Articles by Tom Osborn
Compression to save the swaps business, dealers predict
Banks believe they can cut the notional value of their swaps books in half by the end of next year
SwapClear hopes to crush notionals by $600trn
New approach to compression could help swaps escape leverage ratio pressure
LCH rebuffs fears of NDF clearing crunch
ForexClear the only CCP currently authorised to clear NDFs
New frontloading flap over €8bn clearing threshold
Retroactive need to count up trades could hit clients this week
Industry confronts hard choices in CCP recovery debate
CCPs have ways to boost financial strength – none straightforward
CCP resolution guidelines ‘a missed opportunity’
CPMI-Iosco and FSB guidance should be more proscriptive, says industry
Citi promotes two in multi-asset group reshuffle
Dealer rejigs multi-asset group management with internal promotions
Bank treasurers warn on ‘racy’ EU liquidity rules
European stance on covered bonds and ABSs seen as risky
CME faces questions over pending swaptions service
Dealers query risk management, valuation and default management
Esma: swap reporting rule-breakers shouldn't ‘sleep calmly’
Esma official invokes risk of “millions in fines” for Emir reporting breaches
CCPs criticise JP Morgan clearing white paper
CME, Eurex, LCH.Clearnet: no need for new loss funds or more CCP capital
EC considers six-month pause for CME's ‘doomsday clock’
Foreign CCPs may get surprise grace period
CME swaptions clearing ready for November launch
Service is waiting for CFTC approval; dealers say they will approach with caution
Bank rankings 2014: a question of scale
Questions raised over market vulnerability when rates finally rise
Defections give new life to revolving-door debate
Matherat to Deutsche, O'Malia to Isda - regulatory moves worry some
The House of Lords: looking for gaps in EU financial reform
Chair of Lords subcommittee says UK neglect of Europe is "criminal"
Eurex and LCH.Clearnet seek OK for inflation swaps
Regulators focus on default management as CCPs target launch in early 2015
EU-US trade talks won't tackle swaps reform – Risk.net poll
Roughly two-thirds believe trade talks would help fix swaps problems
Swap data deadlock could be fixed in months, DTCC hopes
Bill gives US Senate the chance to kill off Dodd-Frank indemnification clause
One trade a day is not a liquid market, Isda argues
Industry body says 15-40 trades per day should be rough benchmark of liquidity for Mifid
Scotland secession: would UK CDSs be affected?
Analysts split on crucial questions for CDS protection holders
Bank rules would be stricter if UK left EU, says Bowles
Former MEP says UK would have "blindly copied" text of Basel III
Scotland secession unlikely to split UK CDSs, analysts say
No ambiguity in 2014 contracts, but questions exist over 2003 vintage
Esma still unable to access US repository data
Restriction could impact risk monitoring and liquidity definition