DerivSource provides industry analysis, expert Q&As and commentary articles on collateral management including news from collateral management software vendors and derivatives clearinghouses and updates on their products and services for both cleared and uncleared margin such as cross margining, collateral optimization, triparty collateral management, and repo. Common themes covered include any trends including regulation such as UMR margin rules, EMIR and how they impact derivatives market players on both the buy and sell side.
Buy-side companies are being forced to rethink their strategies due to new regulations which have increased the value of collateral in trading and risk management, according to a new report from global investments company BNY Mellon and London-based consultancy The Field Effect.
Prudential Regulators and the CFTC Finalize Swap Margin Requirements
A summary of the core aspects of the US margin rules for non-cleared swaps