Clearing
Eurozone G-Sibs’ swaps notionals fall €9.6trn in 2018
Deutsche Bank’s portfolio shrinks 16% year-on-year
UK G-Sibs add $11trn of OTC notionals in 2018
HSBC added the most derivatives notionals in dollar terms, increasing outstandings by 26%
Libor leaders: LCH brings SOFR swaps into the fold
CCP adapted risk models to start clearing new swaps and plans quick switchover to SOFR discounting
At FICC, 20 margin breaches in Q1
The clearing house posted 157 margin breaches for the 12-month period ending in March
DTCC default fund contributions shrink 16%
CCP reports 268 clearing members at end-March
Exchange leaders see a greening future in derivatives
On ESG, Europe leads the US, new products are sprouting and sourcing of metals is being examined
Libor leaders: how seven firms are tackling the transition
BMO, Prudential, Associated British Ports, LCH and others reveal their plans to move off troubled benchmark
Libor leaders: BMO sets the pace in RFR transition
Early mover switches £10 billion of pension liability swap hedges to Sonia
JSCC default funds shrink $1.7 billion in Q1
The CCP reported 281 clearing members at end-March
Esma takes flak over vague CCP enhanced supervision plans
JP Morgan calls for more quantitative thresholds for determining systemic foreign CCPs
Giancarlo bows out with regulatory deference
Move comes amid row between US and European policymakers over cross-border CCP regulation
Emergency docs: funds rush to meet EU’s revised Emir rules
Isda asks for six-month extension as previously exempt funds hit with margin requirements
Outsourcers, IM delay and machine learning
The week on Risk.net, May 25–31, 2019
DTCC in talks to clear MarketAxess bond trades
Market-first move could cut platform’s costs and counterparty risks
RJ O’Brien’s chief risk officer on margin models and clearing
CME’s looming switch to VAR model will have pronounced effect on broker and its clients, says Brad Giemza
JP Morgan cleared swaps balloon $8trn in Q1
Total G-Sib cleared notionals climb 23% in three months to end-March
LCH veteran Davie set to depart
Clearer looking to fill new role in head of SwapClear and listed rates
Swaps users mull ‘big bang’ for SOFR discounting
Cleared and bilateral US dollar swaps could move to SOFR discounting on the same day in 2020
No more delays on Mifid open access, EU regulator says
European authority confirms July 2020 start date, reigniting argument over market stability versus competition
Born again: Citi’s forex prime brokerage
After a $180 million gut-punch, the apex brokerage is now evangelising to amused rivals about the perils of mispricing
JP Morgan hoovers up $1.5bn of client margin in Q1
Total required client margin held by bank increases 13% quarter-on-quarter
Swaps data: IM grows in listed and OTC markets
Data shows fourth-quarter jump in IM across all product groups and after-effects of Nasdaq losses