Articles by Helen Bartholomew
Citi and JP Morgan vie to extend collateral optimisation to CCPs
High rates and increasing collateral requirements have ignited race for greater efficiency
Why Isda ditched ‘off-cycle’ updates for Simm
Ad hoc updates riled industry, while regulators pushed for predictability in model recalibrations
Regulatory confusion clouds first annual IM recalculation
Firms dropping out of scope may need to continue posting non-cleared margin in some jurisdictions
Phase six margin cohort may exceed estimates as vol bites
Acadia sees numbers around a third higher than initial count, with fewer set to rely on relief
UK offers six-month margin reprieve for China netting sweep
Transition period falls short of Isda’s 18-month request, Hong Kong mulls similar relief
A SwapAgent-bilat basis? Not for now
SA-CCR may make settled-to-market capital benefits more difficult to quantify
Duck! Buy side plan to dodge IM rules could backfire
Three-quarters of phase five firms do not expect to exchange margin for at least six months
Russia sanctions throw derivatives market into disarray
Lawyers say western banks face illegality terminations; industry groups plan deliverable ruble workaround
LSEG beefs up non-cleared ambitions with Quantile deal
Agreement to buy optimisation firm for £274m strengthens LCH’s FX foothold as SA-CCR bites
Euro/dollar crosses embrace RFRs, while other currencies lag
€STR becomes new standard for euro cross-currency swaps; CAD and AUD stick with legacy rates
EU’s IM model validation rules may put Simm in jeopardy
Draft RTS creates validation hurdles and cross-border conflicts, industry warns
State Street launches tri-party custody for IM clients
Third-party provider begins shifting phase five clients to full-service collateral model
Phase five margin queues spur calls for custody revamp
Custodians urged to update “antiquated technology” ahead of threefold jump in phase six initial margin onboarding
Synthetic Libor gets cautious approval as swaps fix
‘Tough legacy’ solution could mop up $2.7trn-equivalent of non-cleared sterling and yen derivatives
Capitolis to acquire LMRKTS
Deal for multilateral compression provider latest in wave of post-trade tie-ups, as SA-CCR bites
Cross-currency swaps set to ditch Libor in ‘RFR first’ drive
A plan to oust Libor in September is expected to spur voluntary RFR adoption for euro legs
EU’s initial margin relief may come too late for phase five
Long-awaited easing of model governance requirements unlikely to take effect by September
Optimisation firms prep for SA-CCR boom
FX expected to be big focus of industry’s new slimming drive – and vendors are jockeying for position
Big moves, but no panic after tumultuous US election
Treasury market saw its largest post-election move since at least 2000 – but liquidity held up