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Swaptions are likely to become a clearable product in the near-future, although further work needs to be done in relation to risk management and default management in the interim, according to senior clearinghouse officials. -
Most Asian end-users are ill-prepared for the incoming U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s over-the-counter derivatives market reforms, with only a small percentage ready to comply with swap dealer, trade reporting and external business conduct standards.
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Sotaro Kato, co-cao of global markets for Asia Pacific at Nomura Securities, and Christopher Murphy, global head of rates and credit at UBS, have been elected to the International Swaps and Derivatives Association’s board of directors.
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The reporting of collateral information to trade repositories is lagging behind global developments of trade data collection in the over-the-counter derivatives market.
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Japanese regulators are unlikely to implement reforms around swap execution facilities, or organised trading facilities, in the near-term, despite such rules currently being pursued in the U.S. and Europe.
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Regulatory proposals covering over-the-counter derivatives will bring significant costs to end users, while rules surrounding reporting requirements and collateral remain unclear and need further clarification, according to Joel Kim, head of fixed income, Asia Pacific, at BlackRock.
