Clearing members
Bitcoin futures growth could prompt bank ratings downgrades
Fitch, S&P, Moody’s contemplate impact of bitcoin futures on credit ratings
Citi fastest growing FCM; Credit Suisse loses ground – CFTC data
Citi grows client margin 36% in year to end-April, Credit Suisse shrinks 16%
CCPs must step up cyber risk efforts, says EU legislator
Policymakers want more focus on non-default loss resources; Eurex Clearing’s Mueller flags investment risk
CCPs incur fewer margin breaches in 2017
LCH Ltd reports 399 fewer breaches than in 2016; DTCC 156
CCP stress tests need improvement, argues new research
Existing data could inform greater number of stress scenarios and create system-wide test
Concentration of client positions rises at LCH
Over 75% of client positions handled by five largest clearing members at LCH Ltd
Measuring system-wide resilience of central counterparties
This paper describes the three components needed to simultaneously stress clearing members and CCPs across markets: scenario generation, evaluation of the profit and loss (P&L) of clearing member portfolios for each scenario, and default of clearing…
Esma questions CCP ‘free ride’ for sovereigns
Regulator has asked EC to take a stance on venues that let public entities clear without posting margin
EU’s evolving CCP resolution rules get mixed reviews
Isda AGM: Parliament tackles big issues in recovery and resolution text, but 'doesn’t go far enough'
A floored plan: Europe’s CCP recovery rules draw fire
CCPs and clearing members both unhappy with proposed allocation of non-default losses
JSCC margin changes ease Japan interest rate pain
Negative rates prompted switch in the CCP’s margin calculation model for interest rate swaps
US clearing banks still push for leverage ratio IM offset
Potential cut in ratio and adoption of SA-CCR not enough to stop shake-out, FCMs warn
FCMs warn EU client-clearing rules could increase risk
Emir review calls for clearing access to be 'non-discriminatory' - might mean banks have to take risky clients
FCMs demand self-certification overhaul after bitcoin debacle
CBOE, CME rush to list bitcoin futures “felt like an arms race”, says one FCM chief
CCPs should pay twice into default waterfall, say researchers
Chicago Fed paper calls for contributions before members’ capital is tapped and after it is depleted
Europe leaves IM haircutting in CCP recovery crosshairs
No explicit ban in parliamentary text; banks say method could spark exodus from stricken CCPs
LCH plans to let banks clear self-referencing CDSs
Move will facilitate index arbitrage trades and put CDSClear one step ahead of rival Ice, note FCMs
LCH and Eurex extend new swap VM treatment
Three US banks used method to cut swaps assets by more than $300bn in third quarter
CCPs say central bank access needed to avoid liquidity crisis
Uniform access to deposit accounts and overnight liquidity vital, say market participants
CCPs and banks at odds over custodian losses
Market participants do not see eye-to-eye on loss sharing in the event of custody bank failure