Risk magazine
MarketAxess to offer cut-price dark pool liquidity
High-yield bond block trades could be 100bp cheaper on new platform, says executive
European regulators resist Basel risk models clampdown
EU authorities express concern over move to less risk-sensitive capital requirements
Delay US non-cleared margin rules, industry tells Congress
“This puts the US banks at a huge disadvantage relative to the European banks,” says CME’s Duffy
Council of the EU set to agree on money market fund reform
Amendments and deadline extension spark relief among end-users
NPLs to blame for lending drag, say regulators
Banks that have already increased capital are lending most, says EBA's Enria
Interview: Natasha Cazenave on systemic risk in asset management
Chair of Iosco’s investment management committee welcomes “shift in the debate to an activities focus”
Dealers renew push for standardised CSAs
Banks hope LCH platform will help cut costs and complexity as non-cleared margin regime looms
Isda support makes ISIN adoption all but certain
Future of alternatives in doubt as ISINs integrate Isda taxonomy
Compliance burden jeopardises EU securitisation revival
Parliamentary rapporteur undermines STS with investor due diligence plan
Buy side is the barrier to all-to-all credit trading, says AB chief
Switzer calls current pre-trade transparency technology "awful"
Europe set to delay variation margin regime
Delay to initial margin deadline likely to be accompanied by smaller shift in variation margin timetable
CME warns some fintechs ‘miss the point’ in clearing
IDX panellists see reduced operational role for CCPs that will instead act as trusted oracles
Tradeweb: US Treasuries clearing should be mandatory
Senior executive says move would help foster all-to-all trading in cash Treasuries
Interdealer brokers embrace buy side as bank dominance slips
Tradeweb considers integrating interdealer and client liquidity pools
Firms leaving the uncleared swaps market have nowhere to go
Buy side says cleared or listed products fail to meet their needs
NetOTC shelves swaps margining service
Start-up winding down after bilateral margining rules clashed with its exposure-pooling solution
Canada waits on US, EU to mandate CAD swaps clearing
Regulatory arbitrage fears stall clearing mandate for CAD swaps in Canada
Big four consultants help banks jump through CCAR hoops
US banks relying on small group of consulting firms to complete Fed's annual stress test
Futurisation facing headwinds as cleared swaps evolve
Panellists at FIA conference say cleared OTC market is holding off futures challenge
EU could go it alone on leverage ratio, says MEP
Swinburne says clearing should be shielded from ratio “if Basel does not deliver”
Basel liquidity ratios ‘destructive’ US Senate told
Fed's analysis of NSFR costs "dubious at best", says AEI scholar Paul Kupiec
Three months left: dealers fret over slow start to Simm tests
Banks "still working like mad" in race to implement standard margin model
Banks fear early rollout of EU margin rules for forex forwards
Industry calls on EC to clarify when foreign exchange forwards will be subject to variation margining
SEC prepares Dodd-Frank buy-side stress tests
Asset manager stress tests aim to measure fund liquidity and contagion risks