Buy side
Emir countdown raises cost questions for the buy side
Firms fear wider spreads, lower liquidity after May 21 frontloading date
Eurex faces questions on savings from buy-side clearing
CCP rebuffs argument that direct membership model will add to risk
Eurex describes its new ISA Direct platform
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Smaller firms get boost on timing for non-cleared margin
Counterparties will be able to offset extra collateral calls, says source close to EBA
Eurex pilots direct clearing for the buy side
CCP predicts 80% reduction in capital charges for banks acting as clearing agents
Beyond Libor: what reform plans mean for swaps users
Big bang still an option in plans to propagate new benchmarks
Pensions industry says permanent Emir exemption not enough
European Parliament and UK regulator push for carve-out, but industry unimpressed
Buy-siders hope for late reprieve on margining for non-cleared swaps
National supervisors coming round to industry view on same-day settlement, say sources
Lifetime achievement award: Bennett W Golub
CRO and founding partner has helped grow – and guard – BlackRock for almost three decades
Market risk technology product of the year (buy side): MSCI
LiquidityMetrics uses buy-side questionnaire to measure liquidity in data-scarce bond market
Fixed-income trading platform of the year: UBS
Firm prices saw 'real end-users' flock to Bond Port in 2015
Banks unyielding in contract talks on clearing
European buy-siders that leave clearing-contract talks too late could be told 'take it or leave it', lawyers warn
Banks clamp down on pre-hedging over manipulation fears
Front-running concerns could leave market more exposed to liquidity risk
Australian supers push for collateral posting rules revamp
Aussie super funds face higher dealer charges because of collateral rules
Addressing the shortcomings of current multi-asset class risk analytics across the buy side
Sponsored webinar: Axioma
Tackling buy-side OTC derivatives challenges: Regulations, risks and collateral management
Sponsored webinar: Calypso
Mifid II threatens best execution data 'nightmare'
Buy- and sell-side critics attack requirement to publish all RFQs
Softer rules on clearing margin may not cut end-users’ costs
Leverage ratio burden only one part of costs
Growing pains – The boom in buy-side derivatives usage
Sponsored survey analysis: Calypso Technology
Technology – Solving the new equation of capital markets
Sponsored video: Murex
Banks hope for Mifid reprieve on fixed-income research
Intervention by France, Germany, UK could bring about “more considerate treatment”
Interdealer brokers need to change, say critics
“I’m just a good guy and I buy you a beer” is no longer enough
CCP basis market takes off – but will buy-side join in?
Dealers are encouraging asset managers to trade CME-LCH swaps
Swaps end-users fear clearing fee and margin hikes
Risk Derivatives Clearing: buy-side firms expect clearing costs to rise