Bilateral trade
LSEG bolsters non-cleared ambitions with Acadia deal
Exchange group plans to build ‘a clearing house for the non-cleared world’, says LCH CEO Maguire
SOFR remains elusive in US dollar collateral agreements
Derivatives users slow to amend CSAs amid market volatility and looming Libor deadline
OTC clearing rebounded at G-Sibs in 2021
Trend reverses as bilateral settlement of OTC derivatives loses previous year’s gains
Margin for non-cleared European energy trades to jump 80%
Annual recalibration of Simm could catapult some energy firms over relief thresholds
Margin costs leap on Simm rejig and rates hikes
Acadia finds roughly one-third jump in exposure following Simm recalibration, with higher funding costs adding to burden
The ghost of Archegos returns to haunt Simm
UK regulator’s attack on Simm may have more to do with the failed family office than meets the eye
PRA’s pot shots threaten Simm’s global ubiquity
UK regulator’s push to improve model governance could tip non-cleared derivatives market into chaos
Phase six margin cohort may exceed estimates as vol bites
Acadia sees numbers around one-third higher than initial count, with fewer set to rely on relief
UK offers six-month margin reprieve for China netting sweep
Transition period falls short of Isda’s 18-month request, Hong Kong mulls similar relief
Commodities threaten pain for initial margins
Market volatility and spot-based Simm approach may drive large margin spikes in little-tested asset class
BNY Mellon offers ‘seg-light’ custody model to aid IM prep
Pre-prepared docs would cut unnecessary account fees and reduce risk of trading halts
A SwapAgent-bilat basis? Not for now
SA-CCR may make settled-to-market capital benefits more difficult to quantify
Duck! Buy-side plan to dodge IM rules could backfire
Three-quarters of phase six firms do not expect to exchange margin for at least six months
Netting law to push slew of Chinese clients into IM regime
Isda AGM: HSBC legal exec says internal approval process for netting opinion could buy more time to prepare
Banks turn to analytics playbook to take on FX platforms
Dealers aim to lure clients from high-fee multi-dealer platforms with improved investment analytics
EU trading venue definition could crush innovation, fear bank execs
Widening scope of regulated firms could undo progress in fixed income electronification and increase costs
Moscow Exchange closure leaves equity swap contracts in limbo
Isda plans to issue guidance on the application of commonly used disruption event clauses
LSEG beefs up non-cleared ambitions with Quantile deal
Agreement to buy optimisation firm for £274m strengthens LCH’s FX foothold as SA-CCR bites
EU’s IM model validation rules may put Simm in jeopardy
Draft RTS creates validation hurdles and cross-border conflicts, industry warns
HSBC leads systemic banks in cutting derivatives exposures
On aggregate, the top 30 banks shrunk notionals by 7% year on year
State Street launches tri-party custody for IM clients
Third-party provider begins shifting phase five clients to full-service collateral model
Phase five margin queues spur calls for custody revamp
Custodians urged to update “antiquated technology” ahead of three-fold jump in phase six initial margin onboarding
Synthetic Libor gets cautious approval as swaps fix
‘Tough legacy’ solution could mop up $2.7trn-equivalent of non-cleared sterling and yen derivatives
Ethical derivatives strive to win over sceptics
New Isda standards are latest move to overcome client “hesitancy” to use contracts linked to ESG targets