Emir
Ferber: Mifid should be reviewed with Brexit in mind
European Union legislator takes aim at CCP open-access provision in further threat to UK clearing
Leaked EU doc could shield legacy swaps from clearing grab
Council paper being debated today sets terms for swaps clearing landgrab
Unwanted Kingdom: managing no-deal Brexit risks
UK-based dealers must plan now if they are to handle trades that extend beyond Brexit day
EC official hints at partial relocation of euro swaps
Commission yet to work out details such as which products and what share of stock may have to move
CDS surcharge touted to aid systemic stability
Charges would encourage systemic banks to buy protection from less significant players
EU trading obligation threatens packaged trades
Banks warn they will have to break up packages and face higher costs for hedging
Industry renews push for triBalance clearing exemption
Dealers using Emir review to request carve-out for optimisation trades
Energy and commodities voice broking will never die
OTC markets may be under siege, but they won’t disappear, writes Mark Earthey
Day of the Mifids: what happens on January 3?
Continued ambiguities in the rules could hit European market liquidity at the start of 2018
New EU bank rules threaten Eurex, LCH investment policies
CCPs with EU bank licences currently run leverage ratios of less than half the minimum
FX forwards users drop EU banks over margin rule
Other dealers do not have to collect margin on physically settled forwards
Dislocation policy: LCH exodus risks CCP basis blow-out
Questions about post-Brexit status of UK CCP could spark mass migration – and severe volatility
LCH users weigh early exit as fears grow of EU ban
Two CCPs report interest from LCH customers; banks expect first book transfers in early 2018
Extremely (un)likely: a plausibility approach to stress testing
CCP’s risk managers propose a framework for generating extreme but plausible stress scenarios
Swaps users face potential margin bill for Libor transition
New margin rules could snare legacy trades amended to reference alternative rates, lawyers warn
Large corporates unconvinced by Emir reporting gift
Corporates ask for opt-out from Emir reporting changes proposed for their benefit
US dealers wade into European CCP relocation debate
CFTC hearing warns of increased margining costs and a pre-Brexit client onboarding crunch
ECB and Esma would call shots on euro clearing
Proposals give central bank and regulator the power to bar biggest third-country CCPs
EU rules delay sparks fears over indirect clearing
CCP members must offer new arrangements for exchange-traded derivatives in January 2018
Doubts plague Emir reporting clean-up
Industry still advocates single-sided reporting as a way to improve EU swaps data quality
Emir reporting relief for ETDs causes confusion
Market participants unsure who will report client-side leg of exchange-traded derivatives trades to CCPs
Emir review could push securitisations into the dark
Subjecting deals to margin requirements would be a further blow to STS securitisation concept
Deutsche Börse exec backs euro clearing landgrab
Swiss CCP operator Six x-clear defends current equivalence regime
Banks win concessions in battle over CCP margin models
European Commission proposal would shine light on clearing house margin charges