OTC clearing
Battle for clearing supremacy
Singapore Exchange (SGX) became the first of the major clearers to launch an OTC Asian FX forwards clearing business in October. But with bank-backed LCH.Clearnet and the CME hot on its heels with a non-deliverable forwards offering, can SGX maintain its…
LCH.Clearnet eyes November launch for NDF clearing
London-based CCP is set to launch clearing for NDFs in six currencies in mid-November, having shelved plans for options clearing while banks discuss settlement-related issues with regulators
FX Week USA: Regulation both good and bad for the end-investor
Panellists agree mandated use of CCPs and exchanges could attract investors but will also raise costs
FX Invest: US margin proposals could lock down $2 trillion in assets
Requirement for banks to post initial margin when trading with each other will result in huge amounts of liquid assets being locked down, according to analysis by one US prudential regulator
FX Invest: Overlay Asset Management sticks with emerging markets
Overlay Asset Management’s Helie D’Hautefort talks to FX Invest about his firm's emerging markets strategies
JP Morgan’s Choussy prepares bank for FX clearing
Newly appointed global head of FX clearing explains how he is preparing for the advent of mandatory central clearing requirements for some FX contracts