Infrastructure
The product no-one wants to sell: portability held up by lack of rules
Under-the-counter derivatives
ASX vs LCH in race to be Australia's OTC clearer
Home-town blues
Lamb discusses CME Clearing Europe's goals
A clear goal
EC's CRD IV says dealers can ignore portability risks
While Basel Committee deliberates, EC proposes 'value of zero' for contingent risks associated with clearing portability
DTCC, Swift reveal details of repository plans
Swift will provide its existing FX derivatives messaging traffic while DTCC will leverage its expertise in the provision of repository services, the two firms have told FX Week
Forex options clearing complicated by guaranteed settlement requirements
CPSS-Iosco guaranteed settlement requirements make foreign exchange options clearing more difficult, say participants
Collateral transformation needs to be carefully planned by clearing members, says Isda’s O’Connor
In an exclusive video interview, Isda chairman Stephen O’Connor says there is a finite capacity for clearing members to provide collateral transformation services to their clients
Further liquidity fragmentation in foreign exchange predicted
Market-damaging behaviour should be controlled, but separation or elimination of high-frequency trading would be damaging to the market’s equilibrium, ClientKnowledge argues in research published today
BoE’s Haldane highlights increasing risks from high-frequency trading
Bank of England executive director of financial stability Andrew Haldane outlines policy measures to reduce systemic threat posed by high-frequency trading
Grensted parts company with LCH.Clearnet
The clearer's head of business development - and one of SwapClear's architects - left the firm today
European Parliament rejects Swinburne’s forex exemption
Crucial plenary vote on Emir on July 5 retains suggested amendments to recognise unique nature of FX derivatives, but strips out explicit calls for an exemption
Insurers in Asia ramp up risk technology platforms
Suped-up systems
Derivatives users face tough choices on CCPs
A clear path?
Client clearing poses acute liquidity risks
Margin jump risk
The complexity of client clearing
Client clearing complexity
US still has no plans to give Asian sovereigns Dodd-Frank exemption, says Hong Kong regulator
Asian countries are concerned about the lack of Dodd-Frank Act CCP exemptions for sovereigns; proliferation of CCPs carries its own risks, say dealers
Chi-East moves to connect Asia's dark pools
Joint venture between Singapore Exchange and Chi-X Global expects to announce four new members in the next two months
Banks and ECNs join forces to prevent FX flash crash
Citi, JP Morgan and Morgan Stanley join Deutsche Bank on Traiana's enhanced CreditLink service
Push for machine-readable contracts poses problems
Rise of the machines
More guidance needed from regulators on clearing
Clear guidance?
DTCC and Swift eye FX trade repository
New York-based group set to develop trade repository for every other OTC asset class and has pitched for foreign exchange in partnership with Swift
Deutsche Bank merges OTC and listed clearing businesses
Deutsche restructures clearing initiatives in response to global regulatory push towards OTC derivatives central clearing
Central bank liquidity would help CCPs in distressed situations, says BIS
BIS weighs in on CCP central bank liquidity access debate