Over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives
EU's foreign benchmark equivalence rules under fire
Critics fear repeat of CCP approvals saga
Risk solutions house of the year: Goldman Sachs
US bank restructured huge Swiss franc swap during market turmoil
Massad: let market decide what it wants from Sefs
Voice v electronic execution decision left to market participants
CFTC takes steps to clean up ‘garbage’ swaps data
Market participants frustrated at attempts to further standardise swaps in data reporting proposals
Banks pitch flexible ‘sunset CSAs’ for pension funds, insurers
New-style contracts allow clients to post government bonds as swap collateral until clearing exemption ends
Singapore rates benchmark error causes CCP split
Refixing in March led to price difference between LCH and SGX
Few commodity traders saw improved liquidity in 2015 – poll
Three-quarters say OTC liquidity held steady or fell last year, while 25% saw gains
Aggregators accuse Sefs of unfair pricing
Bloomberg and Tradeweb charge 'unreasonable’ connectivity fees, two platforms claim
Proposed margin rule to hurt global banks’ trades with China
Industry dislikes HKMA rule on initial margin for uncleared trades with non-netting countries
US margin rules threaten clearing bottleneck
Fed estimates $2.5 billion annual cost of funding margin on bilateral trades
Dealers baulk at new SME derivatives rules
Priips to force banks to publish cost analysis of corporate trades
Banks clamp down on pre-hedging over manipulation fears
Front-running concerns could leave market more exposed to liquidity risk
EU uncleared margin rules expected by January – EC official
European regime draws on global principles
‘There’s room for two’: reactions to Tullett/Icap deal
Hard work – and risks – facing voice specialist, say dealers and brokers
Omnibus accounts in favour despite higher capital charges
Operational complexity in Europe and low volumes in Asia are deterring buy-side clearers from ISAs
HKEx waits for regulator to approve cross-currency swaps clearing
Race to be the first CCP to launch the clearing "killer app" continues
Tokyo Financial Exchange to enter margin utility business
Bourse becomes latest firm to offer services to meet uncleared margin rules
Mifid II – Will you be ready to report?
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Video: Financial system more interconnected than in 2008 – DTCC
A reduction in the number of settlement banks has increased interconnectedness risk
Lack of average pricing holding back Clobs, says buy side
Sefs, FCMs and CCPs not interested in finding a solution, however
JP Morgan and UBS compress forex books via start-up
NYC-based LMRKTS first broke cover two years ago; third bank participant is unknown
Tackling buy-side OTC derivatives challenges: Regulations, risks and collateral management
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Massad: US to raise dollar threshold in uncleared margin rules
Higher final threshold may catch fewer firms
CFTC parks Sef name give-up issue
"For the time being, we're not taking any action," says Massad