All posts tagged "OTC Derivatives"
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175UncategorisedISDA Publishes Final Report on Pre-cessation Fallbacks for LIBOR
ISDA expects to publish amendments to the 2006 ISDA Definitions to incorporate the fallbacks for new trades in July, along with a protocol to allow participants to incorporate the revisions into legacy trades.
May 15, 2020 -
455FeatureSFC Defers IM Rules, Maintains 1 September for VM Requirements
While variation margin requirements will still take effect from 1 September 2020 as planned, initial margin requirements for non-centrally cleared OTC derivatives will be deferred by one year.
May 8, 2020 -
462Capital RegulationS. Korea Defers Initial Margin Requirements by One Year
The move is in line with the BCBS-IOSCO decision announced in April, and will help to ease the compliance burden on financial institutions amid the Covid-19 crisis.
May 7, 2020 -
395InternationalFSB Issues Draft Guidance on Assessing CCP Financial Resources
Five steps are proposed for public authorities to assess the adequacy of a CCP's financial resources to support its orderly resolution and minimise financial stability risks.
May 5, 2020 -
618Capital RegulationMAS Relaxes Capital Rules, Defers Policy Implementation
MAS has adjusted banks’ capital and liquidity requirements to help sustain their lending activities, while also deferring a host of regulatory initiatives until further notice.
April 8, 2020 -
888Hong KongHong Kong to Update List of FSPs Under Clearing Obligation
Eight additional entities are proposed to be included on the list of Financial Services Providers under the OTC derivatives clearing regime.
March 27, 2020 -
365EuropeEurex Approved to Offer Clearing Services in Japan
The FSA licence will allow Japanese financial institutions to combine their listed and OTC euro yield curve businesses in one single place, Eurex says.
March 13, 2020 -
570FeatureS. Korea Set to Introduce Trade Repository in October
Legislative revisions have been approved establishing statutory provisions for a trade repository, and penalties up to 100mn won for failures to report OTC derivatives transaction information.
March 3, 2020 -
465EuropeTrade Bodies Publish EMIR Reporting Best Practices Matrix
The best practice matrix is aimed at providing an agreed and standardised market guide for firms to use to comply with EMIR trade reporting requirements.
March 2, 2020 -
761Enforcement
SFC Highlights Key Regulatory Initiatives in Quarterly Report
Among the initiatives were the launch of the new OFC regime for private fund managers, a regulatory framework for virtual assets, and enhancements to the investor compensation regime.
February 25, 2020
