Buy side
Sefs have work to do on impartial access - Gensler
Some Sefs are not offering equal terms to all market participants, CFTC chairman tells industry conference
Trade rejections spark clearing document rethink
Industry group considers changes to the standard cleared derivatives execution agreement, following concerns that dealers have the unilateral right to terminate rejected cleared trades
ASX and LCH battle for Australian clearing market
Two's a crowd?
Survey reveals gaps in risk information from Asian buy-side institutions
Getting timely and relevant risk-related information is a problem for Asian buy-side firms
US funds fear inability to clear amortising swaps
A prohibition on taking cross-border risk could force some category two participants to stop trading amortising swaps from June 10
Buy side struggling to pick forex platforms
Consolidation will shrink the number of competing platforms, but it is too early to pick winners, say panellists at FX Invest North America
CFTC’s clearing timeline prompts backloading "meltdown"
A re-reading of the CFTC's phase-in rules for central clearing is prompting alarm among buy- and sell-side firms
RIP OTC: Swap futures gaining buy-side fans
RIP OTC: Swap futures gaining buy-side fans
Standard docs may not prevent clearing contract crunch
Preventing a clearing contract crunch
Client clearing: Soaring volumes disguise scary workload
Not clear yet
Risk 25 firms of the future: Introduction
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SwapClear hits $1 trillion mark for buy-side OTC clearing
A third of the figure was cleared in the last month alone - and volumes are expected to increase rapidly as clearing deadlines approach
Isda AGM: Margin regime ups liquidity risk, buy-side firms warned
Collateral demands will be pro-cyclical - rising as markets become stressed - and will be generated by uncleared as well as cleared trades, DE Shaw treasurer tells Isda conference
Isda AGM: E-trading should be a choice, says O'Connor
Removing voice as an option would leave clients facing execution risk, says Isda chair Stephen O'Connor - but some buy-side firms see it differently
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
US buy-side 'systemic risk' form might be missing the point
Form PF and the debate on buy-side risk
Sponsored educational feature: UBS
Risk management tools for the buy side
Buy-side firms urged to avoid stampede to CCPs
Panel participants encourage buy-side firms to engage with CCPs early to avoid a last-minute rush
Higher collateral demands have reduced hedge fund systemic risk, say Risk Europe panellists
Panellists at Risk Europe, held in early April in Brussels, claim banks are demanding much higher levels of collateral from hedge funds today, reducing a source of systemic risk
Collection of videos from the Risk Europe 2011 conference
A selection of videos from the Risk Europe 2011 conference on April 5 & 6 in Brussels, Belgium
Investors seek tail risk funds to cover 'black swan' events
Swimming with the black swans