Initial margin
O’Malia: renegotiate VM docs now to avoid March mayhem
Risk USA: variation margin deadline much tougher than September 1, Isda chief warns
Huge Brexit margin calls stoke intra-day funding fears
Calls on June 24 may have topped $40 billion; critics urge regulators to review episode
LCH to revise margining after Brexit backlash
Excess intra-day margin will offset other collateral calls from November 3
LCH under scrutiny after outsized Brexit margin calls
Intra-day calls criticised by banks; FIA working group pushing for change
Netting questions linger in Asia margining rules
Hong Kong set to exempt non-netting trades from margin regime, following Australian position
Eight months needed for smooth Asia variation margin roll-out
The alternative is an unprecedented repapering exercise, writes Isda's Scott O'Malia
EU bid to fast-track non-cleared margin rule slammed as ‘reckless’
Requiring banks to post initial margin before year-end 'would be risky', says SocGen's Litvack
CFTC ‘puzzled’ by CPMI-Iosco plan on margin procyclicality
Prescriptive models could increase systemic risk at CCPs, market participants warn
Final EU non-cleared margin rules softened for pension funds
No margin concentration limits for pension funds, but intragroup rules threaten US equivalence
Non-cleared margin transfer rules vex asset managers
Market split on whether MTA applies at the client or account level
CME set to clear CMBX index swaps
Product to clear next year amid fears of falling liquidity from new non-cleared margin requirements
EU non-cleared margin regime set to take effect in January 2017
EC expected to publish its final non-cleared margin rules on October 4
Banks warn prime brokerage clients of ‘material’ MVA costs
Some buy-siders reassessing relationships as a result
Loan danger: CFTC sees systemic risk in margin financing
Combination with net margin posting at EU CCPs could leave clearing members on the hook
Banks missing margin transfer deadline due to timezone clash
Euroclear shuts at 12:15pm New York time, causing some US banks to miss T+1 cutoff
EU net margin rules are riskier than US regime, warns CFTC
Commission’s Bandman raises margin financing as emerging systemic risk to CCPs
Non-cleared margin rules unsettle Asian booking hubs
European banks reluctant to rely on complicated exemptions for inter-affiliate trades
CFTC split as it endorses Japanese margin rules
Substituted compliance ruling means parties will not face worst-of-both-worlds regulation
CFTC relief caps day of swaps margin mayhem
Banks unable to face up to 50% of counterparties due to custodian bottlenecks
Non-cleared margin rules put spotlight on Blazer market hub
Trade and model mismatches will be key tests for vital margin call service
Banks prepare for bumpy ride as margin deadline looms
Banks and funds may have limited set of counterparties on September 1
CVA models may miss half of true default risk
Benefits of initial margin also overstated, new research finds
BoE researchers outline risk of collateral collapse
In stress periods, collateral chains could break, paper warns
EU non-cleared margin rules tipped for February
Regime likely to begin earlier than mid-2017, say regulatory sources