Rehypothecation
Central clearing - challenges and progress: Part 1
EuroCCP's Diana Chan talks to Jessica Meek on the issues facing the clearing industry
Received collateral is currently counted towards the liquidity reserve at some large banks, but should not be included in the LCR, say sceptics, who argue the assets can't be relied upon
Interoperability has launched in cash equities with a system that is good, but not perfect
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Fannie Mae says FHFA's margin rules would drive up hedging costs
US mortgage giant says segregating variation margin will hurt FHFA- and FCA-regulated entities, and create new funding obligations for swap dealers
Collateral: look, but don’t touch
The Basel Committee has proposed a zero risk weight for collateral posted to a central counterparty, if those assets are bankruptcy-remote. What impact will this have on the way clearing houses treat collateral posted with them? Matt Cameron reports
Users of OTC derivatives are not prepared for regulatory onslaught
The raft of new regulations on OTC derivatives will be problematic for buy-side firms, says new report
Are there enough liquid assets to satisfy regulations?
Incoming rules will create demand for large quantities of liquid assets – principally government bonds – and will also require those assets to be locked away. It’s not clear there are enough bonds to go round, and nobody knows how the system will...
Rehypothecation dilemma
Nearly three months on from the enactment of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, market participants are still poring over the legislation, trying to make sense of how it will affect them. It’s a huge job – because it carries...
Winding down Lehman
In an exclusive interview with Risk, the administrators of Lehman Brothers International (Europe) discuss their role in handling the largest bankruptcy in corporate history, revealing how the process has raised questions about prime brokerage agreements,...
Rehypothecation "driver of contagion" during crisis
Rehypothecation of client assets was one of the “dominant drivers of contagion” during the financial crisis, amplifying the market turmoil in the wake of the Lehman Brothers collapse, the Senior Supervisors' Group (SSG) has concluded. The body,...
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