LCH.Clearnet Launches Global Consultancy Certification Program for OTC Clearing
Pioneering initiative supports derivatives market as it readies for mandatory clearing LCH.Clearnet Limited’s interest rate swap (IRS)…
Clearing
DerivSource provides industry analysis, expert Q&As and commentary articles on derivatives clearing, FCM clearing including news related to derivatives clearing organizations and clearing houses (CCPs). Common themes covered include regulatory change, such as EMIR, innovations in clearing services related to collateral management, margin management, netting, and risk for cleared derivatives and any trends that impact market participants on the buy side including pension funds, corporates, and asset managers.
SunGard/PRMIA Survey Finds a Quarter of Firms Exiting Businesses Due to Capital Requirements
Financial institutions around the world are feeling the impact of increased capital requirements on certain business lines,…
Report Details Requirements for Cleared OTC Derivatives and Evaluates Leading Vendor Collateral Management Systems
Woodbine Associates (http://www.woodbineassociates.com), the capital markets consulting and research firm, announces the release of its latest report,…
APAC’s First Yen-Dominated IRS Clearing Organisation: Catalyst Congratulates the Japan Securities Clearing Corporation
Catalyst Development Limited, today congratulated the Japan Securities Clearing Corporation (JSCC) on becoming the first clearing organisation…
Front to Back Office Integration is Essential to Support the New Workflow for Collateral Management for Central Clearing
The challenges of adjusting collateral management processes to support the new OTC derivatives market infrastructure highlights the…
Q&A: The New Collateral Management Workflow for the Buy Side
Buy-side firms will clear eligible derivatives via FCMs instead of directly through the clearinghouses, which requires its…
Three Leading FX Clearing Firms Choose Harmony CCP Connect for OTC FX Clearing Connectivity
BNP Paribas, HSBC and Royal Bank of Scotland join initiative to streamline central clearing of FX Derivatives…
LCH.Clearnet’s ForexClear Offers 95% NDF Market Coverage
The eleven major NDF currencies now available cover 95% of market Participants capitalise on risk management benefits…
Dissecting the ESMA Technical Standards & Areas of Concern for Market Participants
Sandy McFadzean of Catalyst explores the areas of the ESMA consultation paper on OTC derivatives regulation that…
Extraterritoriality & CCP Clearing: A Look at the Implications of CFTC Rules under Dodd-Frank
In the US, the Dodd-Frank Act’s goal of ultimately requiring central clearing of swaps has slowly started…