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The Americas derivatives community came together in New York to recognise and celebrate outstanding achievements across the industry
The derivatives market gathered in London on Thursday night to celebrate its leading players
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Hong Kong’s central clearing counterparty was planning to focus on asset classes not already catered for by other domestic CCPs, with a strong focus on offshore renminbi-denominated products. [This week the Hong Kong Exchange revealed plans to roll out client clearing within the next six-to-nine months after its clearinghouse Over-The-Counter Clear Hong Kong begins operations with interdealer trades.]
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--Kazuyoshi Uchiyama, senior v.p. at Mizuho Corporate Bank, on how Japanese firms will service their U.S. clients in light of Dodd-Frank, adding that trades with U.S. firms will be executed via its U.S. subsidiary.
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Discussions as to how capital requirements for bank exposures to central counterparties should be determined as part of Basel III have gathered pace in recent weeks. Yet, the latest proposal from the Bank of International Settlements’ Basel Committee requires further clarity and needs to be aligned with other regulatory developments, according to market participants.
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LCH.Clearnet has been at the forefront of regulatory discussions globally around clearing as well as developing its multi-asset class platforms and range of products it. Rory Cunningham, director in public affairs, spoke to DI on regulatory developments in Europe, while Daniel Maguire, managing director at SwapClear U.S., Charlie Longden, ceo of CDSClear and Gavin Wells, ceo of ForexClear, looked at the developments being made at LCH.Clearnet.
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The U.K.’s insolvent pension scheme lifeboat, the Pension Protection Fund, over the last 12 months, has expanded its hedging strategy to reduce the swap spread risk.
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The Japan Securities Clearing Corp.’s move to become the first Asia Pacific clearinghouse to register as a derivatives clearing organization—or DCO—under the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission could be an expensive venture for the CCP, but is needed to be competitive in the emerging global clearing marketplace, according to lawyers and officials in Tokyo.