International Organization of Securities Commissions (Iosco)
Australian banks lobby for reduced margin on cross-currency swaps
Current treatment of initial margin on uncleared swaps will cost Australian banks $21 billion
Iosco offers general and specific principles to deal with equity and benchmark indexes
Iosco has confronted the 'one size fits all' debate in its draft Principles on Financial Benchmarks, the responses for which are due today (May 16)
Regulatory web tightening for structured products, Iosco report shows
A consultation report by the international consortium of securities regulators shows more, not less, regulation is the likely endgame for the world's markets. Yakob Peterseil analyses the trend towards interventionism
SEC’s Amy Starr: US banks must comply with estimated value guidance “in very short order”
Banks that do not promptly disclose the estimated value of their structured notes risk additional scrutiny, says regulator
BNY Mellon announces eight new appointments
BNY Mellon has made several new hires across four businesses, including appointing Dean Sakati to head strategy for securities finance within global collateral services, and Mark Gonzalez as US chief operating officer for derivatives clearing services
New Iosco chair launches cross-border taskforce
Greg Medcraft took over as chair of the International Organization of Securities Commissions in March, alongside his role as chairman of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission. He talks to Luke Clancy about his priorities for both roles
Lookback: Iosco offers structured products toolkit
Iosco published regulatory guidance; State Street confidence index falls; New research might make monkeys out of fund managers; US equities will be the best investment this year, says Barclays research
Iosco issues regulatory “toolkit” for retail structured products
Complex retail structured products are the subject of the latest consultation report from the international body of securities regulators
Isda AGM: Uncleared margin rules create dangerous distortions, say panellists
New margin rules for uncleared derivatives will distort behaviour and increase systemic risk, panellists say
WGMR proposals raise procyclicality fears
Proposals on the margining of uncleared over-the-counter derivatives trades have been revised to dampen the potential liquid impact. But dealers warn the rules are still dangerously pro-cyclical and will lead to huge numbers of disputes. By Matt Cameron
Lack of regulatory clarity hampering PRA code of conduct
Price reporting agencies expect to release updated industry code of conduct shortly, but warn regulatory uncertainty could delay their efforts
Editorial: Return to sender
Emir legislation gives Asia's financial industry little room for manoeuvre
Insurers 'should be exempt from initial margining requirements' on ALM hedges
No economic need for initial margin on non-centrally cleared derivatives, argues Insurance Europe
Solving systemic risk in harmony
Regulators face an uphill task fixing the plumbing of global financial regulation, but an organisation waits in the wings ready to be tasked with the job of marrying up the connections
Banks claim €300 billion hole in margin study
Banks call for Basel Committee and Iosco to rerun study on impact of uncleared margin rules after errors emerge
White paper: EMIR - what are the margin requirements for uncleared OTC derivatives?
Key questions in the European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR) include will there be universal initial margining, how will it be calculated, will thresholds be permitted, what will count as eligible collateral, will letters of credit be included…
Rise in CCPs may spur collateral fragmentation
Currently only two Asian currencies figure on international clearing houses’ list of suitable collateral, but with another five CCPs set to be launched around the region the spectrum of instruments used will broaden. What will be acceptable and will this…
Options clearing pushed to 2014 as solution search begins
As the search for a viable clearing mechanism for FX options begins, market participants suggest clearing won't begin before 2014
The Libor rate scandal: exclude equity indexes from upcoming regulation, say providers
The Libor-rigging scandal has sparked moves to tighten the rules behind the production of key industry benchmarks. But are regulators right to have roped broader equity indexes into a debate that was triggered by attempts to rig a financial market…
JSE eyes OTC market as it revamps futures clearer
South African futures CCP limits member liabilities
Scandal-hit banks must 'stop the rot', says Iosco’s Wright
Finance industry needs to focus on behaviour, corporate governance and ethics, Iosco secretary general tells conference
‘Near-final’ margin rules to be issued within days, says Iosco chief
Secretary general of Iosco confirms that further work is needed to assess the economic impact of margin requirements for uncleared derivatives
FSB comments on FX margin surprise industry
The FSB’s call for the Basel Committee and CPSS to set provisions on variation margin for FX derivatives appears to cross over with the Working Group on Margin Requirements, say observers