EU clearing houses want global standard on procyclicality

CCPs fear Europe will adopt its own prescriptive rules despite ongoing international consultation

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European Union rules to reduce the procyclicality of margin requirements have been delayed by other regulatory discussions, sources say, but clearing houses would now like to see the EU adopt a much less prescriptive approach.

Dmitrij Senko, chief risk officer (CRO) at Eurex Clearing, says the line recommended by the European Securities and Markets Authority “could be making the process around [anti-procyclicality tools] more prescriptive”. An industry source describes Esma’s approach as

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