Clearing
LCH leads top CCPs on operational failures
London-based clearing house said core systems were down for over seven hours in 12-month period
Brexit disruption, fire sales and climate risk
The week on Risk.net, October 5–11, 2019
US clearers move to dole out losses besides default
ICC wants members to chip in on investment and custodial losses; the OCC, on the whole op risk enchilada
Initial margin posted to LCH’s repo service tripled at end-June
Surge in required IM indicates explosion in repo demand
Two Ice clearing houses trim liquid assets
Ice Clear Europe and Ice Clear US both removed cash from commercial lenders in Q2
US clearing houses need not take collateral damage from Brexit
There are signs the US and EU will pull back from the brink in dispute over CCPs
LCH SA members add €371m to cash, derivatives default fund
Funds for other clearing activities see quarter-on-quarter falls, in contrast
Ice’s European CDS clearing house adds €175m to default fund in Q2
In contrast, futures and options fund shrinks 6% quarter-on-quarter
On CCP oversight, US and EU may be closer than they appear
Competing proposals on foreign CCP oversight have more in common than recent rhetoric implies
LCH SA on the hook for €32bn if member defaults
Payment obligation, if realised, would wipe out 50% of CCP’s liquidity buffer
ETF strategies to manage market volatility
Money managers and institutional investors are re-evaluating investment strategies in the face of rapidly shifting market conditions. Consequently, selective genres of exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are seeing robust growth in assets. Hong Kong Exchanges…
CME issued $1.8 billion VM call in Q2
Margin call was the fourth largest made by CME’s futures and options unit since disclosures began
Eurex Clearing reports sharp rise in default exposures
Clearing house’s peak same-day payment obligation rose to €5 billion in the second quarter
DTCC default fund contributions climb 15%
CCP had 270 clearing members at end-June
Recovery plans, CFTC equivalence and stress tests
The week on Risk.net, September 21–27, 2019
LCH sets date for euro swap discounting change
Clearer will make switch for €91 trillion in swaps next June
OCC reports 24% spike in default exposure
Clearing house’s peak same-day payment obligation rose to $5 billion in the second quarter
DTCC’s total liquidity pool shrank in Q2
Aggregate liquidity resources fall to $260 billion
Eurex Clearing members add €609m to default fund
Initial margin posted in Q2 soars 5%
Eurex to adopt €STR flat discounting for Euribor swaps
Switch planned for Q2 of 2020, with a single cash payment to correct value transfers
CFTC’s equivalence plan divides clearing houses and clients
US end-users prefer alternative compliance, but foreign CCPs want exempt status
Libor transition and implementation – Covering all bases
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