Brexit
LCH braces for repo clearing relocation
UK clearing house aims to retain swaps clearing even if sovereign repo business relocates to the eurozone
Leaked EU paper proposes flexible bank holdco rules
Document offers helping hand to US and Japanese banks, which must split out securities business
Deutsche Bank expects early 2018 decision on LCH exit
LSE chief slams clearing relocation proposals for trying to create captive European Union market
Ferber: Mifid should be reviewed with Brexit in mind
European Union legislator takes aim at CCP open-access provision in further threat to UK clearing
Leaked EU doc could shield legacy swaps from clearing grab
Council paper being debated today sets terms for swaps clearing landgrab
Monthly credit data review: UK corporates’ post-Brexit slide
UK financials show steady post-Brexit decline in credit quality
A common interest in common law
Losing UK court judgement recognition in EU would not dim enthusiasm for English law contracts
Unwanted Kingdom: managing no-deal Brexit risks
UK-based dealers must plan now if they are to handle trades that extend beyond Brexit day
London-based banks face ECB Brexit power grab
Drive to supervise swaps books from Frankfurt threatens cross-border balance sheet management
London likely to lose all euro repo clearing business
Fear of post-Brexit curbs on clearing and netting concerns propel shift to eurozone
EC official hints at partial relocation of euro swaps
Commission yet to work out details such as which products and what share of stock may have to move
Treasury review not rollback of reforms – CFTC counsel
Trump order is a chance to ease some rules and promote cross-border regulatory deference
US and Japan push for twin EU bank holdcos
Two umbrella groups needed for home-country separation of securities and banking operations
Keeping global regulatory co-ordination alive
WEF council members call for consistent implementation of current and upcoming rules
Insurance experts downplay fears about risk margin
BoE paper’s prophesies of lower investment and thinner liquidity are too dramatic, specialists think
Mixed motives threaten messy outcome in euro clearing row
Stability, oversight, Parisian ambition, repo haircuts: LCH is under attack from all sides
Dislocation policy: LCH exodus risks CCP basis blow-out
Questions about post-Brexit status of UK CCP could spark mass migration – and severe volatility
LCH users weigh early exit as fears grow of EU ban
Two CCPs report interest from LCH customers; banks expect first book transfers in early 2018
Large corporates unconvinced by Emir reporting gift
Corporates ask for opt-out from Emir reporting changes proposed for their benefit
Monthly credit data review: PDs imply Brexit stress
Default risk for group of UK corporates has risen 11% over the past year
BoE warns of potential disruption to clearing business for EU firms
Fragmentation of market-based finance could raise costs and risk for EU and UK companies
ECB requests powers to regulate CCPs
Brexit heightens concern over importance of central counterparties
US dealers wade into European CCP relocation debate
CFTC hearing warns of increased margining costs and a pre-Brexit client onboarding crunch
ECB and Esma would call shots on euro clearing
Proposals give central bank and regulator the power to bar biggest third-country CCPs