Three highlights for securities finance from the 2012 US Office of Financial Research Annual ReportJuly 24, 2012
Davis Polk releases new "Dodd-Frank Progress Report": progress in some areas, others — not so muchJuly 19, 2012
Sovereigns and OTC Derivatives Clearing: the rules are a mess. We look at an excellent paper from BNYM.July 12, 2012
Finadium: 2012 asset manager survey highlights CCPs, indemnification, collateralization for non-cleared derivativesJuly 10, 2012
Another shoe drops: Basel Committee and IOSCO issue consultation paper on margin for non-cleared derivativesJuly 9, 2012
Singh and Stella on the velocity of collateral: banks just don't trust each other. We think there is more to it.July 3, 2012
Finadium: Building a Culture of Collateral Management at US Asset Managers (free via SunGard)June 27, 2012
Finadium: Impact of Moody's Downgrades on Securities Lending, Repo and Collateral ManagementJune 25, 2012
OCC comes out with rules on legal lending limits; includes repo, sec lending and derivativesJune 21, 2012
Fed Governor Tarullo Beats the Drum on Shadow Banking: We Break Down his Speech for Clues on Future Regulatory ActionJune 13, 2012
Stratfor's George Friedman on the Eurozone Bailout of Spanish Banks: All about Germany and PoliticsJune 12, 2012
Disagreeing with Duffie: central US tri-party clearing utility not the right choice right nowJune 5, 2012
“Replumbing Our Financial System: Uneven Progress” by Darrell Duffie: turn tri-party clearing into a "dedicated regulated utility"May 22, 2012
Three lessons for a trade repository in securities lending from the Interest Rate Derivatives marketMay 21, 2012
Bank of New York Mellon targets DTC-cleared paper in the next step in tri-party reform. This one is going to hurt.May 17, 2012
Should the EU hide short sale reporting in member-state debt but allow it for everything else?May 8, 2012