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Market Infrastructure
Capital Regime a Key Impediment to Accessing Central Clearing
By Manesh Samtani | 13/09/2018
FIA, IFF and GFMA said in a consultative response that the current capital regime overstates the risks of client clearing and raises the costs of providing client clearing services.
Market Infrastructure
CPMI, IOSCO Consult on Governance of OTC Derivatives Data
By Editors | 20/08/2018
New consultative document identifies key criteria, functions and bodies for the governance arrangements for critical OTC derivatives data elements data, other that UTI and UPI.
Market Infrastructure
FSB, BIS, IOSCO Study Highlights Central Clearing Interdependencies
By Manesh Samtani | 15/08/2018
FSB, CPMI, IOSCO and BCBS find continued concentration of prefunded financial resources at small number of CCPs; exposures to CCPs also concentrated among small number of clearing members.
Market Infrastructure
CFTC to Simplify Registration Exemption Process for non-US Clearing Firms
By Editors | 10/08/2018
CFTC proposal seeks to make it easier for non-US firms to navigate the process for obtaining exemptions from registration as derivatives clearing organisations.
Market Infrastructure
Standard-setting Bodies Consult on Incentives to Centrally Clear OTC Derivatives
By Editors | 09/08/2018
FSB, BCBS, CPMI and IOSCO consultative document suggests some aspects of regulatory reform may not incentivise provision of client clearing services.
Market Infrastructure
IOSCO Issues Recommendations on Managing Extreme Volatility
By Editors | 02/08/2018
IOSCO believes volatility control mechanisms support the goal of ensuring markets are fair, efficient and transparent, thereby increasing market integrity and investor confidence.
Market Infrastructure
CPMI-IOSCO Report Shows PFMI Implementation Progress
By Manesh Samtani | 27/07/2018
21 of 28 jurisdictions self-attest to full implementation of PFMI; South Korea’ implementation gap relates to trade repositories, while Indonesia’s relates to clearing and settlement systems.
Market Infrastructure
SGX Proposes Clearing House Enhancements for Managing Defaults
By Editors | 23/07/2018
Proposals include introduction of auction protocol for liquidating defaulted derivatives clearing members’ positions, with a mechanism to distribute the resulting losses.
Crypto / Digital Assets
Crypto Assets Come Under International Regulatory Scrutiny
By Garima Chitkara | 19/07/2018
The FSB submitted a report to the G20 detailing a framework to monitor potential contagion risks and wealth effects arising from crypto-assets.
Market Infrastructure
Hong Kong SFC Releases 2017-18 Annual Report
By Manesh Samtani | 02/07/2018
Highlights for the year include progress on MIC regime, guidance on online trading platforms, and regulatory collaboration with other agencies.
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