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Hedge funds take collateral management to heart
Attitudes to collateral management by hedge funds have changed significantly since the Lehman collapse. Speed and technology are now at the heart of centrally cleared real-time transactions
The CFTC has a lot on its plate, including Sef rules, dealing with the extraterritorial impact of its regulations, and working out how best to manage the huge amount of data coming its way
New margin rules for uncleared derivatives will distort behaviour and increase systemic risk, panellists say
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Futures will not beat swaps on margin alone, say buy-side firms
Swap futures have a number of advantages, but OTC instruments will continue to be popular, leading buy-side firms say
WGMR proposals raise procyclicality fears
Proposals on the margining of uncleared over-the-counter derivatives trades have been revised to dampen the potential liquid impact. But dealers warn the rules are still dangerously pro-cyclical and will lead to huge numbers of disputes. By Matt Cameron...
Uncleared margin rules could hold back new CSA adoption
New proposals on the margining of uncleared derivatives trades could dampen take-up of the standard CSA
Swaps vs futures: OTC market speaks out
Swap futures have been pitched as economically equivalent to over-the-counter swaps, but with a much lighter regulatory burden. But some over-the-counter participants claim the rules create an unfair and unjustified arbitrage opportunity. Joe Rennison...
New standard CSA could be hurt by WGMR rules
Some dealers have started trading under the standard credit support annex, but a requirement in new uncleared margin rules could subject many trades to a haircut, potentially causing a re-think. By Matt Cameron and Nick Sawyer
Bloomberg may set up futures exchange
Trading venue looks to hedge its bets if it fails to close the margin gap between OTC swaps and futures
Extraterritoriality, uncleared margin and futurisation – Isda on OTC...
The first clearing mandates came into force in the US on March 11, but there is still plenty of uncertainty about how certain parts of the new regulatory framework will function. In this roundtable discussion, Nick Sawyer talks to two senior board members...
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