Initial margin
DE Shaw sees $65m swaps margin threshold as exposure cap
Isda AGM: Hedge fund plans to share non-cleared swaps around to reduce trading costs
US vs EU CCP scrap may be settled by margin study
Isda AGM: analysis aims to end wrangle over merits of 1-day and 2-day margin rules
Ice considers moving Brent contract to avoid EU margin hike
Ice says move is “not an outcome we want to see” but Emir margin could drive users away
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Goldman hikes clearing fees by 75bp as leverage ratio bites
New fee structure amounts to a fourfold increase in some cases
Swaps industry mulling new utility for margin compliance
Utility would run daily margin calls, using open source version of industry’s standard model
Calypso Technology: No FCM, no problem
Ex-RBS clearing head maps out a world without FCMs
Massad backs leverage ratio changes
CFTC chairman “very concerned” about negative impact on clearing
House committee calls on Fed to change leverage ratio
US politicians argue "unwarranted" capital burden will hike end-user costs
CCPs confront the difficult maths of default management
The next time a big dealer defaults, it will hit a host of swap clearing houses simultaneously
Goldman client margin soared $4.5bn during wild October
Biggest one-month margin jump of 2014 triggers speculation among rivals
Senate approves margin carve-out for non-financials
Bill confirming margin exemption now needs President Obama's approval
Buy-side firms seek margin flexibility via CSA changes
Collateral transformation facilities being lined up but are not being used
Examining the collateral and liquidity challenge: Derivatives in the insurance industry
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US margin rules 'punish lenders', warns CFTC's Giancarlo
Lower threshold in US proposals would catch more medium-sized banks
Credit Suisse replaces Barclays as biggest swaps clearer
Dramatic growth in required swaps collateral at Swiss FCM
Dealers rail at 'absurd' EU margin rules
Draft rules would force EU banks to collect margin from non-EU corporates
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Collateral and counterparty tracking: Emerging initial margin requirements
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End-users say non-cleared margin rules will hit hedging
New regime will "make the world safe for banks, but not safe from banks"
EU applies 8% haircut to margin-currency mismatches
European regulators confirm haircut will apply to both initial and variation margin
Covered bond issuers cheer EU swaps margin relief
Regulators recognise collateral posting barriers but set six conditions for an exemption
Corporate hedgers fear OTC liquidity drain
End-user exemptions could prove Pyrrhic victory, says treasury head
Frankel: new QIS needed to avoid pro-cyclical margin
Future crisis could see non-cleared swap margin double, says Goldman exec