Non-cleared trades
Esma climbs down on active account reporting rules
Industry in ‘wait-and-see mode’ after Löber comments suggest softer approach by EU regulator
Simm casts off Covid pain for $40 billion IM reprieve
Recalibration cuts risk weights in equity and commodities, but some credit exposures double on ABX halt
Indian initial margin launch brings operational headaches
Conglomerates with multiple entities trading derivatives pose compliance challenges for dealers
UBS Americas’ clearing rate dips post Credit Suisse integration
US arm of Swiss bank cleared $47bn in notionals in the second quarter, the lowest since end-2021
Regulators urged to back non-cash variation margin
Market participants warn FSB on cash demands if banks curb collateral upgrade trades
Cleared rate for CDSs dropped in H2 2023
Record five-percentage point decline driven by multi-name contracts
Isda pushes to ‘decouple’ Simm calibration from model changes
Emir 3.0 prompts effort to separate risk-weight revisions from methodology updates
Europe’s FXPBs take advantage of margin rule carve-out
Some big FX options users have switched to dealers capitalising on regulatory mismatch
Emir 3.0 threatens lag for Simm revisions
New EU rules could stall changes aimed at improving risk sensitivity of industry margin models
In a world of uncleared margin rules, Isda Simm adapts and evolves
A look back at progress and challenges one year on from UMR and Phase 6 implementation
EU lawmakers converge on centralising Simm validation
Industry cautiously optimistic Council and Parliament will support EBA compromise
US takes scissors to repos. In Europe, it’s not cut and dried
Stateside banks fear disadvantage over haircut rules that EU sees as not ready to implement
US Basel endgame hits clearing with op risk capital charges
Dealers also fret about unlevel playing field compared with requirements in the EU
Why Isda ditched ‘off-cycle’ updates for Simm
Ad hoc updates riled industry, while regulators pushed for predictability in model recalibrations
Citi, JP Morgan slash $3tn of OTC notionals in Q2
Trimming of cleared portfolios bucks trend across top US banks
Rate of cleared OTC derivatives rises at European banks
Swedbank leads dealers in secular trend towards clearing space
CME and Digital Vega to offer joint solution for block FX options
Tie-up aims to enable buy-side firms to tap benefits of central clearing via OTC-style workflows
Regulatory confusion clouds first annual IM recalculation
Firms dropping out of scope may need to continue posting non-cleared margin in some jurisdictions
Simm’s first off-cycle rejig hits non-cleared rates
Recalibration lifts initial margin for some products by 37% after year-end volatility forces update
Why KfW revived an old idea for cross-currency collateral
Transport currency concept re-emerges at SwapAgent, but dealers warn of hidden FX risks
RBC’s settlement risk charges blow up 260%
C$3.5 billion RWA figure marks one of the heftiest capitalisation of held-up trades ever by a bank