Clearing
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
New Iosco chair launches cross-border taskforce
Greg Medcraft took over as chair of the International Organization of Securities Commissions in March, alongside his role as chairman of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission. He talks to Luke Clancy about his priorities for both roles
Custody Risk March 2013
Editor's comment - solving systemic risk in harmony
Libor/OIS spread challenges insurers' risk management programmes
Spread carefully
Op risk fears as OTC clearing gathers steam
The OTC market's complex new structure will lead to operational glitches, conference participants warn
Central banks weigh use of OTC clearing houses
Survey finds nearly 40% of central banks are considering clearing their OTC derivatives
New clearing rules have already been broken, FCMs say
Some client trades have not been cleared within 60 seconds
Markit and Traiana prepare for clearing hub showdown
Two firms now testing central credit-checking service
Late nights and illegality – but start of clearing in US goes well
The days either side of the first US clearing deadline saw last-minute decisions by clients and regulators, operational niggles and some illegality
OpRisk North America: Cyber interconnectivity causing systemic risk
Banks must be aware of the risks of data transfer, conference is warned
Ice blames SEC as it drops single-name CDS clearing plans
Firms that trade index and single-name CDSs will see margin requirements increase
Risk & Return Cape Town: Treasury official calls for clarity on CCP equivalence
Lack of clarity on CCP equivalency leaves South African rules in limbo, says National Treasury's Natalie Labuschagne
Esma says national regulators must decide product eligibility for third-country CCP transition period
The European Securities and Markets Authority has addressed some of the concerns over which third-country CCP platforms and products are eligible for the transitional period, which begins on March 15
Uncertainty over Emir may force European banks from some Asia OTC markets
The deadline is approaching for regulators to establish what European banks can clear and where on Asian CCP platforms ahead of OTC market standards going live from March 15
SEC's last-minute CDS margin fix sparks buy-side anger
Stop-gap margin solution would force most firms to post twice as much collateral as CCP members
SEC slammed for CDS cross-margin hurdle
CDS users face collateral hike because SEC rule means clearing members are not yet able to offer CDS cross-margining to their clients – but there are hopes of a last-minute exemption