Cash is king in the FRB “Senior Credit Officer Opinion Survey on Financing Terms”. We look at the questions they ask on collateral posted in OTC derivatives.
The UK Investment Management Association wants to talk about clearing and segregation of client assets
Sovereigns and OTC Derivatives Clearing: the rules are a mess. We look at an excellent paper from BNYM.
Another shoe drops: Basel Committee and IOSCO issue consultation paper on margin for non-cleared derivatives
Singh and Stella on the velocity of collateral: banks just don't trust each other. We think there is more to it.
LCH.Clearnet to buy International Derivatives Clearing Group, putting another piece in the clearing puzzle
Satyajit Das, author ‘Extreme Money: The Masters of the Universe and the Cult of Risk’ talks to the FT on CCPs