Emir
Time running out to backload Emir derivatives reporting
Significant slice of legacy trades still not ready for new formats, as October 26 deadline looms
Clear warning on escape hatch for optimisation trades
CCPs fear Emir clearing mandate carve-out for portfolio rebalancing could be abused
Industry pushes to extend review for Emir active accounts rule
Fears that compressed timeframe leaves less than a year to test if controversial policy is working
Esma faces tough task in implementing Emir 3.0
EU regulator must contend with tight timeframes and increasing workload without additional resources
Emir 3.0 threatens lag for Simm revisions
New EU rules could stall changes aimed at improving risk sensitivity of industry margin models
EC’s McGuinness: active accounts rule ‘light’ on largest firms
Active clearing account requirement not as ambitious as she hoped, says commissioner
Nasdaq’s bid for euro swap clearing faces questions
Dealers unconvinced by Swedish CCP’s attempt to capture relocated euro swap clearing volumes
Confusion reigns ahead of crucial Emir 3.0 vote
Leaked text introduces multiple calculations and thresholds for mandatory clearing and active accounts
EU clearing houses want global standard on procyclicality
CCPs fear Europe will adopt its own prescriptive rules despite ongoing international consultation
Pension funds still fear diluted Emir active accounts rule
Clearing five trades in the EU every six months will hit clients that make large, infrequent trades
Shock EU expansion of clearing mandate may hook more funds
Last-minute change to Emir 3.0 would include cleared contracts in threshold calculation
Taming the systemic risk Hydra: 10 years of mandatory clearing
Regulators, clearers and market participants reflect on a decade of the clearing requirement
Council of the EU resists centralised clearing house supervision
Esma wants more powers, but member states will only agree to provide it with more information
Clearing members cheer plan for more transparency on CCP margin
European Parliament wants to amend Emir 3.0 draft to put extra obligations on clearing houses
Industry confused by EU’s ‘bingo card’ clearing rules
Uncertainty over definition of representative trades in Emir active account requirement
Indian CCPs derecognition costs BNPP, Deutsche €6bn in RWAs
Esma’s decision forces re-weighting of local exposures by EU dealers
New UK clearing rules: same as the old rules?
Clearing experts doubt UK regulation can diverge significantly from Emir and global standards
UK to permanently recognise US CCPs
Regulators also launching review on long-term status of UK pension fund clearing exemption
Industry fears backdoor thresholds in active accounts debate
Confidential papers suggest a compromise, but requirements seen as too ambiguous
Why ‘access all areas’ will be key for OTC derivatives
Without guaranteed pathways to CCPs, mandatory clearing could threaten financial stability, say Patrick Pearson and Bas Zebregs
Eurex repo haircutting to move to Prisma futures model
Switch will open cross-margining opportunities between repo and futures