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Eurex pilots direct clearing for the buy side
CCP predicts 80% reduction in capital charges for banks acting as clearing agents
Blockchain tipped as fix for margin segregation
ISAs could move to distributed ledgers within 18 months, Barclays technologist claims
Post-Libor squeeze could stifle benchmarks, industry warns
Obligations set to mushroom for administrators and contributors
Fed to use CCAR to push BCBS 239 compliance
"The stick they're wielding right now is around CCAR," says SunTrust executive
Phibro CEO eyes opportunities in banks’ retreat from energy
Ex-Morgan Stanley commodities chief Greenshields revives famed trading firm
Banks brace for assault course of FRTB implementation
Dealers face test of endurance to win model approval and avoid penal standardised charge
How to get maximum value from power plant hedging
Dynamic hedging is becoming more common among plant operators
US derivatives users cheer hedge accounting rejig
Rule change ends years of uncertainty and piecemeal reform
Basel plans modelling curb for billions in credit RWAs
Proposals clamp down on IRB approach that is “usually gamed pretty easily”, says FDIC’s Hoenig
Lenovo turns to dim sum market to reduce forex hedging costs
Rising cost of CNY forwards and tighter regulation encourage renminbi funding
Eurex margin flaws claimed in Swedish bank collapse case
CCP failed to properly capture vega, strike and wing risk, expert report claims
Liquidity adds to institutional zest for hedge fund clones
Demand is high for alternative ETFs, despite underwhelming performance
European dealers wrestle with corporate CVA changes
Banks say prices already diverging; CDS market could be impacted
Why raiding CCPs’ initial margin would be bad policy
A wounded CCP should not have a claim on users’ assets, says hedge fund group
An encouraging shift in Asian LNG
Changes brewing in Asia are a reminder that trading can be a social good
Axpo continues to build out US trading business
Other moves at BNP Paribas, Castleton, Elliott Management and Koch
Dealers overpricing CLNs, research suggests
Information asymmetry and illiquidity driving up prices
Banks seek capital pill for accounting headache
IFRS 9 loan loss provisions should be offset by reduction in capital, banks argue
EC sides with big energy companies in Mifid II spat
Commission urges Esma to restore ‘capital employed’ test desired by industry
Industry fears grow ahead of Basel IRB consultation
Biggest share of bank capital at stake as regulators take aim at credit models
Network theory takes root in post-crisis financial markets
Developments since 2008 open up exciting possibilities, says Kimmo Soramäki
UK narrows carve-out for swap bail-in clauses
Non-EU derivatives contracts will have to be amended, say lawyers
Indian rate options underlyings insufficient, say traders
Lack of long-term reference points could hold back proposed market
EC seeks redo of controversial Mifid II commodity provisions
Rules on ancillary exemption and position limits sent back to Esma