Custody risk
Bowen defends CFTC inclusion of non-US trades
Commissioner says agency will police risk “wherever it occurs”
JP Morgan exec challenges CCPs over skin in the game
"Why wouldn't you put up... all of your capital?" asks Olsen
SGX mothballs US dollar swap clearing
Insufficient demand causes service to cease – however exchange says it may reintroduce it later
'Systemic risk' created by margining into non-netting jurisdictions, says StanChart
Local regulators are considering exempting banks from posting margin where there is no netting certainty
Custodial sentence: G-Sib charge hits 'riskless' business
Treating custody deposits as wholesale funding increases risk, critics say
SEC’s Piwowar doubts CCPs should clear some instruments
Concern that historical price series volatility will not reflect jump-to-default risk
CME guaranty fund cut could lure new clearing members
Regional banks and prop shops eye direct membership, but FCMs see few benefits
Options Clearing Corp faces pressures of systemic status
Disaster recovery and oversight key for utility's CRO
Clearing brokers send balance sheet allocations to Basel
Data from several clearers submitted to illustrate impact on bank leverage ratios
Are regulators listening at last on the leverage ratio?
Basel Committee, FSB and EBA open ears to balance sheet leverage concerns
Pension funds in limbo as EC leaves Emir exemption gap
Funds could be subject to CVA charge for period of weeks or months
Sovereign wealth fund interns cost BNY Mellon nearly $15m
Custodians should retrain HR in foreign bribery rules as SEC threatens further action
Latin alternative funds eye Asia following passport decision
AIFMD 'driving' South American business to Singapore
ASX gets first DCO exemption from CFTC
Four Asian CCPs have applied, but Australian outfit is first to win an exemption
US custodians face G-Sib capital hit
Banks warn treatment of deposits could raise custody fees
EC urged to exempt insurers from central clearing
Need for cash collateral could encourage pro-cyclical investing, industry says
Non-domestic custodians notch up big deals in Australia
BNP Paribas Securities Services takes A$50 billion of UniSuper assets previously run by NAB
BoJ’s Nakaso: ‘No serious problems’ with JGB liquidity
New data shows drop in market depth, but QE is not threatened, says deputy governor
Esma urges EC to bin frontloading
Benefits of retroactive clearing are "undermined" by its drawbacks, Esma finds
CCP basis driving CME clients to LCH, traders say
LCH sees doubling in client notional, while CME notional halves
CCPs confront cleared swap basis threat
From Japan to Mexico, CCPs are trying to avoid repeat of CME-LCH price disparity
CCP basis market takes off – but will buy-side join in?
Dealers are encouraging asset managers to trade CME-LCH swaps
CFTC to clamp down on delays in swap clearing
Agency readies STP push; Isda calls for phased approach and 10-minute limit
'Jury still out' on local currency clearing says CIMB
Asean OTC derivatives market is not big enough to warrant clearing