Custody top story
Banks welcome Esma clarification on foreign subsidiaries
Regulators reach "logical conclusion" on third-country entities
Custody Risk announces winners for Americas Awards 2015
State Street picks up top awards in custody, Northern Trust dominates fund admin
Revamping of Korea's clearing model up for parliamentary vote
Pressure mounts to push through a crucial bill needed for CCP equivalence
LDI managers spurn cleared inflation swaps
Shortage of liquid collateral seen as barrier to clearing inflation swaps
European Repo Council chair threatens to call in EC over settlement times
De Vidts’ impartiality questioned due to dual Clearstream role
Third-party admin adoption all but complete for hedge funds
Segmentation expected between providers serving large versus emerging managers
Equity swaps clearing plans divide industry
Moves by CCPs to clear equity swaps leave market deeply divided
Custody Risk announces shortlist for Americas Awards 2015
Major custodians, fund administrators and securities services firms recognised
LCH warns on CCP ‘auction risk’
CCP stress tests should consider possibility of failed auctions
CCPs urged to coordinate on default management
Regulators may need to provide a framework for CCP interaction
Caceis dominates European depository market for real assets
Five mandate wins this year build on a dozen racked up in 2014
O’Malia: Swap data fix requires global library
Frustrating, costly, inefficient – but swap reporting can be fixed, says Isda CEO
High KRX clearing fees driving won swaps offshore: Bank of Korea
Central bank says dealers are moving trades offshore to avoid KRX's high cost
Goldman hikes clearing fees by 75bp as leverage ratio bites
New fee structure amounts to a fourfold increase in some cases
CCPs mull equity swaps clearing solutions
Progress slowed by lack of standardisation and fear of triggering regulatory mandate
Unclear incentives: do capital and margin rules support CCPs?
Regulators see incentives to use cleared swaps; critics claim analysis is flawed
Esma considering revisions to CSDR buy-in technical standards
Extra-territoriality, costs, information gaps in settlement chains are challenges
EBA warns banks to correct pension fund CVA ‘mistake’
Clearing test has to be met for CVA safe harbour to apply, lawyers say
Funds to consolidate jurisdictions after OECD tax initiative
Beps project means managers to choose key locations for activities
Standard stress tests could create more risk, CCPs warn
Diverse products and risk profiles make standardised stress testing difficult
CCPs raise alarm on South African OTC reform
Push for CCPs to establish domestic presence riles LCH and CME
Basel will address leverage ratio threat to clearing
FAQ document to tackle treatment of segregated initial margin
Top five US swaps clearers have 73% of the business
Full year of clearing data highlights market's reliance on handful of banks
SunGard unveils clearing utility as FCM exit fears grow
Barclays is first client for service that promises 20% savings for FCMs