European regulators slammed for uncleared margin ‘sleight of hand’

Widened scope of variation margin rules angers buy side

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European regulatory bodies, including the European Banking Authority (EBA) and the European Securities and Markets Authority (Esma), have attracted criticism from buy-side firms and industry bodies for proposing widening the scope of counterparties required to post variation margin on some uncleared over-the-counter FX derivatives.

In discussions about the European Market Infrastructure Regulation (Emir), the industry had assumed the posting of variation margin on FX swaps and forwards, which

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