Over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives
AIFs may struggle to meet March margin deadline
Lawyers warn some AIFs may not be ready for the start of Europe's variation margin regime
Non-cleared margin transfer rules vex asset managers
Market split on whether MTA applies at the client or account level
Swaps market mutation could replace managed change
Banks are finding it harder to control the future of the swaps market – that's no bad thing
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
Plastics hedging rising amid US chemical industry boom
Several obstacles limiting potential growth, say plastics market participants
New margin timing rules may pose problems for buy side
Dealers warn clients could struggle to meet incoming T+1 deadline for variation margin
March margin deadline may force clients onto new CSAs
Dealers say they lack capacity to renegotiate thousands of existing collateral agreements
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
Margin rules push interdealer inflation swaps to clearing
Traders say 95% of the market now cleared, compared with 10% a month ago
Brokers woo new clients, try not to upset old ones
Broker rankings 2016: Swaps market still bifurcated, but boundaries are blurring
Dealers leave buy side guessing on Mifid trade reporting
Clients face tougher reporting rules if dealers don’t become systematic internalisers
CFTC relief caps day of swaps margin mayhem
Banks unable to face up to 50% of counterparties due to custodian bottlenecks
UK resists expansive view of Mifid II position limits
FCA suggests limits shouldn’t apply to OTC trades between non-EU entities
Dealers grapple with netting valuation adjustments
Some banks are expressing netting uncertainty as a fair value adjustment to CVA
Banks prepare for bumpy ride as margin deadline looms
Banks and funds may have limited set of counterparties on September 1
China leverage clampdown to hit two-tier structured products
Product issuers look to derivatives to boost returns, but options are limited
Dealers predict ‘softening’ of NSFR in Europe
Some banks' pricing already assumes rule will be watered down
Data muddle fears follow EC adoption of key Mifid RTS
Industry wants to avoid the emergence of multiple identifiers and is worried ISINs will not be adopted globally for derivatives
Banks take flexible approach to pricing netting risks
Dealers are adjusting CVA prices, depending on their view of the legal netting opinion
MVA: swaps scale new heights in complexity
Banks are turning their attention to calculating a new derivatives valuation adjustment
Opened interest: foreign firms eye China's rate swap market
However regulatory and operational challenges set to slow growth
Netting risks create pricing and operational headaches
Oversight of legal risks is not always robust