Custody risk
Holes expected in South Africa’s draft clearing rules
Proposed regime could arrive this month, but scope will remain unclear
Overnight heroes: central banks weigh loans for CCPs
Eurex and SGX can borrow from their central banks, while rivals have to rely on common-or-garden lenders
Sef rules expected to catch swap packages from mid-May
Simpler structures will have existing CFTC safe harbour removed first, Sefs expect
CFTC-EC swaps accord not working, says MEP Swinburne
Accord has not solved swaps liquidity fragmentation
US energy futures may be forced out of UK CCPs
Cross-border clash threatens contracts cleared at Ice Clear Europe and LCH.Clearnet
Massad stresses process and co-operation to senators
CFTC chairman nominee vows to follow APA
EU banks fear capital hit from CCP approval delays
Risk-weights set to jump after June 15
Mexico rushing to pass European CCP tests
EU customers face penalty without Esma blessing
Korea clearing structure in question after HanMag trading error
Korea trading snafu casts doubt on KRX's default fund structure
Korea trading error prompts global clearing house review
KRX is rethinking its own rules in the event of a member default
Cleared US dollar swap volumes drop 80% on first day of Sef regime
Numbers compiled by Isda show huge drop - other sources claim smaller fall. Dealers say people "are tiptoeing their way in".
Hopes grow that US CCPs will get green light from EC
Market participants detect new mood on cross-border issues: "The two clearing regimes aren't really compatible, but neither side wants to start a shooting war"
Asian exchanges considering co-operation agreements to boost liquidity
Several Asian exchanges looking to set up similar deals to leaked ASX/CME proposal
DTCC backlog leaves corporates unable to comply with Emir
Two companies say they have not been able to report to the DTCC's repository, and stopped trading swaps as a result
State Street fines put spotlight on transition management firms
Review of overlooked sector follows £22.9 million penalty for overcharging customers
Esma calls for EC to overrule UK on forex reporting
"We need a solution," says Esma spokesman
DTCC users unable to access data after repository is overwhelmed
Emails to customers cite backlogs in rates and exchange-traded derivatives - users say repository has been "victim of its own success"
JSCC to be first Asian CCP to clear single-name CDSs
Second-quarter start date slated by the Japan-based clearing house
LEI issuance well below targets as Emir reporting begins
Finnish issuer expects to hand out 10,000 identifiers, but had only reached 1,166 last week - and the story is similar elsewhere
Prime brokers to escape AIFMD segregation burden, sources say
Regulators have agreed a solution in row over client asset segregation, according to five industry sources
Missing UTIs will cause reporting chaos, corporates warn
Regulators have left industry to come up with Emir trade identifiers - a huge mistake, according to one corporate treasurer
Asian clearing houses waiting for CFTC to outline DCO exemption process
SGX still the only Asian exchange with US regulatory approval
EC bank reforms would leave lenders unable to hedge
European proposal limits risk management tools to clearable swaps only, preventing options-based hedges
Thousands of derivatives users not ready for Emir reporting
Number of legal entity identifiers is sitting at 83,337 – well short of the required total, which is estimated at anything from 100,000 to one million