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Derivatives clearing: a selection of coverage from Risk.net
Derivatives clearing is one of the hottest regulatory topics at the moment around the world.
Brazil leads booming sovereign CDS trade
Sovereign CDS transactions eclipsed corporate protection volume in past nine months.
Action reactions
At OpRisk USA 2010 participants discussed how they can deal with increasing waves of regulation and add value in the new financial environment.
Right place, right time
Eileen Robbins, vice-president in operational risk at the Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation, has a history of turning up just as things are kicking off. She talks to OR&R about the DTCC’s much-lauded handling of the Lehman Brothers collapse, and…
Positioning repositories
Regulators on both sides of the Atlantic agree on the need for trade repositories to aid the monitoring of systemic risk. But there is a difference of opinion on where these repositories should be based, leading to the possibility that multiple trade…
DTCC and Markit ready for MarkitServ launch
London-based data provider Markit and the New York-based Depository Trust and Clearing Corporation (DTCC) are ready to launch MarkitServ - a joint venture to provide trade-processing services to the over-the-counter derivatives markets.
US legislation for OTC derivatives market published
The US Treasury has published draft legislation detailing its plans to fully regulate over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives markets and mandate central clearing for all standardised bilaterally negotiated contracts.
Momentum gathers for central trade repository
Legislators and industry participants are pushing forward with plans to create a central trade repository to hold records of over-the-counter derivatives transactions as a means of increasing transparency and reducing counterparty risk.
House committee chairmen produce roadmap to OTC reform
Collin Peterson and Barney Frank, the chairmen of the US House Committee on Agriculture and the House Financial Services Committee, respectively, have agreed a set of principles for imminent reforms to over-the-counter derivatives regulation.
Get connected
Regulatory demands for the derivatives industry to improve operational efficiency have become increasingly stringent in the past year. To meet the targets, dealers say interoperability between technology platforms is vital. But in the competitive vendor…
Trade set and match
The ultimate objective of regulators and participants in the derivatives business is to see submission and matching on the date of trade. How far is the industry from reaching this goal? By Ryan Davidson
Clear benefits
Mark Yallop, chief operating officer, Icap, talks to Alexander Campbell
Joint clearing venture for NYSE Euronext and DTCC
NYSE Euronext and the Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) will join forces to clear US fixed-income derivatives.