Clearing members
Clearing houses in Asia to overhaul creaking margin models
Fears of Nasdaq-style failures spur rethink of margining practices at HKEx, JSCC, SGX
SGX to exit swaps clearing business
Decision will leave some contracts without a CCP from next April
Banks scent margin offset in US SA-CCR proposal
US agencies seek comment on whether IM should be recognised in leverage ratio calculations
After Nasdaq, cracks appear in foundation of clearing
Default fund loss triggers debate on risk sharing, auction rules and ‘skin in the game’ at CCPs
Top 10 CCPs plump liquidity buffers by $20 billion
Increase driven by higher secured deposits at commercial banks and expansion of credit lines
Emir compels clearing surge
Share of cleared interest rate derivatives climbs to 58%
Eurex default fund swells to €4.5 billion
Second quarter saw the second-largest quarterly increase since the CCP began reporting in 2015
Basel to propose IM offset in leverage ratio
Four sources say draft will make concession; it could also revive EU-US segregation drama
Stuck in traffic: EU turf war holds up CCP resolution rules
Unsuitable rules for failed banks could be used to resolve French and German clearing houses
FICC concentration risk ebbs
Open positions in government securities held by ten largest clearing members falls to 37%
EU clients face axe from UK CCPs
But Esma’s Maijoor offers lifeline, calling for continued access for EU members
Paypals: Eurex members await their pay day
Profit-sharing scheme has created more competitive swaps landscape
Banks cry foul over LCH compression policy changes
Allocation of compression slots favours TriOptima over competitors, critics say
CFTC’s cross-border clearing plan faces long haul
US clients warned not to expect access to foreign exempt CCPs for at least a year
Nasdaq slow to share defaulter info with peer CCPs
“Why didn’t you tell us earlier?” other clearers want to know
Spotlight on auction in €114m Nasdaq clearing blow-up
Four-member auction may have turned 39% margin breach into huge default fund loss
Exchanges warn on clearing concentration
Clearing houses urge margin offset in leverage ratio, adoption of SA-CCR and recalibration of NSFR
Time running out for EU Brexit temporary permissions regime
UK clearing houses may need to eject EU member positions if BoE scheme is not reciprocated by year-end
Shanghai CCP no-action relief clears way for US FCMs
Three-year relief may allow more clearing members to join, but hurdles to full recognition remain
Morgan Stanley FCM gains ground in Q2
Share of required client margin increases to 19% at end-June
OCC’s move to ‘Cover 2’ won’t cost members more, CRO says
New clearing fund methodology will shift cost burden to firms that take more tail risk
Swaps end-users struggle for clearing access – survey
Thirty of 44 derivatives end-users cite difficulties finding and maintaining access to CCPs
Dealers and FCMs split on clearing incentives
72% of client clearing firms say leverage ratio a clearing disincentive
LCH-Eurex basis falls 80% as insurers head to Frankfurt
Fixed rate available at Eurex has dropped from 1.35bp to 0.25bp in past two months