Latest regulation & clearing news

• US and UK regulators put manufactured CDS events in crosshairs

  

  The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission and the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority have added regulatory pressure to the CDS market, pledging to clamp down on manufactured credit events.

  • 25 Jun 2019

• ESMA questions effects of mark to market, disclosure and CDS on short-termism

  

  The European Securities and Markets Authority is asking market participants whether certain factors, including fair value accounting, remuneration of investors and credit default swaps, exacerbate short-term pressures on companies. This is part of its work on sustainable finance.

  • 25 Jun 2019

• Clearers finally win relief in leverage ratio battle

  

  The Basel committee on banking supervision has agreed to allow banks to offset the margin posted by clients in calculating the leverage ratio, marking a hard fought victory for the clearing industry.

  • 21 Jun 2019

• GlobalCapital Global Derivatives Awards 2019: the nominees

  

  GlobalCapital is pleased to announce the nominees for this year’s Global Derivatives Awards.

  • 20 Jun 2019

• MEP Kay Swinburne joins KPMG

  

  KPMG UK has named Kay Swinburne, a central figure in the shaping of the second Markets in Financial Instruments Directive, as its vice-chair of financial services. Her role will be to help shape the firm’s insights on risk and regulation.

  • 20 Jun 2019

• CFTC clearing director retires

  

  Brian Bussey, director of the Division of Clearing and Risk (DCR) at the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission, is to step down from his position after 22 years of service.

  • 20 Jun 2019

• HKEX adds to structured suite with inline warrants

  

  Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing is adding to its structured products offering with the launch of inline warrants.

  • 19 Jun 2019

• LCH signs up Bank of China

  

  Bank of China’s UK entity has signed up to LCH’s SwapClear service to clear interest rate derivatives.

  • 19 Jun 2019

• Commission holds off key decision on SIX

  

  The EU executive has opted not to take any decision on a possible extension of the equivalence status granted to the Swiss stock exchange SIX, which ends at the end of June.

  • 19 Jun 2019

• IOSCO seeks path for cyber standards

  

  A new report from the International Organisation of Securities Commissions has pointed to gaps in the way cyber standards are being applied by its members.

  • 18 Jun 2019

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