Settlement
Legal fines dent StanChart profits
The bank put aside $900 million last year to cover penalties related to a series of investigations
Functional programming reaches for stardom in finance
Fans highlight more reliable code, and suitability for complex tasks and distributed ledgers
Rate rises, structural reforms transforming swaps market – BIS
Interest rate derivatives notionals up 13% in first half of 2018, but values collapse 12%
Blockchain won’t help the UK to go P2P
Legal and practical problems mean blockchain is unlikely to change the UK’s grid, writes energy expert
Empirical assessments of the Reserve Bank of India’s policy measures on payment and settlement systems in India
This paper empirically evaluates the effects of policy measures used by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on interbank payment and settlement systems in that country.
RBS puts RMBS woes behind it, draining capital
DoJ settlement incurs 50bp CET1 ratio charge
CLS seeking legal fix for Brexit settlement threat
Market infrastructure firm wants EU27 to protect trades in insolvency by tweaking local laws
European banks vague on settled-to-market switch
UBS reported a cut in gross derivatives assets and liabilities attributable to STM of Sfr11.4 billion in 2017
VM changes cut billions from US bank swaps values in 2017
Effects on potential future exposure (PFE) mixed
Legal woes drain Barclays' capital
A $2 billion fine from the US Department of Justice contributed to a 60bp CET1 capital ratio decline
DLT offers new possibilities for securities settlement, say ECB and BoJ
Second phase of ‘Project Stella’ looks at delivery versus payment on three DLT platforms
Distributed ledger technology in payments, clearing and settlement
This paper examines how DLT can be used in the area of PCS, and identifies both the opportunities and challenges associated with its long-term implementation and adoption.
DRW calls for physical settlement of bitcoin futures
Prop shop’s head of market structure says underlying spot exchanges are not transparent enough
Huge capital savings at stake in STM swaps debate
Estimates show portfolio would generate 250% more capital in worst-case version of new margining treatment
Goldman swaps assets drop $140bn after margin change
Move follows guidance from US regulators; no word from Goldman on capital impact
London likely to lose all euro repo clearing business
Fear of post-Brexit curbs on clearing and netting concerns propel shift to eurozone
National curbs hit budding pan-EU settlement market
As T2S approaches final migration, restrictions on primary dealers undermine efficiencies
Eurex urges more regulators to endorse VM capital savings
CME, Ice and LCH treat variation margin as settlement; Eurex awaits further guidance
VM change helps Barclays cut derivatives by $113bn
Three factors slashed size of book by 25%, including move to treat margin as settlement
Fed weighing VM capital cut for cleared swaps
Powell implies support for practice that saved UBS $300m in capital
Innovation of the year: Energy Settlement Network by Aquilon Energy Services
Energy Risk Awards 2017: Aquilon's cloud-based settlement platform redefines automation
Netting no problem for blockchain, tech firms tell regulators
Firms say DLT can sit with current market practice, but instantaneous settlement 'not desirable'
Mortgage and auto loan securitisations inflict op risk losses
Megan van Ooyen from SAS rounds up the top five operational risk losses for March 2017