International Swaps and Derivatives Association (Isda)
Time running out for buy-side clearing docs negotiation, dealers warn
Buy-side firms need to begin negotiating OTC clearing documentation now or risk being forced to adopt one-size-fits-all standard templates
Standard docs may not prevent clearing contract crunch
Preventing a clearing contract crunch
Position limits rejection lifts compliance burden
Rejection of Commodity Futures Trading Commission rule brings short-term relief and longer-term uncertainty, say consultants
Court ruling may be death of CFTC’s position limits
Experts say appeal is unlikely – and CFTC must prove commodity market speculation before re-proposing limits
ALM Europe: Basel right to rein in capital models, says EIB exec
Regulators should be more intuitive in their approach to capital levels, EIB treasury risk head tells conference
Asian energy markets liquid enough to sidestep Dodd-Frank compliant firms
The extraterritorial impact of the US Dodd-Frank could be sidestepped by Asian players opting to conduct swap trades with players outside of the regulation’s orbit
SG opens door to Singapore retail investors as new financial adviser regime implemented
New rules governing the sale and distribution of structured products in Singapore are set to be put to the test with the first product issued since the Lehman Brothers bankruptcy
European OTC clearing documentation faces delay
Complications over close-out mechanisms and segregation models will delay the European addendum by up to three months, say dealers
Isda defends trading book models in response to Basel proposals
Isda pushes alternatives to Basel Committee review of trading book capital rules in leaked comment letter
New Isda protocol may not fix business conduct bottleneck
Dealers hope to comply with new business conduct rules by amending thousands of Isda master agreements – but a standardised protocol published last month is expected to leave some clients cold
Industry split over Basel trading book review
Comment period ends on September 7, but banks are struggling to find common ground
Cutting Edge introduction: Followers of fashion
Focusing on how often a trading strategy ends on the winning side can distract from the question of whether it profits on average. The key is in the return distribution’s skew – and at least for trend-following strategies this can be directly controlled…
Fixing the flaw in sovereign CDSs
Fixing the flaws in sovereign CDSs
How Asia is progressing towards OTC clearing deadline
The clock is ticking
Banks hope for CCP capital concessions at Basel meeting
Banks and CCPs are pressing for changes to method of calculating default fund capital
Securitisation market seeks SPV clearing carve-out
Securitisation would be "a lot less viable" if SPVs do not qualify for clearing exemption, says Isda
CCP resolution plans start to take shape
LCH.Clearnet's re-launched CDS clearing service adopts a loss-sharing mechanism - in line with a "last gasp of breath" approach outlined in an Isda letter to the Bank of England
Lehman Brothers ruling changes equation for creditors and clients
Protection racket
Dealers pitch loan format for swaps as CVA dodge
Banks are offering to replicate the economics of OTC swaps in loan format - avoiding new capital and clearing rules
Partisan brief won't affect position limits lawsuit, says former CFTC chair
Brief filed by 17 Democrats at DC court will not influence court, says Sharon Brown-Hruska
Clearing certainty
In depth: clearing certainty introduction