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Uncleared margin – The changing needs of buy-side firms
Raf Pritchard, head of triResolve, discusses the initial margin calculation and collateralisation challenges for firms coming into scope under phases five and six of the uncleared margin rules
CME pulls client default rule change after pushback
FCMs claim proposal gave clearing house too much power in customer defaults
Federal bill unpicks some, not all, US Libor legacy knots
Legislative effort is progressing with bipartisan support, but non-US law contracts won’t benefit
Brokers may flout deadline to darken US dollar Libor screens
SOFR First step raises transparency concerns; threatens publication of Ice swap rates
Swaptions get fallback safety net, but crave CCP fix
Isda’s Ice swap rate fallbacks calm fears, yet CCP action needed to protect physical settlement