Futures commission merchant (FCM)
PFGBest bankruptcy fuels calls for stronger protection of customer funds
The collapse of Peregrine Financial Group, which comes just nine months after the bankruptcy of MF Global, has raised the pressure on US regulators to boost protection of customer funds held by futures commission merchants
CCP recovery and resolution: New tools, but no rules
Apocalypse never?
CCP resolution plans start to take shape
LCH.Clearnet's re-launched CDS clearing service adopts a loss-sharing mechanism - in line with a "last gasp of breath" approach outlined in an Isda letter to the Bank of England
MarkitServ and Traiana vie to build clearing utilities
Middleware firms set to compete in creation of credit-checking hub - but critics say rival utilities would undermine the service
Clearing certainty
In depth: clearing certainty introduction
Isda AGM: CCPs fear clearing stampede
Market participants now have months, rather than years, until the Dodd-Frank clearing mandate takes effect - and CCPs are worrying about a last-minute rush
Despite MF Global, firms face weaker OTC safeguards
Segregated thinking
CFTC rule sounds death knell for FIA-Isda trilateral give-ups
Final rule forbids documentation revealing identities or limiting counterparty choice
Despite MF Global, firms face weaker OTC safeguards
Segregated thinking
Lsoc should not be introduced for futures, CFTC hears
Lsoc is 'not fit for futures'
Energy and Commodities OTC Clearing and Execution under Dodd-Frank Regulation roundtable
Challenges continuously arise regarding energy and commodities OTC clearing, and changes in regulations. This roundtable offers the knowledge, experience and opinions of our elite speakers on some of the key issues the industry currently faces including:
Clearing house of the year: LCH.Clearnet
Risk awards 2012
Risk.net poll: CFTC should re-think $50m rule for CCPs
More than three-quarters of respondents to a Risk.net poll think rule capping membership criteria at $50 million in capital should be changed following collapse of would-be clearer MF Global
MF Global: non-US clients caught in cross-border collateral trap
Omnibus structure meant clearing clients of MF Global outside the US were asked to double up on collateral payments. Use of the structure for OTC markets is now in doubt
Block trade allocations: FCMs and CCPs prepare for new regime
Block around the clock
FIA-Isda group runs rule over Sef credit check plans
The OTC market still does not know how to provide certainty that a trade will be cleared - but an FIA-Isda meeting in New York gave attendees a chance to look at what is on offer
The product no-one wants to sell: portability held up by lack of rules
Under-the-counter derivatives
Give-up agreement can survive CFTC attack, Isda event told
Despite a CFTC proposal that attacks an industry clearing document, the core of the text can survive, says lawyer at Isda's New York conference
CFTC proposals leave cloud over FIA-Isda clearing contract
Grey skies over give-ups
The product no-one wants to sell: portability held up by lack of rules
Under-the-counter derivatives
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