Infrastructure
Ice Clear Europe issued $5.4bn VM call in Q4
Price volatility in energy markets behind the largest cash call on record by the CCP
Ice Clear Europe boosts liquidity buffer by 77%
More than half of the CCP’s loss-absorbing funds is now deposited in central bank balances
Ice Clear Europe hit by $1.03bn margin breach
The CCP’s futures and options division reported its second largest IM breach ever in Q4, as energy prices skyrocketed
Liquidity risk up 163% at Ice Clear Credit in Q4
Rate hike expectations led to the highest level on record of contributions to the CCP’s default fund
Firms opt for unified regulatory reporting architectures amid the latest wave of new requirements
Zoi Fletcher speaks to Fabien Romero, executive director at S&P Global Market Intelligence's global regulatory reporting solutions, about the importance of unified architecture for global transaction reporting requirements
Adapting to the new normal
The current interest rate environment and need to adapt to changing technology and regulatory mandates is keeping insurers on their toes, Nakul Nayyar, head of investment risk at Guardian Life, tells Risk.net
LCH turns to central banks in rejig of liquidity pools
Central bank balances hit all-time high, despite aggregate fall in liquidity buffer in Q4
Peak IM calls at FICC leapt 13% in Q4
Number of margin breaches at the central counterparty’s GSD also edged higher, as some members increase exposures after margin calculations
OCC member default fund contributions jump 8%
CCP’s skin in the game fell slightly in Q4, making up 1.8% of the prefunded total
Building a resilient company and communities
A slew of challenges is testing the mettle of companies and communities alike. For Sarah Friar, chief executive of local information app Nextdoor, thriving in this uncertain environment requires diverse perspectives, a tilt to local solutions, playbooks…
Interview with Alain Bejjani, chief executive at Majid Al Futtaim: part 2 of 3
A clearly defined set of values and guidance principles are very important for any organisation for building resiliency, says Alain Bejjani, chief executive at Majid Al Futtaim
New GFXC chair aims to keep up reform on last look
SNB’s Andrea Maechler urges more liquidity providers and trading venues to address hold times
Liquidity risk rose at most CCPs in Q3
JSCC, CME, Ice and Eurex among those that revised their VM estimates
Regulation and infrastructure: levelling up crypto and digital assets
On its arrival, the current generation of digital assets presented an exciting, untapped frontier for trading. But the ‘wild west’ can’t last forever, and increased regulation promises more than just security for these markets – it also provides them…
OCC member default fund contributions climb 11%
CCP's skin in the game up almost 5%
NSCC’s year of living dangerously
The CCP’s models are falling short time and time again, and the consequences could be disastrous
JSCC member received $3bn cash call in Q3
The CCP revised its estimate of the worst-case payment obligation that would have to be met should one of its participants collapse
At LCH, required IM rose over Q3
Required minimum demanded of clients increased at ForexClear, RepoClear and EquityClear, but fell at SwapClear
One NSCC member paid record $40bn to cover dues in Q3
The cash call was 141% larger than the previous quarter
NSCC’s liquidity pool twice short of payment obligation in Q3
The CCP reported a shortfall in its qualifying liquid resources for the third consecutive quarter
Clouding the issue: blurred lines divide banks and servicers
Banks clash with big three cloud service providers over data security and configuration errors
Operational resilience: charting evolution, strengthening impact
Arming a business in preparation for robust operational resilience measures is not a one-step solution – it continues to evolve. The key to strengthening defences against all events – especially the unlikely but plausible – is to build business agility…
Initial margin at LCH Ltd rose in Q2
RepoClear and ForexClear saw biggest increase over the quarter
OCC increases skin in the game in Q2
Own funds to handle a participant collapse amounted to $313 million