Fixed Income Clearing Corporation (FICC)
Clearers face heavy lift on CME-FICC cross-margin service
Dual registration and regulation plus uncertainty over close-outs all weigh on client offering
US Treasuries clearing: a new era
What will the SEC’s clearing mandate mean for your firm? Explore the latest updates and analysis around clearing models, collateral requirements, risk tools and market structure
Seven developments shaping US Treasury clearing
As the SEC’s US Treasury clearing mandate approaches, FICC is rolling out new access models, protections and risk tools to help market participants prepare for a broader move into central clearing
What’s next for Treasury clearing? Cleared buy-side tri-party enhancements at DTCC
Innovations to improve margin efficiency for the buy side and streamline done-away activity with tri-party repo enhancements to FICC’s sponsored and agent clearing services
MBSD liquidity risk hits four-year high
Estimated largest payment obligation tops $40bn in Q3
CME faces battle for clients after Treasuries clearing approval
Some members not ready to commit to 2026 start date; rival FICC enhances services
SEC poised to approve expansion of CME-FICC cross-margining
Agency’s new division heads moving swiftly on applications related to US Treasury clearing
Clearing house of the year: Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation
Risk Awards 2026: FICC has convinced the market that figuring out “done away” clearing will not be the only key to UST clearing reform
FICC to launch new default fund before UST repo clearing mandate
Clearing members expected to welcome FICC’s plans to separate loss mutualisation from margin
FICC takes record bite from MMF repo investments
Funds shift cash from the Fed’s ON RRP as cleared repos hit $1.11trn
Accounting fix brings FICC agent clearing a step closer
SEC accepts Sifma interpretation, but firms still need their own opinion and capital clarity
US MMFs clear record 37% of repos through FICC
Trades executed via sponsored model reach $1.1 trillion in July
Future proof: can FMX-LCH platform prevail?
A year into FMX Futures Exchange, Treasury futures volumes are low, and firms aren’t cross-margining
FICC’s new clearing model sparks praise – and intrigue
Some think collateral-in-lieu concept could be applied to a wider range of trades, beyond MMF repos
FICC’s Klimpel on ironing out the kinks in UST clearing
Focus shifts to margin efficiency and capital treatment of cleared trades
BoE takes subtle leverage snipe at CCP cross-margining
Margin offsets might increase risk, but could also encourage more central clearing
Academics call for tenfold jump in CCP capital cover
New framework finds mono-layer clearing houses may require biggest skin-in-the-game
Ice eyes year-end launch for Treasury clearing service
Third entrant expects Q2 comment period for new access models that address ‘done-away’ accounting hurdle
Basis traders mull UST self-clearing as response to SEC mandate
Inter-affiliate exemption requested by hedge funds could ease shortage of clearing capacity
JSCC, DTCC government bond units see default funds surge
Member contributions hit multi-year highs in Q4
CME-FICC cross-margin extension timeline questioned
SEC changes and queries around margin segregation may make end-2025 deadline unrealistic