Margin
New regulations could cause $7 trillion "collateral shock"
Trio of rules - on liquidity, clearing and margin for uncleared trades - will hoover up vast amounts of collateral, market participants fear
Ever heard of the WGMR?
Working Group on Margining Requirements is keeping a low profile
US dealers breathe easier as global uncleared margin rules take shape
The extraterritorial scope of US margin rules would have left US banks’ overseas swaps business in tatters, but an international working group looks set to deliver a reprieve by endorsing similar rules
Regulators look out for clearing dodges
Out of the clear?
Each: CCPs seek safety in numbers
Each and everyone
The long and winding road to Dodd-Frank
The road ahead
Risk Annual Summit: Central clearing divides buy side
A hammer to crack a nut, or a chance for everybody to win? Buy-side panellists disagree on the merits of central clearing
Dealers worry about risk of $500bn overnight liquidity drain
Dealers are concerned that intra-day margin call guidelines, which they claim could drain up to $500 billion from financial markets, could make it into final CPSS/Iosco principles
CME to launch portfolio margining on interest rate swaps and futures
Dealers will be able to cross-margin interest rate swaps, and eurodollar and Treasury futures, from May
US banks could lose competitive edge in Europe, says EIB
US regulations on mandatory clearing and uncleared margin could put US dealers at a competitive disadvantage in Europe, says EIB
Margin segregation
In depth: segregation introduction
CCPs fear prescriptive Esma standards on margin and risk
Esma could take key risk management decisions out of the hands of CCPs, according to new discussion paper on the technical standards required by European clearing rules
Eurex to offer full segregation in March launch of OTC clearing
Eurex Clearing plans to be the first OTC clearer to offer full segregation of collateral when it launches in March - demand has risen since MF Global collapse
Sponsored forum: OTC derivatives
Addressing the challenges of central clearing for the buy side
Swaps push-out a 'vast overreaction', says OCC's Walsh
Section 716 of the Dodd-Frank Act is based on a misperception of OTC derivatives, says acting OCC head - who also acknowledged criticism of US uncleared margin proposals
OTC clearing service of the year: JP Morgan
Risk awards 2012
OECD debt offices call for derivatives collateral debate
New report calls for debt offices to weigh the pros and cons of two-way collateral and clearing
HK margin rules on uncleared swaps should include exemptions, say market participants
HK margin rules on uncleared swaps should include exemptions, say market participants
Risk software survey 2011
Compliance is key
CFTC urged to rethink rules that threaten cross-margining
Pushed to the margins
CFTC urged to rethink rules that threaten cross-margining
The cross-product margining maze
From micro to macro: Basel III tools eyed as systemic risk controls
Keeping the lid on
Margin minutiae at issue in Jefferies v IDCG suit
Mire in margin minutiae