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Solvency II asset charges will not stop insurers funding banks
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Solvency II is expected to lead to changes in insurers’ investment strategies. Janko Gorter and Melle Bijlsma argue that the effects on the financial markets and the real economy may not be as significant...
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Corporate end-users complain the prices they receive on swap unwinds can vary massively – and claim they are not getting any transparency on the various components that make up the price. By Peter Madigan...
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European sovereign debt woes during the past quarter have heightened concerns about counterparty credit risk and led to a funding squeeze in arguably Asia’s most important currency – the US dollar....
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Energy and Commodities OTC Clearing and Execution under Dodd-Frank Regulation...
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Challenges continuously arise regarding energy and commodities OTC clearing, and changes in regulations. This roundtable offers the knowledge, experience and opinions of our elite speakers on some of the key issues the industry currently faces including:...
Emir should include exchange-traded derivatives, says Gensler
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CFTC chairman says European regulators should expand scope of Emir to include all derivatives, rather than OTC only
Biofuels swaps
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Interest in biofuels swaps has grown rapidly over the last two years, but further regulatory clarity is needed if the market is to mature, say participants. Gillian Carr looks at the outlook for the global biofuels swaps market
Forging an iron ore derivatives market in Asia
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Last year’s shift in the way iron ore price is negotiated – which pushed the industry into more market-based contracts – has helped drive iron ore swaps volumes. The greater liquidity means swaps are increasingly legitimised as a hedging tool but...
A-share ETF investors to face higher tracking error due to SFC collateral...
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A new rule from the securities regulator, effective September 12, means some Hong Kong-listed A-share ETFs will have to fully collateralise counterparty risk exposure from their P-note issuers. The move could cause existing investors to rethink their...
Fannie Mae says FHFA's margin rules would drive up hedging costs
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US mortgage giant says segregating variation margin will hurt FHFA- and FCA-regulated entities, and create new funding obligations for swap dealers
Dodd-Frank extra-territoriality will hurt US banks – Risk.net poll
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More than two-thirds of respondents think the long arm of Dodd-Frank will put US banks at a competitive disadvantage
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