LCH.Clearnet announced it has received formal clearinghouse status from the Monetary Authority of Singapore.
CONTINUE READINGOn Feb. 11, the Securities and Exchange Commission issued an order approving the OCC’s plan to raise capital.
CONTINUE READINGThe European Energy Exchange, a unit of Deutsche Boerse, has expanded eastward.
CONTINUE READINGThe CFTC’s Division of Market Oversight issued a no-action letter on Feb. 18 that provides end-users with relief from a reporting requirement that applies to trade options that have not been reported to a swap data repository.
CONTINUE READINGA year ago, the blockchain was a mysterious technology that somehow powered the equally mysterious Bitcoin. But people in financial services learn quickly when there’s money on the line.
CONTINUE READINGThe Bank of England has urged European policymakers to review the treatment of derivatives trades in the leverage ratio calculation used to determine the amount of capital required for banks.
CONTINUE READINGJanuary set a record for cross-border trading at the Tokyo Commodity Exchange.
CONTINUE READINGThe Bank of England on Jan. 15 released a staff working paper studying the impact of Dodd-Frank rules requiring that certain interest rate swaps be traded on swap execution facilities.
CONTINUE READINGTriOptima, a post-trade infrastructure provider owned by ICAP, announced in January that it had terminated $98.5 billion in inflation swaps for 18 banks.
CONTINUE READINGCentral bank officials working under the auspices of the Bank for International Settlements released two reports on Jan. 21 that analyze trends in global fixed income markets.
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