All posts tagged "Swaps"
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474Capital RegulationUS Regulators Approve Volcker Rule Revisions
The latest amendment allows banks to invest in venture capital and credit funds and reduces the amount of capital they have to set aside against inter-affiliate swap trades.
June 30, 2020 -
455ChinaChina Publishes Rules on Prime Broker Access to Interbank FX Market
Foreign investors can apply to become prime brokerage clients to trade interbank FX forwards, swaps, and other FX derivatives to hedge interbank bond exposures.
June 2, 2020 -
333Hong KongSFC to Allow Leveraged, Inverse ETFs Tracking Mainland Indices
The SFC is prepared to initially only accept 'swap-based' L&I products tracking Mainland equity indices, with a leverage factor up to 2x, or negative 1x for inverse products.
May 24, 2020 -
486IndiaRBI to Open Up Rupee Derivatives for Hedging from 1 June
Authorised dealers and can allow users to trade rupee derivatives up to USD 10 million notional value outstanding without the need to establish the existence of underlying exposures.
April 9, 2020 -
394EuropeEurex 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 -
452FeatureHKMA Consults on Contractual Stay Provisions in Financial Contracts
FIs will have to adopt provisions in financial contracts binding counterparties to temporary stays on termination rights that may be imposed by the HKMA during bank resolution.
January 23, 2020 -
665InternationalA Liquid Global Swaps Market Relies on Deference: CFTC’s Quintenz
Market fragmentation poses serious risks to the liquidity and health of the derivatives markets, said CFTC commissioner Brian Quintenz at the ISDA Annual Japan Conference.
October 29, 2019 -
782FeatureCFTC Eases Foreign Clearinghouse Access to US Customers
An alternative compliance regime will be provided for non-US DCOs registered with the CFTC, while exempt DCOs will be allowed to offer clearing through foreign intermediaries.
July 15, 2019 -
532Hong KongHong Kong Finalises List of FSPs Under Clearing Obligation
The list of Financial Services Providers identifies major dealers outside Hong Kong that are under the clearing obligation.
July 1, 2019 -
626Market InfrastructureUS SEC Proposes Amendments to Cross-Border Swaps Rules
The proposals address issues in applying security-based swaps rules in a cross-border context, and leave supervision of foreign trading practices and market structures to home supervisors.
May 14, 2019
