Articles by Matt Cameron
Sovereign debt crisis undermines LCR, critics say
Bankers at Eurofi conference in Wroclaw, Poland call for a wider range of assets to be eligible for Basel III's liquidity coverage ratio
CRD IV proposals do not deviate markedly from Basel III, says EC's Faull
Jonathan Faull dismisses suggestions CRD IV will lead to uneven application of Basel III
Political pressure will come to bear on US margin rules – Risk.net poll
More than half of respondents expect regulators to back down over extraterritoriality application of margin rules
Foreign regulators leave US isolated on uncleared margin rules
The extraterritorial application of US uncleared margin proposals will make it tough for US banks to compete with their foreign counterparts unless the proposals are copied by regulators elsewhere
US 'shooting itself in foot' with derivatives margin rules - Issa
Congressman Darrell Issa attacks margin rules that threaten to isolate US banks. Foreign regulators say they have no plans to copy the proposals
Short-selling bans spark confusion over index trades and extraterritoriality
Dealers say volumes have been light as market participants try to work out scope of bans – with confusion arising on index trades and the geographic reach of the rules
US tax fix smoothes way for back-loading buy-side portfolios
US tax fix to aid buy-side portfolio back-loading
EBA stress test results shed light on sovereign derivatives exposures
European bank sovereign derivatives exposures revealed
EC's CRD IV says dealers can ignore portability risks
While Basel Committee deliberates, EC proposes 'value of zero' for contingent risks associated with clearing portability
Fannie Mae says FHFA's margin rules would drive up hedging costs
US mortgage giant says segregating variation margin will hurt FHFA- and FCA-regulated entities, and create new funding obligations for swap dealers
Forex options clearing complicated by guaranteed settlement requirements
CPSS-Iosco guaranteed settlement requirements make foreign exchange options clearing more difficult, say participants
ECB and World Bank call for exemptions from US derivatives rules
World Bank believes imposition of national regulations on multilateral development institutions is unprecedented intrusion on the internal operations of international organisations
Grensted parts company with LCH.Clearnet
The clearer's head of business development - and one of SwapClear's architects - left the firm today
Client clearing poses acute liquidity risks
Margin jump risk
Deconstructing Emir
Deconstructing Emir
Dodd-Frank extraterritoriality will hurt US banks – Risk.net poll
More than two-thirds of respondents think the long arm of Dodd-Frank will put US banks at a competitive disadvantage
JPM’s Zubrow: US margin rules 'will kill our overseas swaps activities'
US banks will be shut out of the market for uncleared derivatives, says JP Morgan's chief risk officer
Deutsche Bank merges OTC and listed clearing businesses
Deutsche restructures clearing initiatives in response to global regulatory push towards OTC derivatives central clearing
Geithner letter to Hungarian minister weighs in on Emir open access debate
Market participants believe US letter endorses a narrowing of Emir scope, but a Treasury official says the letter draws attention to gap in regulation
Basel III liquid asset definitions loosened in CRD IV draft
Draft legislation seen by Risk contains less prescriptive language on what counts as an eligible liquid asset under the liquidity coverage ratio
Central bank liquidity would help CCPs in distressed situations, says BIS
BIS weighs in on CCP central bank liquidity access debate
US margin proposals could lock down $2 trillion in assets
Requirement for banks to post initial margin when trading with each other will result in huge amounts of liquid assets being locked down, according to analysis by one US prudential regulator
Banks worry over extraterritorial impact of Dodd-Frank
Reaching too far?