Over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives
Aggregators accuse Sefs of unfair pricing
Bloomberg and Tradeweb charge 'unreasonable’ connectivity fees, two platforms claim
Proposed margin rule to hurt global banks’ trades with China
Industry dislikes HKMA rule on initial margin for uncleared trades with non-netting countries
US margin rules threaten clearing bottleneck
Fed estimates $2.5 billion annual cost of funding margin on bilateral trades
Dealers baulk at new SME derivatives rules
Priips to force banks to publish cost analysis of corporate trades
Banks clamp down on pre-hedging over manipulation fears
Front-running concerns could leave market more exposed to liquidity risk
EU uncleared margin rules expected by January – EC official
European regime draws on global principles
‘There’s room for two’: reactions to Tullett/Icap deal
Hard work – and risks – facing voice specialist, say dealers and brokers
Omnibus accounts in favour despite higher capital charges
Operational complexity in Europe and low volumes in Asia are deterring buy-side clearers from ISAs
HKEx waits for regulator to approve cross-currency swaps clearing
Race to be the first CCP to launch the clearing "killer app" continues
Tokyo Financial Exchange to enter margin utility business
Bourse becomes latest firm to offer services to meet uncleared margin rules
Mifid II – Will you be ready to report?
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Video: Financial system more interconnected than in 2008 – DTCC
A reduction in the number of settlement banks has increased interconnectedness risk
Lack of average pricing holding back Clobs, says buy side
Sefs, FCMs and CCPs not interested in finding a solution, however
JP Morgan and UBS compress forex books via start-up
NYC-based LMRKTS first broke cover two years ago; third bank participant is unknown
Tackling buy-side OTC derivatives challenges: Regulations, risks and collateral management
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Massad: US to raise dollar threshold in uncleared margin rules
Higher final threshold may catch fewer firms
CFTC parks Sef name give-up issue
"For the time being, we're not taking any action," says Massad
Bail-in divisions put bank swap ratings in doubt
Europe's fragmented resolution rules threaten Moody's framework
JSE swap futures off to a slow start
Dealers struggling with CVA pricing and internal approvals
Korea Securities Depository aims to be industry-owned utility
KSD lost the tender to be the domestic TR but will operate the LEI process
Buy side mulls new Eurex direct clearing model
Agency-style arrangement may cut clearing costs, but regulators wary
Albanese: crushing capital costs
Having tackled FVA, Claudio Albanese is now focused on capital optimisation
Growing pains – The boom in buy-side derivatives usage
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End-user hedging: FMC’s natural gas hedges show benefits of OTC trading
Exchange-traded futures are costlier and less effective, professors argue