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Banks unyielding in contract talks on clearing
European buy-siders that leave clearing-contract talks too late could be told 'take it or leave it', lawyers warn
Energy firms urge EC to ease Emir clearing rules
Review highlights concerns over impact of clearing on nonfinancials
Dodgy discounts: DVA claims fly in cross-currency market
Derided pricing adjustment is being used to undercut competition, traders claim
Banks test promise of blockchain as CCP replacement
“You can imagine a world where you don’t need clearing houses,” says senior banker
The ideas on offer to calm buy-side repo fears
Comprehensive solution to the challenges pension funds will face under central clearing remains out of reach
Swaps CCPs hope to slash capital via margin change
Treating margin as settlement could cut leverage – CME, Eurex, Ice, LCH.Clearnet all seeking approval
Small banks face rate options valuation model change
Negative rates causing pricing model rethink
Negative swap spreads hit bank capital buffers
Portfolios of asset-swapped US Treasuries see mark-to-market losses of up to 20bp
Banks try to copy Citi and UBS clearing leverage cuts
Tactic slashes exposure for FCMs, but could undermine lobbyists
US margin rules threaten clearing bottleneck
Fed estimates $2.5 billion annual cost of funding margin on bilateral trades
Hedge, reinsure or restructure: insurers mull risk-margin fixes
Advisers are pitching ideas to help companies deal with rate-sensitive risk margin
Dealers baulk at new SME derivatives rules
Priips to force banks to publish cost analysis of corporate trades
Asset managers urge SEC to adopt swing pricing
Rule change could help funds navigate illiquid markets, asset managers claim
Banks clamp down on pre-hedging over manipulation fears
Front-running concerns could leave market more exposed to liquidity risk
UBS case shines light on proprietary index disclosures
US dealers’ custom index operations under heightened scrutiny following SEC enforcement action
HSBC drives custody growth with China mandate wins
Securities lending also sees uptick as BNY Mellon and State Street announce new clients
For a few dollars more: Japan banks tackle dollar/yen basis jump
Soaring cross-currency swap prices force dollar funding rethink
‘There’s room for two’: reactions to Tullett/Icap deal
Hard work – and risks – facing voice specialist, say dealers and brokers
Prime brokers expanding but credit funds 'shoved out the door'
Bank overhaul of prime brokerage hurting some more than others
Oil rout sharpens energy companies' focus on credit risk
As defaults rise, firms step up sophistication of counterparty assessments
Italian dealers hope tide will turn after tricky 2015
Risk Italia Rankings 2015
FRTB: the nightmare before Christmas
Unwanted gift will be delivered, say regulators, and only its size is up for debate
Embattled commodity trader Noble Group loses CFO
Other moves at Goldman, Mercuria, BNP Paribas and Cargill
Insurers wary of capital 'uncertainty' in multi-asset funds
Firms concerned about modelling future portfolio changes