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Lehman Brothers ruling changes equation for creditors and clients
A UK Supreme Court ruling on client money protection at Lehman Brothers could have far-reaching consequences – not just for futures customers of Lehman and MF Global, but on the way all clients view...
Asia’s volatility products are not yet liquid enough to draw local investors away from the CBOE Vix
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Futures markets could get OTC-style safeguards
Futures market participants expect tougher - and more expensive - collateral protections to be introduced as a result of the MF Global debacle, and the CFTC is ruling nothing out
From Vix to VStoxx: decoupling volatility
Flows into volatility-based structured products and exchange-traded funds have been greatest in the US, though even European investors have tended to use the Vix index to access volatility. But higher volatility in Europe, coupled with an increase in...
Exchange of the year: NYSE Liffe US
As the story of David’s victory over Goliath illustrates, it has long been accepted that taking a giant on in a test of strength is not a great idea – the challenger has to be smart, instead. That lesson lies at the heart of NYSE Liffe US’s attempts...
FIA appoints new president
Walter Lukken, chief executive of pioneering clearing house NYPC - and former CFTC commissioner - replaces John Damgard, FIA head of 30 years
MF Global: non-US clients caught in cross-border collateral trap
Omnibus structure meant clearing clients of MF Global outside the US were asked to double up on collateral payments. Use of the structure for OTC markets is now in doubt
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 OTC clearing is one of the biggest the industry has faced. Many dealers are adapting existing in-house systems, but vendors are also pushing off-the-shelf solutions
CFTC’s Chilton: lessons learnt from MF Global
MF Global “new poster child for the need for thoughtful regulation" that must be "proactive, nimble, quick", says CFTC’s Chilton
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