Clearing
Draft European clearing rules threaten Eurex business model
Analysts warn Council of the European Union proposals could hurt trading revenues at Eurex, as its owner, Deutsche Börse, pursues merger talks with NYSE Euronext
European Parliament has neglected FX exemption question, says UK MEP
Kay Swinburne criticises colleagues in the European Parliament for failing to tackle the question of whether forex contracts need to be subjected to new clearing and reporting requirements
Spotlight on: Jeremy Hill, Royal Bank of Scotland
FX Week speaks to Jeremy Hill, head of FX and money market operations at RBS in London
LCH.Clearnet 'shocked' at Dodd-Frank capital requirement
Firm might not be able to live with 99% reduction in minimum capital requirement under Dodd-Frank Act, says chief executive
Users of OTC derivatives are not prepared for regulatory onslaught
The raft of new regulations on OTC derivatives will be problematic for buy-side firms, says new report
EC: Prepare for FX clearing in US and EU
European Commission's Patrick Pearson says no member state has advocated an outright exemption for foreign exchange clearing
Risk Forum: client clearing - a clear market move
A clear market move
CFTC proposal sparks scrap over CCP membership
CFTC proposal sparks row over CCP membership
ECB could offer governance concession on T2S
European Central Bank could modify governance arrangements of its settlement platform in a bid to entice sterling to join
CCP interoperability challenges in Asia
Clearing confusion
Concern over scarcity of high-quality assets forces CCPs to broaden eligible collateral
Ice Clear Europe accepts gold for margin, while LCH.Clearnet is also working on extending eligible collateral
Deutsche Bank launches matching service
Deutsche Bank has launched a clearing service that gives investors a real-time view of futures and options trades.
Buy-side favours low-cost clearing, says UBS
Findings of UBS equity analysts stoke fears of race to the bottom among over-the-counter derivatives clearing firms
EDF’s head of credit risk: misconceptions of assessing credit
EDF Trading North America’s head of credit risk talks to Lianna Brinded exclusively about the misconceptions of assessing credit risk in the energy and commodities market
US lags in same-day affirmation
Asia comes out on top in study by post-trade utility Omego
Upturn predicted for physical energy trading
Trade flow likely to move to physical markets due to new derivatives rules, experts say
Sponsored educational feature: Counterparty credit risk in portfolio risk management
Counterparty credit risk in portfolio risk management
Kemp joins Citi to head exchange-traded derivatives sales
Former JP Morgan futures and options co-head to lead Citi's global futures business
Video: Special Asia report on energy risk management
Lianna Brinded sends us a special report from Hong Kong and Singapore, after speaking to several leaders from the energy and commodities market about risk management
Video: Isda Asia-Pacific chief says new regulations 'potentially dangerous'
Keith Noyes, Asia-Pacific regional director at the International Swaps and Derivatives Association (Isda), speaks to Lianna Brinded about regulatory changes and the impact they will have on the energy and commodities markets.
Energy players voice concerns over Dodd-Frank timeline
US market participants say Dodd-Frank reforms should be phased in, foresee uncertainty and potential market disruption post-implementation
Regulators must distinguish physical and financial energy transactions, says risk manager
Financial risk manager from the US’s largest utility, Southern Company, says regulators should make sure they make a distinction between physical and financial transactions before setting US regulatory changes in stone
CME chief says central clearing house removes 'black swan' threat
Chicago Merchantile Exchange's (CME) Asia energy and metals chief says the group’s central counterparty clearing (CCP) house removes the possibility of a ‘black swan’ incident