Julia Leung said the SFC will issue the new virtual assets rules in May, and that it developing a free carbon emissions calculator tool to help SMEs in climate-related reporting.
April 29, 2023Proposed framework sets out requirements for managing risks arising from a financial institution's exposures to CCPs in their capacity as a clearing member or a client of a clearing member.
December 20, 2022The new platform introduces margin requirements based on individual stock volatility, instead of a flat margin rate across all securities.
June 14, 2022The information package will help clearing participants make final preparations for the launch of the new new risk engine on 13 June.
June 9, 2022The VaR Platform will replace the existing flat-rate model for calculation of margin and HKSCC Default Fund contributions.
May 18, 2022The FCA will review LME’s approach to managing the suspension and resumption of the nickel market, while the BOE will review LME Clear.
April 5, 2022The default fund size will increase to from $1.1bn to $2.075bn, adding to financial strains experienced by brokers, traders and banks.
March 28, 2022The changes relate to the allocation of US settlement bank investment losses that arise from the inclusion of variation margin exposures in ASX Clear (Futures) overnight margin calls.
February 15, 2022A familiarisation programme has been launched to allow clearing participants to retrieve margin related reports calculated based on the new ORP risk models.
January 11, 2021A new BIS paper finds that a higher amount of CCP skin-in-the-game is associated with more careful risk modelling and less frequent margin breaches.
May 27, 2020