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Central counterparties need to improve after Nasdaq Clearing member default, says Isda
5 years ago
Derivative central counterparties (CCPs) must look to make a number of improvements to risk practices, the International Swaps and Derivatives Association has said in a paper that follows a clearing member default at Nasdaq Clearing in September -
Ziggo CDS protection buyers get a lift as DC votes for successor
5 years ago
Holders of credit default swap protection on Ziggo Bond Finance have received a boost, with the EMEA Determinations Committee ruling that contracts structured under the 2014 Isda credit derivative definitions have a successor – dispelling fears they would be orphaned. -
BlackRock BDC seeks shareholder approval to fast-track leverage increase
5 years ago
BlackRock TCP Capital Corp has become the latest business development company to seek shareholders’ approval to double its use of leverage -
ESAs extend reporting olive branch to European CLOs
5 years ago
A group of European supervisory authorities (ESAs) have raised hopes that CLOs could avoid some of the toughest reporting requirements under the securitisation regulations coming into effect in January -
US regulation drives insurance money towards credit ETFs
5 years ago
Institutional investors are increasingly allocating to credit exchange-traded funds (ETFs), but their motivations are changing. These vehicles are famed for their liquidity, but several investors are said to be pouring money into them for the long term amid regulatory changes which have made ETF investments more favourable -
LMA seeks no-deal Brexit safety net for European lending
5 years ago
European regulators have voiced concerns about the potential damage a no-deal Brexit scenario would do to the syndicated loan market and the wider European Union economy -
Past returns: Bond buckets are pipedreams, right?
5 years ago
Five years ago in Creditflux we reported that Webster Bank’s CLO tranche investor Francis Mitchell had created a working group in response to the Volcker rule determining that regional banks could no longer invest in CLOs with bond buckets -
Merry Christmas from the EU: Commission gifts regulatory relief to securitisations
5 years ago
European securitisers can breathe a sigh of relief today after the European Commission has endorsed calls to relax its securitisation regulation -
Sears CDS battle lines set out in market-defining legal fight
5 years ago
Legal sides have set out their arguments in the high-stakes Sears Roebuck Acceptance Corp credit event external review, in what an industry group of asset managers claims is a “unique opportunity to provide clarity on one of the most important definitions for the credit default swap product” -
London CCPs to be given 12-month EU equivalence in no-deal Brexit scenario
5 years ago
The European Commission will continue to grant equivalence to UK central clearing counterparties for 12 months in the case of a “no deal” Brexit, it has been variously reported -
Creditex obtains CFTC swap execution facility exemption
5 years ago
Creditex, the electronic brokerage for corporate bonds and credit default swaps, has been granted an exemption from a requirement to register with the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission as a swap execution facility -
European regulators look to soothe CLO reporting jitters
5 years ago
The European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs – EBA, ESMA and EIOPA) have sought to calm the nerves of the European CLO industry ahead of a securitisation regulation framework that is due to come into effect from January -
Golub Capital BDC looks to become fourth largest publicy traded BDC with merger
5 years ago
Golub Capital is seeking approval from its shareholders to merge its Golub Capital business development company (GBDC) with another one of its business development companies, Golub Capital Investment Corporation (GCIC) -
Market favours retrospective over forward-looking approach to Ibor benchmark fallbacks, says Isda
5 years ago
New benchmark fallbacks for derivatives contracts that reference interbank offered rates are likely to be based on the “compounded setting in arrears rate” and the “historical mean/median approach to the spread adjustment”, the International Swaps and Derivatives Association has said -
ESMA pushes for continued UK clearing access in event of no-deal Brexit
5 years ago
The European Securities and Markets Authority will support continued access to UK central clearing counterparties for EU clearing members and trading venues after 30 March in the event of a no-deal Brexit, the organisation has said -
Milbank's Solis and DLA Piper's Reilly: CLO 'contributions' can benefit everyone, but debt investors may seek limitations [video]
Milbank partner Sean Solis and DLA Piper partner Richard Reilly spoke with Creditflux's Hugh Minch after their panel at the CLO Investor Summit earlier this month -
Simmons & Simmons adds partner to lead its CLO practice in London
5 years ago
Simmons & Simmons has appointment structured credit specialist James Grand as a partner to lead its CLO practice -
ESMA regulations could halt European issuance, says LMA
5 years ago
The European securitisation market is at risk of a “cessation of issuance and market disruption” unless the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) allows a phased implementation of the new regulatory framework due to come into effect from January, according to the Loan Market Association (LMA) -
Regulators suggest clampdown on UK loans
5 years ago
The Bank of England recently raised alarms about the state of the UK leveraged loan market, drawing parallels to the growth of the US sub-prime mortgage market -
UK prepares derivative regs for no-deal Brexit
5 years ago
The UK Treasury is seeking to amend onshored European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR) legislation as it battles to avoid the risk that the country will leave the European Union without an effective regulatory framework for over-the-counter derivatives, central clearing counterparties and trade repositories in the event of a no-deal Brexit -
LSTA asks for return of CLO bond buckets as part of Volcker reform
5 years ago
The Loan Syndication and Trading Association is advocating the return of high yield bond baskets within US CLO portfolios in what could be another sign of the shackles being loosened on CLO regulation in the US -
Derivatives margin threshold should be €100 billion notional not €8 billion, says Isda
5 years ago
A regulatory threshold that requires counterparties to post initial margin (IM) on derivatives trades if they hold €8 billion notional or more exposure should be raised to €100 billion, the International Swaps and Derivatives Association has argued -
Isda extends deadline for derivatives benchmark consultation
5 years ago
The International Swaps and Derivatives Association has extended the fast-approaching deadline for its consultation on derivatives benchmark fallbacks, to allow more time for responses -
Hard Brexit threatens systemic cliff edge for derivatives, warns joint paper
5 years ago
A no-deal Brexit could have a systemic effect on derivatives markets as it would immediately restrict EU 27 firms from transacting with UK entities and acting as clearing members to UK central counterparties, a group of major trade bodies has warned in a paper published today -
Isda and Linklaters roll out test version of initial margin docs service
5 years ago
Five and a half months of partnership between the International Swaps and Derivatives Association and Linklaters has borne fruit, with the launch of a test version of an online tool that will allow firms to electronically negotiate and execute initial margin (IM) documentation
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