Emir
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
Insurers wrestle with Emir reporting challenge
Legacy systems and guidance 'failure' add to challenge as deadline passes
WM Datenservice: "Emir was too fast"
Germany’s issuer of legal entity identifiers opened for business almost 12 months ago, but demand only surged in the weeks leading up to Europe’s February 12 reporting deadline
"What a mess": market reflects on start of Emir reporting
By any standards, Europe’s new reporting regime got off to a bad start. Many companies were not ready to comply; some repositories were not able to cope with those that were. Regulators, meanwhile, did not agree on what was in scope. Fiona Maxwell reports
Trade reporting special report
Derivatives trade reporting is mandatory in the US and Europe under Dodd-Frank and Emir rules. Energy Risk presents a special report
Numerix takes top spot in Structured Products Technology Rankings 2014
Structured Products Technology Rankings 2014
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
Emir reporting date sparks 'mad rush' in energy derivatives market
A requirement to report trades under the European Market Infrastructure Regulation kicked in on February 12, creating a rush to comply among energy derivatives market participants. Some firms have struggled with the rules, and say a lack of support from…
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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"
Development of LME Clear proves a test of mettle
A change of ownership and an evolving regulatory landscape have thrown up big challenges for the London Metal Exchange in its quest to clear its own trades. Trevor Spanner, the chief executive of LME Clear, speaks to Mark Pengelly about the project
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
Energy firms' systems not ready for regulation, survey finds
ETRM systems are ill-prepared for financial and energy market regulation, according to Energy Risk survey
Emir reporting deadline causes alarm among commodity traders
Commodity derivatives end-users hit hard by Emir reporting rules, say industry sources, especially smaller firms
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
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
Corporates held up as start of Emir reporting looms
The race to report
OTC break-up may reverse - but only if rules mesh too
Nailing down mercury
European CCPs overhaul futures margin models
Some clearing houses are pushing up margin requirements to address procyclicality concerns - but no change is planned at CME or Eurex
Many firms will not meet Emir reporting deadline, says Isda's Pickel
Market participants relying on regulatory forbearance, Isda chief executive tells legal conference
Transatlantic tug-of-war puts European hedge funds in "impossible position"
Some funds will have to comply with Dodd-Frank and Emir simultaneously
Bottleneck in buy-side reporting feared
Beware the bottlenecks