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February 6, 2014 - Editor
Regional CCPs: How compelling a business case?
Note: Originally published in 2011 – we reloaded the images and this happened to republish itself. The piece is still relevant, even if events have
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June 1, 2012 - Editor
An insightful A-Z on the OTC Clearing Revolution
I spoke at TradeTech this week and told a story of Alice (a Project Manager) and Bob (Head of Collateral Management) and how they prepared
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May 31, 2012 - Editor
Eurex OTC Clearing Services – Full update
On Monday 21st Eurex provided an update on the details of their plans to move into OTC clearing. Highlights were: Timing (page 7 in the
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May 30, 2012 - Editor
EMIR compliance dates moved
Patrick Pearson (Head of the EU Financial Market Infrastructure Unit) and David Bailey (Acting Head of Market Infrastructure & Policy, UK FSA) both spoke at
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May 23, 2012 - Editor
Steve O’Connor (ISDA Chair) interviews Gary Gensler
At the recent ISDA AGM, Steve O'Connor had a 'fireside chat' with Gary Gensler the Chairman of the CFTC, below is a video of the
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May 23, 2012 - Editor
A&O Seminar on Dodd Frank and EMIR
Allen and Overy provided one of their lunchtime seminars on Monday with a comparison between Dodd Frank and EMIR. Below are my notes from their
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May 18, 2012 - Editor
Speakers wanted – Collateral Management and Risk (VaR)
I have agreed to host & run an interactive workshop for half a day prior to the Marcus Evans annual Collateral Management conference, the event
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April 26, 2012 - Editor
Massive change at SwapClear – new Default Fund, Open Access
UPDATE (Friday 27th): I wrote a longer before/after comparison here. Segregated Default Fund of between £1bn and £5bn Requirement for an ‘A’ rating dropped Requirement
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April 2, 2012 - Editor
State of the ecosystem snapshot
Below is an update on the state of CCPs, SEFs and SDRs from public information. The research was carried out by a SK Lim, a
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February 23, 2012 - Editor
Dodd Frank & EMIR time line update
The effects of new regulation from the US and Europe are drawing closer, whilst rule making is still not complete, and unpredictable, the regulators deadlines