International Organisation of Securities Commissions (Iosco)
Regulators leave door open for FX exemption from margin rules
A senior group of regulators has recognised the possible case for an exemption from margin rules for non-cleared FX swaps and forwards - but possibly not those of longer maturities
Taiwan’s trade repository setting up reporting agreement with DTCC
Taiwan's new trade repository for over-the-counter derivatives is looking to ink a reporting agreement with DTCC
Trading places, February 20, 2012
Appointments at MarketAxess, Esma, Iosco and the WMBAA
Afme liquidity conference: Costs of FX clearing will be punitive for all
The cost of implementing FX clearing and reporting services will be too high for more than a handful of top-tier banks to do it effectively, creating the possibility that demand might not be matched by supply, FX bankers warn
FX Week meets Alan Bozian, CLS
During his most recent visit to London in mid-November, Alan Bozian, chief executive of CLS, met with Joel Clark to discuss the transformation agenda he has been pushing since joining CLS in 2010
Multiple repositories must adhere to common standards, says CPSS-Iosco
International coalition of regulators recognises the likelihood that multiple trade repositories will be set up along global, regional or national lines and sets out recommendations for minimum standards
LCH.Clearnet reiterates commitment to FX clearing
Clearing house reaffirms its intention to launch ForexClear, which will sit alongside SwapClear and a newly expanded CDSClear service
Forex options clearing complicated by guaranteed settlement requirements
CPSS-Iosco guaranteed settlement requirements make FX options clearing more difficult, say participants
Securities regulators at odds over OTC shift to trading platforms
Iosco members fail to agree on whether organised trading platforms for derivatives should source liquidity from multiple institutions.
Europe excluded from CCP talks
The exclusion of European Union institutions from a technical working group set up to review risk management standards for central counterparties (CCPs) could make it difficult for the EU to reflect those standards in its forthcoming legislation on over…