Collateral
Esma proposal may limit short-selling
Reporting requirement would bar securities without LEIs from being used in financing transactions
Margin reform – From challenge to opportunity
SmartStream Technologies explores how, as new initial margin regulations from the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision and the International Organisation of Securities Commissions become a pressing concern for more firms, technology service providers…
Fishing for collateral with neural nets
SocGen quant uses deep learning technique to optimise collateral substitution
Optimal posting of collateral with recurrent neural networks
Pierre Henry-Labordère applies neural networks to a control problem approach for managing collateral
Connectivity – Standards set to enhance collateral management
Regulatory changes in the over-the-counter derivatives space have seen firms scrambling to find solutions that will ensure they are prepared to manage the transition. As ever-larger transaction volumes place higher demands on firms’ transaction…
BoE is going to curb Libor collateral. But how much?
Harshest of three ideas to shift market to Sonia would largely ban Libor collateral from its market ops
BoE drops Libor for hedging UK forex reserves
Risk Live: Central bank adopts Sonia in Treasury swap programme, consults on restrictions for Libor collateral
LCH, Eurex create fix for floating repo’s Eonia problem
Clearing houses to adjust repo balances the following day once rate moves to T+1
Final rules on securitisation due by year-end, EBA says
European issuers forced to work with incomplete legislation for another six months at least
Local Asian custodians not ready for IM phase five
Banks’ sluggish preparations for initial margin rules could hit buy-side clients
Emergency docs: funds rush to meet EU’s revised Emir rules
Isda asks for six-month extension as previously exempt funds hit with margin requirements
Talk of delaying IM ‘big bang’ sparks backlash
EC official's recent comments may hamper compliance preparations, dealers say
Lack of buy-side repo backstop a concern – Citi repo head
Growth of client repo books could create liquidity crunch, says Grigorios Markouizos
Court rules for Deutsche in negative interest case
Decision turns on Isda’s 2010 best practice guide, which said interest was only payable when rates were positive
In Netherlands vs Deutsche Bank, bets are on Deutsche
A decision is looming on Dutch appeal after being denied payment on interest rates gone negative
HSBC led EU G-Sibs on collateralisation in 2018
UK bank posted €908 billion for derivatives and SFTs as of year-end
SFT netting trails swaps at big EU banks
Netting wiped €1.5 trillion off nine G-Sibs' swaps exposures
Sovereign swaps users should learn from Italy’s mistakes
Posting collateral is a cost debt offices must embrace, argues Stefania Perrucci
Risk FX Briefing: Event insights
What lies ahead for investment managers