Regulatory

Is it possible to avoid the FTT by using a different CSD?

Data on the value of the Leverage Ratio as the simplest, most straight-forward risk measurement tool

Global capital, local liquidity and the Basel Committee

Basel adds corporate bonds and equities to HQLA, but the story doesn’t end here

Fed SCOOS survey results on collateral transformation and the end of TAG

The IMF looks at policies for regulating shadow banking

Ten pressing questions in securities finance for 2013

Comments on BNY Mellon and Rule Financial's "To Clear or not to Clear…Collateral is the question"

What the end of the FDIC’s TAG program means for securities finance

News roundup: orderly liquidations, the future of financial regulation, Euribor's troubles

The OFR/FSOC conference: micro efforts to solve macro issues

"The Big Picture" on connecting Repo and the Fiscal Cliff

Pro-cyclicality: ISDA and the FSB use the same term but want very different things

DTCC clashes with CME on CFTC data repository rules

ISDA on Initial Margin for Non-Cleared Swaps – great analysis but not the most sellable conclusion

Cross-infection in financial regulations: tracking down the consequences

Some thoughts on the FSB mandating repo haircuts

The Collateral Initiatives Coordination Forum releases a paper "Collateral Fluidity"

US government agencies officially delay new capital rules

The FSB on Trade Repositories: Is it a Tower of Babel?

Bart Chilton channels "Wayne's World" in speech on Dodd-Frank and HFT

The convergence between LIBOR and CD rates

The saga continues: what should Level 1 assets be in Basel III

A US call for simpler capital ratios and to scrap Basel III

Manmohan Singh's article in the FT about taxing derivatives liabilities: It is an "ouch" moment.

How to track Fed Funds? Even the Fed doesn't know, and that's a problem

CAPCO on trade repositories: full of unintended consequences

Nuts and bolts of the Wheatley Review on LIBOR

The IMF on the cost of regulations: its not as bad as you think

CCPs are counterparties for Dodd-Frank exposure limits. Should they be?

"Puts in the Shadow", a new paper by Manmohan Singh is worth a read

Bank of England lays out resolution plans for failed banks

Liberty Street Economics Blog on bilateral and tri-party repo haircut differences: they can't explain it. We can.

Do government SIFI liquidation programs make bank or CCP counterparties safer?

Collateral, collateral transformation and CCPs: a close look at the crazy numbers

Bloomberg article on collateral transformation: more questions than answers

Lord Turner and the FSA on Shadow Banking: Its Not Pretty

Debating Basel around the world: this is not a done deal

An excellent argument for reducing Basel capital rules from a Bank of England paper

An idea about solving the LCR eligible asset problem

Fed's LSE blog chimes in on why not to lower Interest on Excess Reserves rate; we think they miss the point

A new Liberty Street Economics blog post looks at the PDCF

Tuesday roundup: repo index transparency, FSA on LIBOR, ESMA on seclending fees, RMA conference

The UK Investment Management Association wants to talk about clearing and segregation of client assets

Media still reporting inaccuracies in ESMA UCITS guidelines for securities lending

US Tri-Party Repo Reform: "Everyday you are still rolling the dice"

IOSCO/CPSS consultation: what happens when a CCP fails?

Analysis: ESMA's securities lending guidelines for ETFs

Sovereigns and OTC Derivatives Clearing: the rules are a mess. We look at an excellent paper from BNYM.

How banks are talking about Basel III and liquidity