Latest regulation & clearing news

• BoE paper: leverage ratio disincentivises client clearing

  

  The Bank of England has released a new working paper on the impact of the leverage ratio for derivatives, arguing that the ratio had a “disincentivising effect” on client clearing for the period evaluated, confirming the views of many industry participants.

  • 18 Jun 2018

• EU lawmakers to negotiate pension fund clearing exemption

  

  European member states and the EU Parliament will soon begin difficult talks to decide the length of an additional clearing exemption for pension funds.

  • 13 Jun 2018

• FCA warns banks on offering crypto services

  

  The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) on Monday made public its worries about cryptocurrency crime, advising banks on how they could properly scrutinise clients involved in the nascent sector.

  • 11 Jun 2018

• Crypto regs won't be globally consistent, say FIA panellists

  

  Cryptocurrency regulation won't be harmonised across jurisdictions, said two panellists at a Futures Industry Association conference in London this week.

  • 07 Jun 2018

• Clearing house supervision debate erupts at FIA IDX

  

  Top officials from global supervisory bodies furiously debated the implications of new European rules that change the oversight of foreign clearing houses, covering the role of central banks, national regulators and arrangements in crisis situations.

  • 06 Jun 2018

• Trump has made strong picks for reg agencies, says DTCC's Thompson

  

  Larry Thompson, vice-chairman of the Depository Trust & Clearing Corp, on Tuesday suggested that populist rhetoric in the US might be overshadowing President Trump's strong choices of leaders in independent financial oversight agencies.

  • 05 Jun 2018

• CFTC proposal holds 'de minimis' threshold at $8bn

  

  The Commodity Futures Trading Commission on Monday discussed a new proposal that would not change the notional threshold at which financial institutions have to register as swap dealers.

  • 04 Jun 2018

• Fed seeks to boost market making with Volcker rule overhaul

  

  The US Federal Reserve Board has put forward a sweeping set of proposals to soften restrictions on proprietary trading under the Volcker rule, in a move that could free up banks to pursue more transactions related to underwriting and market making.

  • 31 May 2018

• US and EU lock horns on clearing house agreement

  

  The impasse between European and US regulators on the mutual recognition of each other’s clearing supervision regimes shows no sign of a breakthrough, as representatives from both authorities clashed at the Institute of International Finance spring membership meeting in Brussels this week.

  • 23 May 2018

• Goldman and Blackstone sell Ipreo to IHS Markit

  

  Leading bookbuilding and data firm Ipreo, owned by Goldman Sachs and Blackstone, has been sold to data provider IHS Markit for $1.855bn, a move that could change the balance in the battle for the next generation of primary markets technology.

  • 21 May 2018

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