Cross-border trading
Could an Archegos blindside banks in Europe? Not really
Archegos’ banks were burnt by its hidden US swaps – in much of Europe, they would have to be public
UK to lose more swap trades when FCA Brexit powers expire
Relief granted under temporary transitional powers will end in December 2022 – unless changes are made
Swipe left: repo reporting no match for Brexit, or collateral
A happier start than Emir, but SFTR honeymoon is over now that trades report separately in UK and EU
New licence forces rethink over Australian trading presence
Overhaul of regime will drive changes to booking models for trades with Australian clients
Non-US banks cut back on MMF dollar funding post-Covid – BIS
Non-bank dollar deposits offered alternative supply of greenbacks
Banks’ borrowings off overseas shadow lenders picked up in Q3
Majority of liabilities are owed non-banks in developed countries
ECB grants post-Brexit reprieve on large exposures limit
Exemption for intra-group exposures to UK will be preserved pending a decision on equivalence
French regulator questions need for share trading equivalence
Esma’s reinterpretation ahead of Brexit reduces need for equivalence system, says AMF official
BoE reassures foreign banks on post-Brexit booking models
EU banks that lost passporting rights after Brexit are unlikely to have to establish UK subsidiaries
The lonely Londoners: doubts plague UK quest for equivalence
Planned MoU won’t automatically bring equivalence, leaving firms in limbo for unknown duration
UK offers unlimited dark trading on lost EU stocks
FCA gives London dark pools an edge over EU rivals, but will fund managers use it?
November 9: the day the Brexodus started?
The UK Treasury’s equivalence verdict is a positive gesture, but could backfire if not reciprocated
EU defers legal fix to Brexit swaps trading ban on branches
Efforts to address duplicate Mifir trading obligations stymied by UK-EU negotiations
Rethink of Mifid, MAR extraterritorial impact ‘on the table’
Brexit could lead to firms facing different compliance requirements on the same trades
Escape from Emir? Not so fast, swaps users
Emir Refit, which seemed to promise reporting relief for corporate users, is not a master key
Non-EU corporates thwarted on Emir reporting relief
Esma suggests foreign-headquartered firms can’t benefit from intra-group exemption
Banks’ cross-border exposures to shadow banks surged in Q1
Liabilities to NBFIs increased three times more than usual over Q1 2020
UK banks’ swaps exposures to overseas firms edge lower
Total net derivatives assets fell 4% over three months to end-June
No Mifid equivalence for UK at end of Brexit transition
Footnote reveals assessment delay beyond January 2021, piling pressure on London-based firms
EU’s Brexit clearing grab slow to lift off
Clearing members say clients aren’t transferring material volumes from LCH to Eurex rapidly
UK banks’ derivatives books shrunk at year-end
The gross fair value of portfolios declined 22%
Why bankers should embrace the Brexit political theatre
Treating equivalence as purely technical might not have the outcome that financial firms want
The UK’s path to EU equivalence: détente or detour?
Race to meet post-Brexit cross-border trading requirements will go down to the wire
New Mifid equivalence rules leave UK firms in limbo
Revised market access rules won’t kick in until six months after UK leaves single market