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Leverage Ratio
Mark Carney, Governor of the Bank of England, raised concerns about the impact that the Basel III leverage ratio calculation for segregated customer margin will have on client clearing.
CONTINUE READINGRegulatory Harmonization
On Nov. 5, FIA submitted jointly with two other trade associations, the International Swaps and Derivatives Association and the Asia Securities Industry & Financial Markets a written response to the consultation published by the Hong Kong Monetary Authority and the Securities and Futures Commission regarding the introduction of mandatory clearing of OTC derivatives, which is expected in mid-2016, and the expansion of the existing trade reporting regime.
CONTINUE READINGPortfolio margining
LCH.Clearnet is gearing up to launch Spider, a new portfolio margining tool that will reduce margin requirements for interest rate derivatives by looking for offsets between listed and over-the-counter positions.
CONTINUE READINGMiFID Delay
A one-year delay to the implementation of MiFID II/MiFIR is widely anticipated following a number of presentations and petitioning by regulatory officials at the European Securities and Markets Authority and the European Commission.
CONTINUE READINGMarket Surveillance
Two technology vendors, GlobalRisk and Interactive Data, are collaborating on a project to help the Commodity Futures Trading Commission improve its ability to assess and monitor market risk exposures in real time.
CONTINUE READINGMarket Innovation
Small and mid-sized banks now have an electronic marketplace to lend and borrow short-term funds.
CONTINUE READINGOn-exchange FX trading
In December the Reserve Bank of India issued guidelines for introduction of additional futures and options based on foreign currencies, a move that could lead to a major expansion in the volume of currency derivatives traded on India's exchanges.
CONTINUE READINGMIFID readiness
The effective date for European Union’s new derivatives rules is more than a year away, but Orc is hard at work developing technology to help traders comply with the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive II and the new Markets in Financial Instruments Regulation.
CONTINUE READINGLeverage Limitation
On Dec. 11, the Securities and Exchange Commission voted by a 3-1 margin to issue a proposed rule limiting how much investment companies such as mutual funds and exchange-traded funds can invest in derivatives such as futures, forwards and swaps.
CONTINUE READINGIDB Consolidation
ICAP in November entered into an £1.1 billion ($1.63 USD) agreement to sell its brokerage business to Tullett Prebon. Although ICAP will retain some ownership of the combined company, the move marks a decisive shift away from ICAP's origins as a voice broker. Going forward, the company will focus primarily on two main lines of business: post-trade services and electronic markets.
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