International Organization of Securities Commissions (Iosco)
Initial margin at the OCC leapt 20% in Q3
Cleared options contract volumes hit 1.9 billion in Q3
Ready for the unique product identifier (UPI) in two years?
Emma Kalliomaki, managing director of the Derivatives Service Bureau (DSB), explores UPIs for OTC derivatives, how and when they will be introduced, and the responsibilities of the DSB as designated service provider for a future UPI system
SFC’s Alder looks to shake up liquidity rules post-Covid
Asia Risk 25: HK regulatory head says central banks must “never have to step in again” to bail out investors
Initial margin held by top CCPs declined over Q2
Cash collateral held at central banks down 23% across top CCPs
Eurex initial margin ebbed over Q2 as default fund swelled
Participant contributions to default fund up 55% quarter-on-quarter
JSCC placed majority of its default funds with the BoJ in Q2
Loss-absorbing resources stashed with commercial banks fell over the three months to end-June
How Covid‑19 is impacting transition preparations
A forum of industry leaders, including the sponsors of this report, discusses key industry concerns around the transition away from Libor, including how the discontinuation deadline will be impacted by the Covid‑19 pandemic, the benefits and challenges…
Top clearing houses bolstered default funds over Q1
NSCC reported its guaranty resources grew 231%
Initial margin models of top CCPs slipped in Q1
Achieved coverage levels declined quarter-on-quarter
DTCC’s mortgage unit hit by $1.5bn margin breach in Q1
A large, directional portfolio $100 billion in size was to blame
OCC made $32bn initial margin call in Q1
Clearing house reported peak margin breach of $273 million
Fourteen margin breaches at CME’s swap unit in Q1
The peak breach was almost $80 million in size
CFTC advisory body backs six-month initial margin ‘grace period’
Majority vote to recommend extra six-month extension for phases five and six of initial margin rules
Delay to IM calculation window leaves some exasperated
“Hasty” decision by global rule-makers frustrates firms that had already started initial margin prep
How regional banks could shape US Libor replacement
Regulators convene working group to address credit sensitivity concerns
Entering 2020, most CCPs had bigger default funds than a year ago
Majority of back-up funds to handle member defaults saw more pre-funded resources flow in
Industry calls for suspension of IM compliance dates
Associations warn phase five deadline may no longer be possible for hundreds of buy-side firms amid Covid-19 disruption
Margin exchange threshold relief: get out of jail free?
‘Game-changing’ IM exchange threshold relief may not be the phase five free pass it first appears
Fast-track SOFR term rate, says JP Morgan’s Pluta
Traders divided on whether liquidity in SOFR futures is sufficient to support a forward rate
Custody battle: competing tensions put IM prep in jeopardy
Conflicting custody interests and delayed docs call IM phase five readiness into question
Top five clearing members dominate CCPs
Thirteen of 25 clearing services surveyed have 50% or more open positions in hands of top five members
At CCPs, sovereign bonds are top IM collateral
Government debt makes up 48% of IM on average among top clearing houses
Inside top CCPs’ default funds
Central banks favoured by CCPs to hold default resources
European CCPs home to 241 non-bank clearing members
Majority of non-financial counterparties are energy and power firms