Emir
Dealers seek equity derivatives carve-out from margin rules
Lobby effort targets proposed concentration limits on collateral for non-cleared derivatives
Italian refiner seeks boost from supply and trading unit
Saras gains from rebound in refining margins and flexible Sardinia refinery
Mifid II adjustments fail to ease energy firms' worries
Revised ancillary business exemption would still catch large and mid-sized utilities
Market participants worry for European energy liquidity
Banks, energy firms and regulators express concern about impact of regulation
Clearers challenge Massad over EU client protections
Affiliate and client positions not commingled, they argue
CCP wrangling sparks new frontloading fears
Dealers fear trades could be booked at CCPs they are not able to use
Video: E.on North America compliance head praises CFTC shift
Legal and compliance head says agency has been “very receptive” of industry concerns
Trade repository data quality to impact Mifir and Emir review
Regulators bemoan poor data quality from trade repositories impacts policy implementation
EU revisions to uncleared margin rules address industry fears
Cash collateral escapes haircut and third-country corporates get a carve-out
Consultancy of the year: Capgemini Consulting
German energy trading team helps deal with onslaught of renewables
Regulatory advisory house of the year: Baringa Partners
Consultancy helps clients cope with demands of Emir, Remit and Mifid II
Regulators sound warning on collateral squeeze
Report calls on regulators to fix “structural and regulatory limitations” around collateral
EC's Hill points to April 2016 start for swaps clearing
EC and Esma have agreed rules - legislators now have six months to endorse them
European Repo Council chief fears ‘meltdown of G20 dream’
Concerns heard as repo industry considers voluntary adoption of clearing
Norwegian adoption of Emir to fix cross-border clash
EU banks will be required to clear Nkr swaps – Norwegian banks currently are not
Dealers fear reporting clash under SFT regulation
Securities Financing Transactions Regulation could conflict with Emir reporting rules
Risk España Survey 2015: All quiet on the clearing front
Almost two-thirds of respondents say they are not clearing OTC swaps, up from 53% in 2014
Mifid II liquidity data described as 'garbage'
Regulators have rejected requests to share underlying data set, critics claim
US vs EU CCP scrap may be settled by margin study
Isda AGM: analysis aims to end wrangle over merits of 1-day and 2-day margin rules
EC calls for more time to vet foreign CCP oversight
Third extension "necessary and proportionate", says EC internal document
Scott O'Malia: time for a regulatory time out
Isda chief calls for a pause in rule-making to "fix the errors"
Banks welcome Esma clarification on foreign subsidiaries
Regulators reach "logical conclusion" on third-country entities
Ice considers moving Brent contract to avoid EU margin hike
Ice says move is “not an outcome we want to see” but Emir margin could drive users away
Icap Energy’s Francis wrestles with regulatory change
New European energy and commodities head faces tough decisions