Exchanges
CME awaits SEC approval for CDS clearing
The launch date for the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) Group's credit default swap (CDS) clearing platform remains unclear, almost two weeks after it received the green light from two US financial regulators.
Isda documentation to cover CDS settlement auctions
The International Swaps and Derivatives Association plans to incorporate the credit default swap (CDS) settlement auction process into the 2003 Isda credit derivatives definitions by mid-March.
The matchmakers
Evolution Securities, a London investment bank previously associated with the equities market and its advisory work with small- and mid-cap clients, has branched into fixed income with the recruitment of two credit market stalwarts, Guy Cornelius and…
The City's boy in blue
For all the recent talk amongst banking chiefs and lawmakers of a return to a more 'vanilla' world of high finance, the sophistication of modern markets provides a fertile ground for fraudsters and insider dealers to operate without detection. To combat…
EC talks on CDS clearing house break down
The European Commission's drive to get derivatives market participants to formally commit to a central counterparty clearing house for over-the-counter CDS has stalled
Is it too late to revive the securitisation market?
First we were told it was undergoing a temporary hiatus, then it was stalled, now they're saying it's broken altogether. William Rhode takes a look at the global securitisation market to see what, if anything, can be done to restore its fortunes
Calls grow for scrapping of Basel II accord
Industry figures argue that the capital adequacy regime is not relevant in today's economic climate, and that regulators have already abandoned certain aspects of the accord on the quiet
Counting on the counterparty
High-profile banking failures have led to uncertainty over the ability of credit derivatives counterparties to honour their side of the trade. Contingent credit default swaps, or CCDS, are designed to mitigate this risk. But will plans for a central…
The market-consistent value of liabilities and the credit crunch
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The listing option
Following the banking crisis, the burden of counterparty risk has increased the need for transparency and liquidity in the structured products market. While a move to listing products and exchange-trading helps offer this, how does it affect counterparty…
Madoff fraud puts focus on due diligence
Several market players that had conducted due diligence on his firm told Risk that it had raised danger signals as far back as the late 1990s.
S&P predicts defaults to snowball in 2009 and 2010
A fifth of European speculative-grade companies could default by 2010, a report released on Wednesday by Standard and Poor's (S&P) stated.
EEX names Christoph Mura COO
Christoph Mura has become the chief operating officer (COO) of the Leipzig-based derivatives exchange, European Energy Exchange (EEX), effective January 1.
Apra sets out framework for insurance supervision
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Lyxor AM launches two new ETFs in Amsterdam
Lyxor Asset Management has listed two new exchange-traded funds (ETFs) on Euronext Amsterdam. The funds have been built on versions of the reference index for the exchange: the Amsterdam Exchange Index (AEX), which tracks 23 of the stocks that trade on…
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Eurex to list Kospi 200 options
Seoul-based Korea Exchange (KRX) and Frankfurt-based derivatives exchange Eurex have struck an agreement allowing Eurex to list, trade and clear daily futures on Kospi 200 options worldwide after South Korean trading hours.
Liffe expands clearing capabilities
BClear, the clearing platform of NYSE Euronext's derivatives business, Liffe, will clear commodity swaps and options in Q1 2009.
Liffe to launch commodities on Bclear
Liffe, the international derivatives business of Euronext, has announced that it will launch a range of soft and agricultural commodities on its Bclear OTC derivatives platform in the first quarter of 2009.