Current exposure method (CEM)
SA-CCR adoption may spur wider FX swaps clearing
With up to 90% lower exposures on offer, dealers say capital benefits could outweigh margin costs
Leverage ratio squeeze hits options trades
With clearing banks constrained by leverage limits, prop traders fear options market lockdown
Counterparty risk climbs at JP Morgan, falls back at rivals
JP Morgan EADs up 10% and CRR RWAs 11% year-on-year
Capital requirements for options are ‘crazy’ – DRW
Wilson says current rules penalise options, but SA-CCR does not go far enough to fix the problem
Banks scent margin offset in US SA-CCR proposal
US agencies seek comment on whether IM should be recognised in leverage ratio calculations
Exchanges warn on clearing concentration
Clearing houses urge margin offset in leverage ratio, adoption of SA-CCR and recalibration of NSFR
Fed, Goldman: wide use of SA-CCR creates problems
Isda AGM: Fed plans quick implementation, while Goldman urges caution on extending use
FCMs warn CCPs not to compete on margin
Equity moves in February exceeded margin posted against some cleared products
Senate bill will not hurt big bank oversight – Powell
Fed chair says raising of Sifi threshold will not affect application of enhanced standards
CVA dismay: final Basel rules disappoint dealers
Minor tweaks don’t make up for removal of internal modelling, say banks
Repeal CEM; reform SA-CCR
Capital framework hurts clearing resilience, Citi execs argue
OCC seeks leverage ratio relief as liquidity shrinks
85% of CCP’s volumes now short contracts on 20 biggest names, claims risk chief
US-European rift deepens on leverage ratio
FDIC rebuffs European calls to allow netting of client clearing margin in leverage exposure measure
Basel plans would weaken leverage ratio
Adoption of 'risk-sensitive' SA-CCR will allow more leverage, argues FDIC vice-chair
US regulators not backing down in leverage ratio stand-off
Yellen, Gruenberg and Curry offer no concessions to agriculture committee
Swap futures face loss of capital edge
SA-CCR likely to treat swaps and swap futures equally, says Barclays' Kahn
Regulators cool on plans to change leverage exposure sums
SA-CCR is mooted successor to 27-year-old CEM, but sensitivity may count against it
Counterparty calamity: inside Basel's new standard charge
Capital for modelling banks could jump by half if 75% floor is applied to SA-CCR
OTC client clearer of the year: Citi
Risk Awards 2015: US bank a hit with clients, despite headwinds
Citi buys $250bn Deutsche Bank single-name CDS portfolio
Nearly 2.5% of single-name CDS market changed hands in trade last September
What the leverage ratio means for clearing fees – Citi analysis
The future of swap clearing depends on the finer details of the supplementary leverage ratio
Fed's Pykhtin: new risk measure less punitive than CEM
Capital benefits also remain intact for modelling banks, says Fed official
Leverage rumpus: Banks protest impact of ratio revisions
Client clearing, repo markets, credit derivatives – the leverage ratio casts a shadow over them all. But the overarching complaint is that the ratio should remain a backstop, and it’s a point on which many regulators agree. Lukas Becker and Tom Newton…
Basel tries to create clearing pull with new capital rules
Dealers say rules for default fund exposures are an improvement, but risk weights are not tied to "real default probabilities"