Clearing
Dealers ask Esma to bless Lsoc-based clearing
Industry wants to know whether an approach based on US standards will meet European requirements
All aboard: The trials and triumphs of the June 10 clearing deadline
A combination of hard work, caution and some luck saw the industry through the second of the three US clearing deadlines on June 10. But while it was a triumph for many, it proved testing for some. Joe Rennison reports
CME finalising plans for swaptions clearing
Swaptions said to have passed CME’s risk committee, and may now be included in CME Clearing Europe’s application to Esma for reauthorisation
Quant Congress Europe: BM&F Bovespa uses close-out model to cut margin
Netting and optimal execution effects may help other CCPs reduce margin requirements, says NYU maths professor Marco Avellaneda
OTC volumes shrink as category two clearing begins in US
Clearing volumes dip as hundreds of new firms are caught by US clearing rules, but activity rebounded on June 11
Fails could jump as category two clearing starts in US, FCMs warn
Hundreds more firms will be required to start clearing in the US today, and FCMs are warning there could be an increase in rejected trades as a result
OTC Derivatives Clearing Summit: Clearing incentives "are not there" - Goldman's Frankel
Regulators want capital and margin rules to encourage central clearing, but analysis suggests costs may currently be higher in the cleared world
Into the unknown: Risk OTC client clearing survey
Into the unknown
US securitisation groups seek clarity on June 10 clearing deadline
US clearing rules do not exempt SPVs, but industry is split on whether other exemptions - for unclearable swaps - would apply
The end of the waterfall: Industry faces up to CCP recovery and resolution
The end of the waterfall
Small banks search for FCMs as June 10 deadline looms
Small banks, big needs
Custody Risk June 2013
Editor's comment - piecing it all together
Eurex warns limiting CCP recovery plans could be "very dangerous"
Clearing houses need flexibility to determine correct course of action, says head of risk at Eurex Clearing
OFI Asset Management: Cutting the costs of clearing
Early adopters of over-the-counter derivatives clearing tended to be the big beasts of the buy-side universe, but smaller firms – such as France’s OFI Asset Management – are coming on board as well. By Tom Osborn
Insight Investment: The need for non-cash variation margin
Pension funds tend not to have a lot of cash lying around, making it difficult for them to meet clearing house margin calls. Specialist asset manager Insight Investment is pressing for a solution. By Tom Osborn
Hedge funds benefit from lower prime broker fees
Hedge funds can lock in favourable rates for prime brokerage services as competition forces banks to rethink pricing, says former BlackRock managing director David Geffen who now runs a consultancy
Data shows OTC notionals shrank as clearing started in US
Notional neurosis
CFTC investigates breaches of 60-second clearing rule
Commissioner O'Malia says agency has requested data from FCMs – Risk reported last month that some firms had broken rule 1.74
Clearing chaos: US OTC industry braces for June deadline
Clearing – and present danger
Singapore set to be RMB gateway to Asean region
Trade lines