Ice Clear Credit
Single-name CDS clearing held up by fears over SEC regime
Temporary rules for portfolio margining by clients are set to expire in December. Hedge funds say they will stay on the sidelines until they know what happens next
SEC forces Ice into single-name CDS clearing U-turn
Clearing house has been told its own rules prevent it from shelving buy-side clearing for single-name CDS contracts
Ice blames SEC as it drops single-name CDS clearing plans
Firms that trade index and single-name CDSs will see margin requirements increase
SEC slammed for CDS cross-margin hurdle
CDS users face collateral hike because SEC rule means clearing members are not yet able to offer CDS cross-margining to their clients – but there are hopes of a last-minute exemption
CDS market faces iTraxx clearing obstacle
Restructuring credit events would cause non-clearable contracts to spin out of cleared index trades