Infrastructure
US lags in same-day affirmation
Asia comes out on top in study by post-trade utility Omego
ICFA talks Target2- Securities with the ECB
Jean-Michel Godeffroy, chairman of the T2S programme board at the European Central Bank, talks through the future of the settlement platform with Melanie White of ICFA Magazine
CFTC starts swap execution facility regulation discussions
US regulator is working on registration procedures, as well as market abuse codes, says CFTC CIO Rogers
CESR sets standards for EU tape
EU body has yet to recommend that all trade execution and trade reporting venues adopt protocol
ECB's Constâncio: grant CCPs access to central bank liquidity
European Central Bank's Vítor Constâncio says central counterparties should get access to central bank liquidity so long as they're regulated
Video: Isda Asia-Pacific chief says new regulations 'potentially dangerous'
Keith Noyes, Asia-Pacific regional director at the International Swaps and Derivatives Association (Isda), speaks to Lianna Brinded about regulatory changes and the impact they will have on the energy and commodities markets.
FSB prepares for push to clearing
Not so clear
South Africa plays catch-up on clearing
Playing catch-up
Banks gear up for client clearing
A clear choice
Eurex move ignites multiple CCP debate
Eurex move ignites multiple CCP debate
CFTC resurrects CCP ownership limits
Proposed limits on CCP ownership aimed at reducing conflicts of interest
CME chief says central clearing house removes 'black swan' threat
Chicago Merchantile Exchange's (CME) Asia energy and metals chief says the group’s central counterparty clearing (CCP) house removes the possibility of a ‘black swan’ incident
Isda Asia chief: Forcing energy and commodities into CCPs creates more risk
Forcing energy and commodities contracts into central counterparty (CCP) clearing is “potentially dangerous”, says Isda's Noyes
Let CCPs compete, Isda conference told
Competing for business will not fatally undermine derivatives clearing – as long as the system is well regulated, speakers claim
SGX AsiaClear sets sight on becoming Asia's CCP for rates and FX swaps
SGX president Muthukrishnan Ramaswami says the new interbank OTC clearing service for SGD and USD interest rate swaps will target Asian banks as a start, and soon global investment banks that trade with Asian counterparties. Asian local currencies non…
Middleware at fault for Barclays clearing break
Middleware at fault for Barclays clearing break
Eurex freezes marketing of CDS clearing
Eurex has halted the marketing of its credit default swap (CDS) clearing operation after failing to attract sufficient business, Risk understands.
Exchanges and clearing
Special report
HFT quote bombardment blamed for flash crash in May
High-frequency trading firms accused of attempting to overwhelm market infrastructure.
Man’s $21bn quant fund sees no need for high frequency trading
AHL, the managed futures single manager of Man Investments, says it sees no need to participate in the high-frequency area to secure alpha from its trend-following strategy.
The challenges of central clearing
The challenges of central clearing
Sizeable portion of banks not planning to become clearing members
Battle for client clearing business set to heat up, reveals Risk interdealer poll