Central counterparty
Spotlight on: Tony Dalton, Bank of America Merrill Lynch
Bank of America Merrill Lynch’s global head of foreign exchange prime brokerage talks to Joel Clark about the growth of the bank’s FXPB offering since the 2009 merger and the challenges of preparing for clearing of FX options and non-deliverable forwards
MarkitServ beefs up FX offering with Logicscope acquisition
Tie-up of two vendors will accelerate MarkitServ's push to offer FX clearing services including trade matching and connectivity to clearing houses
Academic opposition to FX exemption debated at Isda’s Europe conference
Speaking in London on September 20, Craig Pirrong supports the unpopular position of fellow academic Darrell Duffie that FX swaps and forwards should not necessarily be exempt from the mandatory clearing requirements of the Dodd-Frank Act, as recommended…
Taking stock of 2011: Technology
Upgrading forex trading systems to prepare for regulatory change or simply keep pace with competitors has been a key trend of 2011 for all participants. In the final part of a series of articles taking stock of the year so far, Miriam Siers and Chiara…
OTC derivatives reform will lead to algo boom, banks predict
Dodd-Frank and Sefs set to encourage growth in algorithmic execution of OTC derivatives, say dealers
SwapClear may assist OIS development
London-based clearing house might consider helping to build OIS markets in minor currencies, as it continues to move its interest rate swap portfolio to OIS discounting
Taking stock of 2011: Regulation and clearing
The Group of 20 meeting in September 2009 laid out a set of requirements on clearing, trading and reporting of OTC derivatives. Two years on, plenty of progress has been made – but a number of outstanding issues remain. By Chiara Albanese, Farah Khalique…
Afme: From advocacy to implementation
Set up in June 2010 as the mouthpiece of the FX industry as regulators reshaped the derivatives landscape, the mandate of Afme’s global FX division is gradually changing from one of pure advocacy to one of implementation. Miriam Siers talks to the…
Options clearing on the rocks
Could clearing of FX options be stymied by the CPSS-Iosco requirement that financial market infrastructures provide clear and certain final settlement?
Best vendor for post-trade services: Traiana
Traiana wins the vendor category for post-trade services in recognition of the multiple initiatives it has launched to tackle the challenges experienced in the FX market
FX Week USA: Recovery has taken a nose dive, IMF warns
Monetary and capital markets deputy director Christopher Towe tells conference delegates that ongoing vulnerabilities could sow the seeds of the next crisis
Grensted parts company with LCH.Clearnet
The clearer's head of business development - and one of SwapClear's architects - left the firm on July 8
Forex options clearing complicated by guaranteed settlement requirements
CPSS-Iosco guaranteed settlement requirements make FX options clearing more difficult, say participants
FX Invest: US margin proposals could lock down $2 trillion in assets
Requirement for banks to post initial margin when trading with each other will result in huge amounts of liquid assets being locked down, according to analysis by one US prudential regulator
FX Invest: Rise of the super-Sefs
The Dodd-Frank Act created a multitude of would-be swap execution facilities (Sefs) – trading platforms that will aggregate dealer liquidity. Now, dealers want to hoover up the Sefs by building their own aggregation services, but it’s a strategy that…
Deconstructing Emir
The European Parliament is putting the finishing touches to its version of the European market infrastructure regulation, but a loophole in the rules could allow derivatives users to escape the clearing requirement, warns MEP Kay Swinburne. Matt Cameron…
European Parliament rejects Swinburne’s forex exemption
Crucial plenary vote on Emir on July 5 retains suggested amendments to recognise unique nature of FX derivatives, but stripped out explicit calls for an exemption
JP Morgan’s Choussy prepares bank for FX clearing
Newly appointed global head of FX clearing explains how he is preparing for the advent of mandatory central clearing requirements for some FX contracts
Spotlight on: Steven Maijoor, Esma
The European Securities and Markets Authority is set to hold considerable influence over the implementation of the EU’s forthcoming derivatives regulation, and will decide whether foreign exchange swaps and forwards should be subject to mandatory central…
EU derivatives experts suggest threshold system for corporates
Legislators at the European Commission moved a step closer to determining whether non-financial users of over-the-counter derivatives should be forced to clear trades through central counterparties (CCPs) – a possibility corporates have vehemently…