Emir
Corporate statement: energycredit
Are your systems ready for the next generation of energy regulations?
Esma: making time for ETFs
The July 2012 issue of ETF Risk covers regulation, liquidity risk and tracking error
Extraterritoriality remains a major issue, says FSA’s Lawton
Resolving issues around the extraterritorial application of derivatives regulation is a major outstanding issue that needs to be addressed, says FSA’s acting director of markets
Securitisation market seeks SPV clearing carve-out
Securitisation would be "a lot less viable" if SPVs do not qualify for clearing exemption, says Isda
The last word: Collateral and CCPs
The leading question
No improvement in porting since Lehman, CCPs say
The collapse of MF Global last year saw clearing houses struggle to port client collateral to other firms - repeating problems seen after Lehman Brothers filed for bankruptcy in 2008
UBS: Sef aggregation 1.0
Pin money
Isda AGM: ‘Life as we know it will change,’ says O’Connor
New regulations will help reduce systemic risk, but changes need to be made to certain parts of the rules, Isda chairman says
Isda 27th Annual General Meeting Chicago 2012
End in sight?
Managing the regulatory patchwork to ensure global consistency
Managing the regulatory patchwork
A turning tide for two-way CSAs?
A turning tide for two-way CSAs?
Cross-border confusion between domestic clearing houses
Cross-border confusion
Tentative on G-20 timelines for OTC derivatives clearing
Tentative on G-20 timelines
To clear or not to clear? Corporates urged to weigh options
Despite hard-won exemptions, corporates should consider the pros and cons of clearing, according to panellists at an ACT event - but treasurers remain unconvinced
Regulators look out for clearing dodges
Out of the clear?
Each: CCPs seek safety in numbers
Each and everyone
Risk Annual Summit: Corporate clearing exemption vital, say panellists
Corporate treasurers call for a broad clearing exemption within European rules – and say they might stop using derivatives without it
Mitigating op risks for CCPs post-crisis
To the rescue
Risk Annual Summit: Buy-side firms call for clearing changes
Eligible collateral for CCP margin needs to be reviewed – and regulators also need to ensure the clearing exemption for some end-users is not negated by Basel capital rules, say buy-side firms
Risk Annual Summit: Emir rules will be binding from 2013, says Pearson
Esma doesn’t have much time to draw up technical standards, but regulators will be ‘nimble on their feet’, says EC’s Pearson
Identifiers key to repository success, say participants
Consistent reporting to multiple trade repositories under new OTC regulations will depend on the successful adoption of legal identifiers
MAS brings Singapore regulations in line with global rules on OTC derivatives
Fears that a different approach to over-the-counter derivative regulations in Asia could prompt regulatory arbitrage with Europe and North America have been laid to rest by Singapore’s February consultation on OTC derivatives, explains Cindy Leiw of Isda
Esma under pressure to opine on asset-class specifics in Emir
A public hearing on Emir draft technical standards earlier this week leaves market participants with ongoing concerns over asset-class specifics and implementation time frame
European regulators undecided on initial margin rules for uncleared swaps
Counterparties will have to post variation margin on uncleared trades – but questions remain over which firms will have to post and collect initial margin