Margin
In defence of cross-product margining
In defence of cross-product margining
Isda: Inconsistency among regulators worrying
Dodd-Frank's extraterritoriality and supervisory focus on market structure reforms that will not deliver systemic risk reduction are concerns, says Isda chair Stephen O’Connor
Foreign regulators leave US isolated on uncleared margin rules
Follow the leader?
Energy Risk Europe: regulators need to differentiate between banks and non-banks
Regulators should be wary about applying financial market regulation to all end-users, warn panellists
CCP contest starting to heat up
Give CCPs a chance
Margin models converge as CCPs battle for dealer support
Dealers say they won’t join clearing houses that are not robust – and have already blackballed one central counterparty. As a result, the initial margin methodologies employed by the big rates clearers have begun to converge. Matt Cameron reports
Bank of England's FPC seeks to unlock Basel III tool-kit
Systemic risk committee at the Bank of England calls for power to use tools - such as liquidity and leverage ratios, and margin standards - to influence systemic risk
CCPs should be more transparent with margin models, say dealers
Dealers say CCPs need to be more transparent about how they calculate margin – including making their models fully accessible
Political pressure will come to bear on US margin rules – Risk.net poll
More than half of respondents expect regulators to back down over extraterritoriality application of margin rules
A trust deficit: why regulators need to rely on each other
Trust, but verify
Foreign regulators leave US isolated on uncleared margin rules
The extraterritorial application of US uncleared margin proposals will make it tough for US banks to compete with their foreign counterparts unless the proposals are copied by regulators elsewhere
NYSE Liffe: one pot to rule them all
One pot to rule them all
LCH to become more commercially driven, says Axe
Commercially driven
US 'shooting itself in foot' with derivatives margin rules - Issa
Congressman Darrell Issa attacks margin rules that threaten to isolate US banks. Foreign regulators say they have no plans to copy the proposals
Lamb discusses CME Clearing Europe's goals
A clear goal
EC's CRD IV says dealers can ignore portability risks
While Basel Committee deliberates, EC proposes 'value of zero' for contingent risks associated with clearing portability
ECB and World Bank call for exemptions from US derivatives rules
World Bank believes imposition of national regulations on multilateral development institutions is unprecedented intrusion on the internal operations of international organisations
Collateral transformation needs to be carefully planned by clearing members, says Isda’s O’Connor
In an exclusive video interview, Isda chairman Stephen O’Connor says there is a finite capacity for clearing members to provide collateral transformation services to their clients
Q&A – CFTC's Scott O'Malia
CFTC Commissioner Scott O’Malia shares his views with Ned Molloy on, amongst other things, systemic risk, position limits, the use of non-cash collateral and the jurisdictions of the CFTC and FERC
Client clearing poses acute liquidity risks
Margin jump risk
Dodd-Frank extraterritoriality will hurt US banks – Risk.net poll
More than two-thirds of respondents think the long arm of Dodd-Frank will put US banks at a competitive disadvantage