Clearing
Special report: Collateral
The changing regulatory climate has transformed collateral management from a necessary if unglamorous part of the back office to a fundamental strand of firms’ risk management requirements
Rise in CCPs may spur collateral fragmentation
Currency controls
Central clearing obligations cause collateral headaches in Asia
Collateral thinking
New clearing world
Sponsored Q&A: Eurex Clearing
ASX to use cross-margining efficiencies in battle for Australia clearing market
Australian domestic clearing house hoping to use lower margin costs as a means to win market share
South Africa considers onshore mandate for OTC clearing
On-message for onshore clearing?
Options clearing pushed to 2014 as solution search begins
As the search for a viable clearing mechanism for FX options begins, market participants suggest clearing won't begin before 2014
JSE eyes OTC market as it revamps futures clearer
South African futures CCP limits member liabilities
DOL paves way for US pension funds to clear swaps
FCMs and pension funds welcome long-awaited Department of Labour advisory opinion
Thailand backs cash equity CCP linkage model
Proposal for CCPs to act as clearing members for each other receives backing of Thai regulator
OTC market faces up to CCP-dependent pricing
Spot the differentials
Special report: Clearing
In the clear?
Q&A: Jae-Joon Lim, KRX
Q&A: Jae-Joon Lim, KRX
HKEx to start OTC clearing in April
The Hong Kong bourse is set to start OTC derivatives clearing in April and is planning to expand its cross-asset derivatives offering over the next two to three years
Japan: Initial margins on OTC clearing of forex swaps not desirable
Japan questions the current framework for clearing foreign exchange derivatives
FX options clearing analysis in final stages
The GFMA's global forex division is understood to be close to completion of its analysis of five years of options trading data - a project that is intended to lead to a solution for options clearing
Central clearing: what obstacles remain for Asia?
Despite the deadline for introducing central clearing already passing, a number of questions are unanswered. Leading figures from around the region voice their concerns
Lack of clarity over clearing provides problems for Asia banks
The deadline set by the G-20 to clear all standardised OTC derivatives has passed but a lack of regulatory clarity over the shape of reform is hampering banks in the region
Second helpings – Aaron Woolner column
Second helpings
Collateral clawback fears leave US pension funds unable to clear
Banks and pension plans are waiting for the US Department of Labor to clarify whether initial margin counts as plan assets
Four of five largest Australian banks look to clear with LCH
LCH.Clearnet makes inroads into the domestic Australian market with its SwapClear service
The clearing revolution
The clearing revolution