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SIX x-clear adjusts CCP risk model
01 June 2017 London
Reporter: Drew Nicol

SIX x-clear has recalibrated its inter-central counterparty risk models in order to improve accuracy

Euronext and ICE Clear partner up
05 April 2017 Amsterdam
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Clearing operations will be run from Amsterdam, while a new asset financing solution will be built by Euronext and operated from Paris

EACH: CCPs have ‘extreme’ scenarios covered
18 October 2016 Brussels
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

CCPs are already strong enough to withstand the ‘extreme but plausible’ scenario that would trigger a resolution strategy, as outlined by regulatory authorities...

SEC agrees next step in T+2 transition
29 September 2016 Washington DC
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The US Securities and Exchange Commission has voted in favour of shortening the standard settlement cycle for broker-dealer securities transactions from T+3 to T+2...

WFE: blockchain regs must align globally
05 September 2016 London
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The World Federation of Exchanges has warned global regulators of the need for consistency in any future regulations on distributed ledger technology...

OCC commends on QCCP extension
13 June 2016 Frankfurt
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

Equity derivatives clearinghouse the Options Clearing Corporation has praised the European Commission’s decision to delay the deadline for US CCPs to become fully fledged qualifying central counterparties in the EU...

Euronext sets sights on first M&A target
16 May 2016 Amsterdam
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Euronext has placed a bid for a 20 percent stake in fellow central counterparty EuroCCP, as part of its new strategic expansion plan...

TriOptima: Post-trade initiatives on the up in Asia
11 May 2016 Singapore
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

There is an increasing interest in post-trade risk mitigation and adoption of post-trade initiatives in Asia, although there is still room for improvement, according to a TriOptima paper...

European CCPs in ESMA stress test success
03 May 2016 Paris
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

European central counterparties are generally well equipped to manage extreme negative developments in the market, according to the first ESMA EU-wide stress test report...

ESMA: No need for delay access rules for ETDs
13 April 2016 paris
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

ESMA has said there is no need to exclude exchange-traded derivatives from the rules around non-discriminatory access to central counterparties under MiFID II and MiFIR...

ESMA to cooperate with South Korean CCPs
22 March 2016 Paris
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

ESMA has signed a memorandum of understanding to cooperate with South Korean central counterparties...

TSAM: Regulations still firmly on the agenda
15 March 2016 London
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

There are still uncertainties in the regulatory landscape for asset managers, according to a panel discussion at TSAM Europe in London...