Custody top story
Ice rule change will see members post more cash
Changes pinned on CCP’s lack of access to Fed deposit account
Digital Asset enters healthcare as blockchain questions grow
Masters’ firm quietly moves beyond finance; works with PNC Bank
Buy side may have to take on CCP losses – FSB’s König
Exempting ailing banks from CCP wind-up process could force wider allocation of losses
CCP margining not procyclical, research suggests
Excess collateral acts as buffer in 10 years of data at unnamed CCP
OFR leads US push for mandatory adoption of LEIs
Berner says his bureau could use repo-reporting project to drive uptake of legal entity identifiers
Legacy booking models impede NDF clearing, banks say
Novation lag holds up clearing of forex products; some say dealers are dragging feet
LCH margin changes aim to reduce banks’ funding costs
Changes to allow over-collateralisation by buy-side clearers should ease FCMs’ funding burden
CCP resolution plans ‘on the wrong path’, says Fed adviser
Bank framework has “contaminated” policy for CCPs, says Chicago Fed’s Steigerwald
CCP chiefs warn on clearing provision capacity
Ice and LCH question whether direct buy-side clearing models can alleviate capital crunch
Emir review delayed until June 7
Postponement increases risk of entangling the review with Brexit euro clearing debate
Swinburne hits out at ‘politicised’ EU equivalence process
Politics could further frustrate equivalence decisions in the future, particularly after Brexit, warns MEP
Regulators may consider portability in CCP fire drills
BoE, BaFin and CFTC move signals concern over whether client positions can be moved between banks in a crisis
Start-up looks to break swaps clearing bottleneck
Sernova promises everything an FCM can do – apart from taking risk
EC rebuffs euro clearing relocation policy in Emir review
UK pushes back against French demands to shift CCP business post-Brexit
Clearing portability under threat as FCM pool shrinks
Failure of big clearing brokers could see clients unable to move to stable competitors
Monthly swaps data review: volumes rise, CCP switches spike
In the first of a new series of articles, Amir Khwaja of Clarus FT looks at the most recent batch of swaps data
Duffie: CCPs should prep to quash Sifi swap termination stays
Clearing houses need criteria for overriding stays on swap terminations, writes Darrell Duffie
Uniform EU stress test backed by CCPs and banks
Second Esma test will apply three scenarios to 17 clearing houses, but concerns remain
CME’s European CCP to lower rates default fund burden
Firm hopes move will entice smaller players to join rates clearing service
Banks voice fresh concerns over CCP non-default losses
Dealers could face cash calls to recapitalise an ailing CCP that suffers a critical non-default loss under FSB proposals
Banks seek to pry open CCP black boxes
Clarity on model inputs may have averted Brexit chaos, FCMs claim
Eurex tees up OTC forex clearing with CLS
Net settlement at CLS could slash liquidity risks for CCPs clearing OTC forex contracts
EC could use thresholds to squeeze London euro clearing
Most euro clearing could be repatriated after Brexit without hitting other jurisdictions
Indirect clearing rules too demanding, warn EU regulators
EBA and Esma call for clarity on capital relief for exposures to clearing members