite hurdles, clearers map out forex ambitions
With a range of foreign exchange products expected to move towards clearing, several central counterparties are jockeying for a slice of the business. But regulation, technical obstacles and lacklustre...
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...
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Sefs in stasis as final rules edge closer
Final US Commodity Futures Trading Commission rules on swap execution facilities (Sefs) are to be published in early 2012, a full year after the original proposals. As 2011 draws to a close, would-be Sefs complain the continuing uncertainty about key...
Block trade allocations: FCMs and CCPs prepare for new regime
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 are set up to facilitate this, but progress...
Q&A: Stefan Walter on Basel III, RWAs, 'anti-American' rules and CVA
After five years as secretary-general, Stefan Walter left the Basel Committee at the end of October. He accepts regulators had the wrong pre-crisis agenda, but argues Basel III puts things right. By Duncan Wood
In defence of cross-product margining
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...
Dealers face up to OTC clearing's tech revolution
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...
Eris Exchange: Brady's bunch aims to make swap futures a hit
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
Risk USA: Tarp compensation restrictions are a "sideshow", says Feinberg...
Former Tarp special master doubts limits will change compensation behaviour
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