CCP basis
US hedge funds eyeing JSCC after regulations eased
FCMs see strong interest and expect funds to start clearing yen swaps before year-end
Five battle for euro swaps clearing
Nasdaq aims to be regional hub, while BME seeks broader slice of ‘active accounts’ pie
JSCC presses for US client clearing exemption
Heightened yen rate risk adding urgency to US funds’ calls for swaps clearing access
Esma faces tough task in implementing Emir 3.0
EU regulator must contend with tight timeframes and increasing workload without additional resources
Pension funds still fear diluted Emir active accounts rule
Clearing five trades in the EU every six months will hit clients that make large, infrequent trades
LCH-JSCC basis turns negative on BoJ policy shift
Changes in hedge fund positioning at LCH seen as driver of inversion on 20-year swaps
Industry confused by EU’s ‘bingo card’ clearing rules
Uncertainty over definition of representative trades in Emir active account requirement
PFZW’s payout to pensioners jolts euro swap curve
Dutch retirement fund’s announcement of unexpectedly large indexation takes market by surprise
ECB wading into active account dispute on clearing – industry
Industry lobbyists decry secretive (allegedly ECB) non-paper that recommends high minimum thresholds
BGC’s Eurex swap curve: basis killer?
Outright curve aims to stamp out LCH-plus-basis pricing for Eurex swaps – but price gap may persist, dealers say
Narrow path to compromise on EU’s post-Brexit clearing rules
Lawmakers unlikely to support industry demand to delete Emir active accounts proposal altogether
Raft of EU clearing changes is self-defeating – BNPP lobbyist
Diverging rules between EU and UK starting to threaten EU firms’ competitiveness
EU active account rule may impose costly CCP basis
Buy-siders say end-users could be forced into volatile Eurex/LCH basis at the worst time under EU proposals
Eurex-LCH basis hits new highs amid rates vol
10-year price gap spikes to 4bp as 30-year whipsaws; Eurex gauge indicates stable flow balance
LCH Japan plan signals new fight for global clearing model
UK-based clearing house faces “uphill struggle” against JFSA location policy on yen derivatives
A SwapAgent-bilat basis? Not for now
SA-CCR may make settled-to-market capital benefits more difficult to quantify
Review of 2021: Default, revolt, reform
Archegos, GameStop, the last days of Libor – markets just about coped in a bleak and disorderly year
Euro swaps relocation stalls as equivalence deadline nears
Nine months before equivalence deadline, over 70% of EU euro swap trades still clear in the UK
How Brexit split Aegon’s euro swaps book
Years-long effort saw trades quietly move to Frankfurt – but firm wants continued access to LCH
Euro swaps clearing showdown pits banks against Brussels
Forcing swaps clearing to Frankfurt would play into hands of US rivals, say European dealers
Euro inflation CCP basis expected as Eurex taps buy side
First crop of Eurex inflation swaps trade flat to LCH, but traders predict four-basis point difference as activity builds