Articles by Matt Cameron
Russia sanctions could trip up CDS markets, lawyers warn
New sanctions on specific companies could trigger CDSs and complicate settlement
Dealers rail at 'absurd' EU margin rules
Draft rules would force EU banks to collect margin from non-EU corporates
Default fund capital will halve under final rule, banks say
Clearing members welcome Basel's fifth – and final – version of charge
UK CCPs should move contracts to US, says CFTC official
Clearers do not need an exemption to solve EU-US rule clash, conference told
Investors poised as banks weigh fixed-income spin-offs
Ultra-high-net-worth investors ready to sink $300 million into market-making revolution
Esma frontloading fix leaves risks, dealers warn
UK MEP Bowles hoping for "constructive response" from EC
RBS sets up first Moody's-rated DPC in 14 years
Vehicle thought to cover swap with UK pub operator Punch Taverns
Ridiculous, flawed, too diverse: op risk models under fire
Regulators want more consistency - and some are questioning AMA
Esma’s Maijoor: Frontloading rule due in weeks
Esma recognises pricing uncertainty caused by frontloading, chairman says
Dealers charging FVA on collateralised swaps
If collateral cannot easily be repoed, dealers say funding charge should apply
EU applies 8% haircut to margin-currency mismatches
European regulators confirm haircut will apply to both initial and variation margin
Covered bond issuers cheer EU swaps margin relief
Regulators recognise collateral posting barriers but set six conditions for an exemption
Emir reporting launch was satisfactory – Esma’s Petrenko
Despite problems, Esma official says reporting roll-out went "pretty well"
Pimco weighs use of interdealer order books
Fixed-income giant ‘looking at all possible venues’ in search for liquidity
Corporate hedgers fear OTC liquidity drain
End-user exemptions could prove Pyrrhic victory, says treasury head
Buy side may need ‘persuasion’ to give up termination rights
Bafin's König says early terminations could make bank resolution impossible
Esma set to neuter Emir frontloading rule
Legislators agree on a fix for ‘huge problems’ caused by frontloading
Fed's Pykhtin: new risk measure less punitive than CEM
Capital benefits also remain intact for modelling banks, says Fed official
Pension funds snub swaps over margin demand
Liabilities now being matched with bonds or property, says AllianceBernstein
Ferber: MEPs unlikely to oppose frontloading fix
Legislators will try to settle long-running issue in talks on Thursday
Emir frontloading: crunch talks due this week
Dealers hoping to escape retroactive EU clearing mandate
The black art of FVA, part II: Conditioning chaos
Banks under pressure to join JP Morgan and others that have embraced FVA - but complexity is huge and consensus elusive
Dealers push ‘margin-sharing’ as answer to collateral crunch
Approach would be twice as efficient as planned uncleared margin regime, dealers claim
Options cutting costs for some cross-currency swaps
Dealers found a way to protect some cross-currency swaps from heavy new capital requirements last year, by adding foreign exchange options into the structure – but the powers of the technique are limited. Matt Cameron reports