Articles by Paulina Pielichata
Industry urges focus on initial margin instead of intraday VM
CPMI-Iosco says scheduled variation margin is better than ad hoc calls by clearing houses
FICC takes flak over Treasury clearing proposal
Latest plans would still allow members to bundle clearing and execution – and would fail to boost clearing capacity, critics say
Buy side would welcome more guidance on managing margin calls
FSB report calls for regulators to review existing standards for non-bank liquidity management
Top 10 op risks: change brings challenges
Higher interest margins and a trend toward insourcing drive major tech projects
EU index managers face funding risks as US moves to T+1
Rotations from European to US assets will need prefunding due to slower EU settlement
European funds face upsurge in settlement risk after T+1
Trade body Efama finds up to 40% of daily FX flows may have to settle outside protection of CLS
Reluctantly, CME moves to clear US Treasuries
CME Group will seek regulatory approval to clear US Treasuries, chief executive Terry Duffy said today
Snail race: the slow growth of securities lending CCPs
There’s underlying appetite to clear, but a structure to suit all participants is proving elusive
Esma pledges faster approvals for CCP margin model changes
Löber says regulatory sign-off on small model changes should take just three weeks under Emir 3.0
EU clearing houses want global standard on procyclicality
CCPs fear Europe will adopt its own prescriptive rules despite ongoing international consultation
Clearing members cheer plan for more transparency on CCP margin
European Parliament wants to amend Emir 3.0 draft to put extra obligations on clearing houses
Bloating CCP default funds. New margin models. Are the two linked?
Dealers grumble that greater guaranty fund payments could undermine the ‘defaulter pays’ principle of clearing
Holes in the netting: the limits of CME-FICC cross-margin deal
Big margin savings for some, but more needed to ease pressure of UST clearing mandate
CFTC sounds the alarm on clearing capacity
US regulator warns porting cannot be guaranteed in the event of a large member default
Buy side still prefers bilateral repo despite LCH margin update
New model will cut margin faster after stresses abate, but costs still high for directional trades
FSB warned not to overfill its planned CCP resolution toolbox
Network contagion could make cash calls systemically risky, but TLAC also controversial
CME’s Span 2 margin model generates systems headaches
Market participants welcome smarter margin requirements, but not the computational workload
Can CCPs provide a port in a storm for securities lending?
Basel III, T+1 and EquiLend scandal all incentivise clearing, but also disintermediation
ECC default fund changes set to cut clearing member contributions
Stress loss over margin designed to ease procyclical behaviour seen during 2022 energy shock