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Clearing chaos: US OTC industry braces for June deadline
With March 11 receding from view, all eyes have turned to the second stage of the US clearing roll-out. No-one knows precisely how many derivatives users will be caught this time, but estimates go as high...
Some client trades have not been cleared within 60 seconds
Given a minute to accept or reject trades for clearing, FCMs warn they will err on the side of caution
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First OTC clearing wave to catch 77 fund managers
List reveals 77 managers have funds that will be required to start clearing on March 11 - and dealers say up to a third are not ready to start
DOL paves way for US pension funds to clear swaps
FCMs and pension funds welcome long-awaited Department of Labour advisory opinion
Post-MF Global segregation reforms spark fierce debate
The failures of brokers MF Global and PFGBest have shaken the faith of commodity hedgers in their futures commission merchants (FCMs). But are regulators doing enough to protect customers from another FCM implosion? Alexander Osipovich reports
Collateral clawback fears leave US pension funds unable to clear
Banks and pension plans are waiting for the US Department of Labor to clarify whether initial margin counts as plan assets
Bundle in the jungle: Cut-price OTC clearing threatens competition
Dealers have been given the go-ahead to bundle together execution and clearing businesses – offering cut-price clearing as a way to attract clients to their trading desks. That could shut would-be rivals out of the market. By Matt Cameron and Joe Rennison...
Segregation clash could stop European firms using US CCPs
Some European buy-side firms will have to clear indirectly – through a local clearing member linked to a US counterpart – in order to access clearing houses in the US. But US clearing members cannot comply with European rules on asset protection –...
SEC capital rules could stunt CDS client clearing
One bank claims to have stopped work on its CDS client clearing service in the US over SEC capital rules - and others share those concerns
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