Clearing
A change of TIIE: the knotty issue of Mexico’s benchmark switch
Outlier fallback methods and narrow window to build F-TIIE derivatives liquidity make for ambitious transition plan
UK inflation swap basis set to widen on green energy push
Hedging of planned wind farms will make bilateral receiver swaps cheaper versus cleared, say traders
Confusion reigns ahead of crucial Emir 3.0 vote
Leaked text introduces multiple calculations and thresholds for mandatory clearing and active accounts
EU clearing houses want global standard on procyclicality
CCPs fear Europe will adopt its own prescriptive rules despite ongoing international consultation
Dealers inch closer to clearing of FX forwards
LCH’s ForexClear aims to ease capital charges and margin constraints on banks, but will it kick-start clearing?
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
Why Canada may need to revisit term Corra methodology
Break from US guidance benefits dealers but some futures inputs underpinning term rate are in short supply
Dealers braced for Taiwan swaps clearing mandate
Expected FSC directive on TWD interest rate swaps could spur growth in FX clearing, say bank execs
Shock EU expansion of clearing mandate may hook more funds
Last-minute change to Emir 3.0 would include cleared contracts in threshold calculation
Taming the systemic risk Hydra: 10 years of mandatory clearing
Regulators, clearers and market participants reflect on a decade of the clearing requirement
Clearing members fear CFTC bending rules for crypto
Critics warn new framework for Bitnomial and LedgerX could undermine clearing integrity
US FCMs wrap up 2023 with required customer funds toeing record high
Wells Fargo, BNP Paribas marked new peaks in December
Council of the EU resists centralised clearing house supervision
Esma wants more powers, but member states will only agree to provide it with more information
Clearing members cheer plan for more transparency on CCP margin
European Parliament wants to amend Emir 3.0 draft to put extra obligations on clearing houses
Citi and JP Morgan vie to extend collateral optimisation to CCPs
High rates and increasing collateral requirements have ignited race for greater efficiency
IM surges at LCH following CDS users’ shift from ICEU
Figures for Q3 show 16% jump at Paris-based CDSClear
Bloating CCP default funds. New margin models. Are the two linked?
Dealers grumble that greater guaranty fund payments could undermine the ‘defaulter pays’ principle of clearing
Cleared US repos hit record high as MMFs wean off Fed
Deflating tri-party volumes coincide with FICC DVP trades’ climb to $2tn
Holes in the netting: the limits of CME-FICC cross-margin deal
Big margin savings for some, but more needed to ease pressure of UST clearing mandate
Clearing members sour further on cash for IM collateral
Sovereign bonds remain preferred choice at top CCPs in Q3
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
Concentration risk ticks up at large CCPs
Top five clearing members accounted for almost half IM and open positions in Q3
Rustad re-emerges at Taula Capital
Former JP Morgan clearing head to help prepare for Q2 fund launch
JSCC’s initial margin hit all-time high in Q3
Requirements at ETP cash securities unit up fivefold, OSE-listed ETP service grows to record size