Custody risk
Banks pushing Eurex to allow hedge funds into cleared repo
Prime brokers proposing to guarantee the performance of clients’ trades
Nordic clearing members eliminate Skr288 billion IRS notional
Nasdaq Clearing’s first compression run to be continued twice a year
CCP recovery funds would inspire risk management – JFSA
This approach would align the interests of clearing houses and their members
Regulatory intervention triggers complicate CCP resolution
Isda AGM: Role of supervisors will vary for each situation, say market participants
LCH and dealers clash over loss allocations
Isda AGM: CCP equity should not be spared, say clearing members
Blockchain tech for derivatives CCPs – friend or foe?
Distributed ledgers can benefit – and won't replace – CCPs, says Nasdaq Clearing president
DTCC bets on blockchain to slash CCP liquidity needs
New technology set to boost repo netting, shrinking $50bn facility "substantially"
Buy side targets leverage cap in SEC derivatives plans
AQR says its managed futures fund could suffer larger drawdowns under new rule
Basel Committee to amend leverage ratio calculation
CEM to be ditched, but regulators still considering treatment of client margin
Unresolvable clearing houses pose ‘enormous risk’
CCPs, the TLAC and Basel III capital rules are all cause for concern, Minnesota Fed hears
Q&A: FDIC’s Hoenig warns on daily settled swaps
FDIC vice-chair on leverage-cutting schemes, TLAC and TBTF
SDR battle between CME and DTCC heralds huge cost savings
Firms reporting more than 50,000 open swap positions could save $1 million a year at CME
Eurex pilots direct clearing for the buy side
CCP predicts 80% reduction in capital charges for banks acting as clearing agents
Eurex margin flaws claimed in Swedish bank collapse case
CCP failed to properly capture vega, strike and wing risk, expert report claims
Why raiding CCPs’ initial margin would be bad policy
A wounded CCP should not have a claim on users’ assets, says hedge fund group
Clearing head Murray quits Deutsche for BNY Mellon
Murray will join BNY Mellon in a senior listed clearing role
Fund industry defends use of credit lines as liquidity backstop
Concerns about systemic risk unjustified, say asset managers
Bank names obstruct single-name CDS clearing
Ice is “working through” wrong-way risk issues, may need to revamp auctions
Europe will open gates to US CCPs, says Massad
CFTC adopts substituted compliance for European CCPs; US clearers still waiting on Esma approval
US end-users risk tax hit in move to daily settled swaps
Changing treatment of variation margin could benefit banks, but hurt clients
EC urged to target initial margin for CCP recovery
Irish central banker says haircuts should be seen as temporary loans to CCPs in a crisis
CCPs must be able to haircut initial margin in a crisis
Initial margin is the best source of liquidity for CCPs in a crisis, argues Irish central banker
CCPs face pressure to deal with cyber security threats
Regulators and clearing members urge central counterparties to do more to guard against attacks
CME set to launch swaptions clearing in Q2
Uncleared margin rules the driver; may also impact CME-LCH basis