Initial margin
Despite MF Global, firms face weaker OTC safeguards
Segregated thinking
US banks could lose competitive edge in Europe, says EIB
US regulations on mandatory clearing and uncleared margin could put US dealers at a competitive disadvantage in Europe, says EIB
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
Despite MF Global, firms face weaker OTC safeguards
Segregated thinking
CCPs fear prescriptive Esma standards on margin and risk
Esma could take key risk management decisions out of the hands of CCPs, according to new discussion paper on the technical standards required by European clearing rules
Swaps push-out a 'vast overreaction', says OCC's Walsh
Section 716 of the Dodd-Frank Act is based on a misperception of OTC derivatives, says acting OCC head - who also acknowledged criticism of US uncleared margin proposals
OTC clearing service of the year: JP Morgan
Risk awards 2012
Corporate risk manager of the year: Rolls-Royce
Risk awards 2012
How the CCP location debate helped split the EU
Location, location, location
Risk software survey 2011
Compliance is key
Review of 2011: collateral, capital and chaos
Collateral, capital and chaos
CFTC urged to rethink rules that threaten cross-margining
Pushed to the margins
CFTC urged to rethink rules that threaten cross-margining
The cross-product margining maze
From micro to macro: Basel III tools eyed as systemic risk controls
Keeping the lid on
Margin minutiae at issue in Jefferies v IDCG suit
Mire in margin minutiae
Asia Risk Congress 2011: CCP users need tactical collateral planning due to Basel III capital squeeze
The increasing need for liquid, high grade assets under Basel III capital requirements will likely squeeze liquidity in the types of eligible collateral required by central counterparty (CCP) clearings, meaning end-users of CCPs need to tactically plan…