Segregation
Esma board to decide on AIFMD prime broker segregation
Item scheduled for meeting on July 9, but may slip to September
Connecting the dots in Europe’s client clearing framework and segregation models
Sponsored forum: Clearing & segregation
Maijoor: EU-US segregation clash ‘not a simple issue’
It is not clear that European rules will permit firms to use US collateral protections
CME Clearing Europe: Scale will count, says Betsill
New chief exec prepares for "intense" European clearing fight
Study casts doubt on mandatory futures insurance
Mandatory insurance for assets held by futures brokers would be extremely costly, concludes industry-backed report
CFTC backs down on FCM residual interest rule
CFTC softens post-MF Global reforms to rules on segregated customer funds held by futures brokers
Clearing in Europe won’t bite until 2015, banks expect
CFTC's Chilton says "continuing to kick the can down the road is just not acceptable", as expectations grow that Europe will miss 2014 start date
Commodity hedgers alarmed by CFTC margin proposals
Margin rules proposed after the collapse of MF Global could dramatically raise the cost of hedging, complain market participants
CFTC cleans house at FCMs
CFTC has increased its scrutiny of futures brokers and their handling of customer funds since MF Global collapse
Dealers ask Esma to bless Lsoc-based clearing
Industry wants to know whether an approach based on US standards will meet European requirements
Too much choice: The problems with Europe's plethora of segregation models
In the US, segregation of client assets is a simple matter – only one approach is allowed for over-the-counter trades. But in Europe, where there are more clearing houses, and no prescribed approach, things are messier. And it could be dealers, not…
Post-MF Global segregation reforms spark fierce debate
Searching for security
Pimco: Cleared for take-off
Pimco: Cleared for take-off
Industry slams 'unworkable' Esma proposals on indirect clearing
Clearing members would be forced to guarantee trades executed by their clients' clients - on terms the member firms have not agreed
Risk 25 firms of the future: BlackRock
‘Jury out’ on OTC derivatives
Rethinking client-money protection
Segregation games
PFGBest bankruptcy fuels calls for stronger protection of customer funds
The collapse of Peregrine Financial Group, which comes just nine months after the bankruptcy of MF Global, has raised the pressure on US regulators to boost protection of customer funds held by futures commission merchants
Q&A: William Dudley on global CCP standards
Central counterparties are about to take centre stage in the revamped over-the-counter derivatives markets – a development that has given rise to a set of global principles for their management and supervision. William Dudley, president of the Federal…
Lehman Brothers ruling changes equation for creditors and clients
Protection racket
No improvement in porting since Lehman, CCPs say
The collapse of MF Global last year saw clearing houses struggle to port client collateral to other firms - repeating problems seen after Lehman Brothers filed for bankruptcy in 2008
Despite MF Global, firms face weaker OTC safeguards
Segregated thinking
Despite MF Global, firms face weaker OTC safeguards
Segregated thinking
Margin segregation
In depth: segregation introduction