Intercontinental Exchange (Ice)
Buy side could be biggest voice in key margin decisions
Asset managers encouraged to join Simm’s daily polling mechanism – despite some dealers’ concerns
Fed’s Quarles critical of opaque Libor data
ARRC chair Sandra O’Connor also questions IBA transparency
Asian LNG derivatives trade surges on increased hedging
Expectations grow that a long-awaited Asian gas derivatives market is emerging
FCA could kill off Libor, says Bailey
Warning breaks new ground, provoking immediate responses at CFTC meeting
US carbon trade surviving below the radar
State-level carbon trading markets are thriving without federal support
Fed adviser denies plan to ‘euthanise’ Libor
IBA agreement to keep the benchmark alive would be welcomed but comes with risks, says Bowman
Some banks open to committing to Libor post-2021
At least two houses concerned about risks of transitioning to alternative rates
Regulator calls for term Sonia as transition talk ramps up
Schooling Latter throws scepticism on Libor reform efforts
End-users fear loss of Mifir’s open-access promise
Exchange groups have 30-month exemption from access rules; listed derivatives users concerned it will become permanent
US swap rate failed during volatility rout
The Ice swap rate was not published on February 6 due to a lack of electronic prices during equity turmoil
Shale, pipelines and hubs: turmoil ahead for US gas hedging
Regional market correlations in flux amid structural change
BAML hires new US head, Ice names model risk head, and more
Latest job changes across the industry
Exchanges defend self-certification at CFTC meeting
Listing of bitcoin futures has sparked calls for more transparency on new contracts
LCH plans to let banks clear self-referencing CDSs
Move will facilitate index arbitrage trades and put CDSClear one step ahead of rival Ice, note FCMs
Unlucky for some: Europe’s war on 13 Dutch prop traders
Liquidity hit feared as FlowTraders, IMC, Optiver and other non-banks face bank-style capital rules
Swiss regulator fast-track key to cleared Saron swaps launch
Ice warns against rushing new products into clearing, however
Ice’s Sprecher criticises Libor replacement push
Exchange head says overnight rates cannot replace term benchmarks
Onus to check swap data should be on counterparties – SDRs
CME, Ice and DTCC oppose duty to reach out to non-reporting party for data verification
Firms race to apply machine learning to liquidity risk models
As key regulatory deadline looms, US mutual funds are waiting to see if machine learning can enhance liquidity risk models
US regulators approve VM route to capital savings
Guidance tips balance in debate over interest payments in settled-to-market swaps
CFTC to review swap data reporting regulations
Rule changes could be proposed as early as fourth quarter of 2017
Commodity swap data goes from bad to worse
Lack of regulatory guidance, collaboration and market confusion continue to plague SDR reports
CME to pass on Ice CDS administration charges
Clearing house to hike CDS index trade fees from July after Ice’s determinations committee takeover
Monthly swaps data review: ETD vs OTC margin totals
New disclosures from big CCPs show listed market consumes more margin than cleared swaps