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FOW Derivatives World Asia

  • Sep 29, 2011 -- by Daniel O'Leary

    SGX To Expand OTC FX Clearing

    The Singapore Exchange plans to expand its clearing capability for over-the-counter FX derivative financial products in a bid to establish itself as the predominant clearinghouse in the region, according to Hong Kian Liu, v.p. clearing services OTC financials at the exchange.

  • Sep 28, 2011 -- by Daniel O'Leary

    NYSE Chief Expects Exchange Deriv Shift

    Investment banks that have a foothold in the over-the-counter interest rate derivatives market could choose to move to exchange-traded transactions due to cumbersome U.S. regulation, according to Paul McGregor, director and head of fixed income derivatives at NYSE Liffe.

  • Sep 27, 2011 -- by Daniel O'Leary

    Rapid CCP Development In Asia Sparks Concern

    Fear over the rapid development of central counterparties was singled out as the area of major concern as Asia and other regions move forward with derivatives regulations, according to speakers at Futures and Options World Derivatives World Asia 2011 conference in Singapore today.

International Derivatives Expo London 2011

  • Jun 07, 2011 -- by Olivia Thetgyi

    Clearing Not For All Markets, Says FSA

    Mandatory clearing applied indiscriminately across markets will increase systemic risk, according to Alexander Justham, director of markets at the U.K. Financial Services Authority.

  • Jun 07, 2011 -- by Olivia Thetgyi

    Asia Provides Opportunities, Challenges For Exchanges

    Asia will provide a major opportunity for growth for derivative exchanges but significant challenges remain, noted exchange heads on a panel on exchange views at the FIA/FOA International Derivatives Expo in London this morning.

  • Jun 08, 2011 -- by Olivia Thetgyi

    Intra-Group Central Clearing To Hit Commodity Firms

    The requirement to centrally clear intra-group transactions will be a major burden for commodities firms that are global by nature, said speakers on the commodity derivatives regulation panel this morning at the International Derivatives Expo in London.

  • Jun 08, 2011 -- by Olivia Thetgyi

    CFTC Wants Digestible Data From Repositories

    Trade repositories will need to aggregate data in a way the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission finds useful and is not overwhelming, the CFTC told the Association for Financial Markets in Europe in a recent meeting.

  • Jun 08, 2011 -- by Olivia Thetgyi

    Interoperability Will Be Organic, Not Mandated

    Interoperability between clearinghouses will have to be driven by market developments rather than mandates by regulators, according to panelists speaking about the big picture of clearing at the International Derivatives Expo in London today.

  • Jun 09, 2011 -- by Olivia Thetgyi

    Gloves Off At The Exchanges

    LONDON - Following a discussion of the proposed tie-up between NYSE Euronext and Deutsche Börse at IDX 2011 this week, Nicolas Bertrand, head of equity and derivatives markets at the London Stock Exchange, made the fairly innocuous comment that the size of exchanges should be considered as a possible roadblock to competition.

  • Jun 10, 2011 -- by Olivia Thetgyi

    Eurex To Roll Out Individual Clearing

    Eurex Clearing is about to offer segregated accounts for clients of clearinghouse members for over-the-counter derivatives, the first central counterparty to do so.

ICBI's Global Derivatives Trading & Risk Management Conference

  • Apr 12, 2011

    Swappers Target Daily Inflation Fixing

    PARIS -- Major swap dealers are aiming to pool data to provide a single transparent price on a daily basis for zero coupon inflation swaps.

  • Apr 13, 2011

    Pricing Counterparty Risk Seen As Key

    PARIS -- Dealers will have to find ways to price counterparty risk, especially as derivative transactions by corporates may be exempt from clearing obligations.

  • Apr 12, 2011

    Quants Cast Doubt On CCPs

    PARIS -- The quantitatively focused attendees at ICBI's Global Derivatives Trading & Risk Management conference today were openly skeptical about how much central counterparties would reduce systemic risk.

  • Apr 13, 2011 -- by Olivia Thetgyi

    FX Contingent CDS Interest Grows

    PARIS – End users over the past month have been showing more interest in contingent credit default swaps linked to cross currency swaps as concern over sovereign defaults has grown.

Futures and Options World’s Derivatives World Latin America Conference

  • Apr 11, 2011

    Sao Paulo Beat: Not So Free & Easy

    BRAZIL - There is a sense of markets on the move in Sao Paulo these days. A slew of sellsiders are lining up to dive into derivatives from the teeming financial capital. But, as one local dealer put it, the market also needs to shake off its history of being “hyper-regulated.” Perhaps a Caipirinha or two will do the trick.

  • Apr 01, 2011

    Brazil Greenlights Structured Products

    Structured products are set to arrive in Brazil, with recently passed legislation allowing foreign and local firms to structure and distribute to local investors. Regulators are hashing out the details on which type of products will be permitted and firms have started beefing up their operations.

  • Mar 31, 2011

    Regulator Calls For Brazilian Collateral Changes

    The Brazilian over-the-counter derivatives market should change in order to allow for more creativity and innovation, especially in collateral management systems, according to Otavio Yazbek, commissioner at the Brazilian regulator Comissao de Valores Mobiliarios.

Euromoney Seminars China Derivatives Summit

32nd International Burgenstock Meeting in Interlaken

  • Sep 09, 2011 -- by Olivia Thetgyi

    Margin To Hamper Energy Players, Panelists Say

    Margin requirements required by European and U.S. derivatives rules will hobble the development of renewable energy, according to speakers on an energy panel at Burgenstock yesterday.

  • Sep 07, 2011 -- by Olivia Thetgyi

    Burgenstock: Reporting Laws Needed For Transparency

    Passing laws to require swap counterparties to report trade data to repositories will be key in order for emerging markets to gain the transparency sought by the G20, according to delegates at the Swiss Futures and Options 32nd Burgenstock Meeting in Interlaken, Switzerland.

  • Sep 08, 2011 -- by Olivia Thetgyi

    Burgenstock: SFOA Chair Steps Down

    Paul Meier, chairman of the Swiss Futures and Options Association, has retired from his position after 10 years.

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