Helping regulators understand that banks and securities finance are part of the real economyMarch 18, 2013
ISDA publishes a paper on Non-Cleared Swaps: rumors of its demise are greatly exaggeratedMarch 14, 2013
Buy-side hit with surprise initial margin levels on CDS right before mandatory clearing startsMarch 13, 2013
Whoa Mr. Gensler, don’t trash LIBOR just yet – repo futures and OIS are not ready for prime timeMarch 4, 2013
Should Central Banks pay interest on CCP deposits? The Fed says yes, we say not such a good idea.February 27, 2013
Are Primary Dealers becoming irrelevant? A Liberty Street Economics blog looks at the numbers.February 21, 2013
Six ideas for new business opportunities created by AIFMD (Finadium subscribers only)February 20, 2013
BCBS and IOSCO clarify non-cleared derivatives margin rules and allow broader collateral eligibility – the cake is almost bakedFebruary 19, 2013
An overview and commentary on Barclays' Strategic Review – will it work? (Finadium subscribers only)February 13, 2013
Clearstream releases results of conference voting surveys (collateral transformation, negative interest rates)February 12, 2013
Comparing the recent SunGard/PRMIA survey to the conversation on liquidity vs. transparencyFebruary 11, 2013
Fed report on MMF risk to banks has the right philosophy but potential bias in the modelFebruary 7, 2013
Payment Risk Committee releases recommendations on clearing member due diligence of CCPsFebruary 5, 2013
A selection of quotes from comment letters to the FSB on Shadow Banking (Finadium subscribers only)February 4, 2013
Dudley’s speech on how to fix wholesale funding floats some controversial ideas about tri-partyFebruary 4, 2013
Deutsche Bank’s Tier 1 Capital is 8% under Basel III but critics note a bit of a trickFebruary 1, 2013
Committee on Capital Markets Regulation issues letter calling for resolution of US and EU clearinghouse requirementsFebruary 1, 2013
IMN’s beneficial owner conference in the US bounces back; our congratulations and review belowJanuary 31, 2013
Finadium data from beneficial owners on importance of indemnification (Finadium subscribers only)January 30, 2013
IMF's Singh publishes "The Changing Collateral Space" — we look at what he has to sayJanuary 30, 2013
A look at the RMA response to the FSB paper on shadow banking (Finadium subscribers only)January 24, 2013
FASB plans to update the repo to maturity rules, but will they go too far and impact liquidation risk?January 17, 2013
DataLend gets into the market commentary space: we compare the three securities lending data providers and their write upsJanuary 16, 2013
LCH.RepoClear adds an extra layer to the repo risk waterfall. Is it gilding the lily?January 15, 2013
LCH.Clearnet implements industry-leading default management process for bonds and reposJanuary 14, 2013
UK Financial Policy Committee’s powers to supplement capital requirements: A Draft Policy StatementJanuary 14, 2013
Data on the value of the Leverage Ratio as the simplest, most straight-forward risk measurement toolJanuary 9, 2013
Clearstream and 360T cooperate to launch pioneering triparty repo service for corporate and institutional clientsJanuary 9, 2013