Articles by Paulina Pielichata
Are EU banks buying cloud from Lidl’s middle aisle?
As European banks seek to diversify from US cloud hyperscalers, a supermarket group is becoming an unlikely new supplier
LCH to expand access to FMX futures clearing
Clearing house is awaiting regulatory approval to allow client clearing via FCM affiliates
EU banks want the cloud closer to home amid tariff wars
Fears over US executive orders prompt new approaches to critical third-party risk management
Emir 3.0 could complicate Eurex cross-margining for repo
Clearing house targets November 2025 to launch repo on Prisma, but new EU rules are imminent
EU firms fear dollar liquidity becoming tariff bargaining chip
Eurozone banks rely on dollars for 17% of funding; trade war escalation could affect access
Ice eyes year-end launch for Treasury clearing service
Third entrant expects Q2 comment period for new access models that address ‘done-away’ accounting hurdle
Top 10 op risks: Why cyber risk looms larger than its losses
Fast-moving threat landscape and increased supplier concentration keep infosec top of the table
Industry fears Emir 3.0 fast model approval will cause delays
More model changes could be caught by proposed criteria for defining significance
Basis traders mull UST self-clearing as response to SEC mandate
Inter-affiliate exemption requested by hedge funds could ease shortage of clearing capacity
CME-FICC cross-margin extension timeline questioned
SEC changes and queries around margin segregation may make end-2025 deadline unrealistic
Clearing members welcome LME default fund cap
But 2022 nickel crisis still makes hedge funds doubt banks would foot the bill for default at all
EU racing to comply with active account rules
Industry wants simpler route to exemptions ahead of ‘challenging’ deadline for new clearing regime