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Eurex Clearing extends Partnership Program to short-term rates products

07 June 2023 EU
Reporter: Bob Currie

The Frankfurt-based exchange and clearer aims through its partnership scheme to create a strong alternative liquidity pool for EURIBOR futures and options embracing Eurex’s LTIR segment and clearing services for OTC rate swaps and repo

LIBOR to SOFR conversion done, says LCH SwapClear

22 May 2023 UK
Reporter: SFT

The LSEG-owned swap clearing house migrated contracts from LIBOR to SOFR in two tranches completed on 22 April and 20 May, representing a total US$43 trillion in aggregate notional

ISDA elects new board directors

12 May 2023 US
Reporter: Bob Currie

Mizuho’s Yoji Imafuku, LSEG’s Danny Maguire and Barclays’ Tyler Wellensiek join the International Swaps and Derivatives Association’s board of directors, with nine directors elected for a continuing term and a further four being reappointed to the bo

Jeffrey Sutton becomes CFTC executive director

19 April 2023 US
Reporter: SFT

Sutton joined the Commodity Futures Trading Commission earlier this month, having previously been chief financial officer at the Drug Enforcement Agency

Goldman Sachs fined US$15 million for equity index swap violations

11 April 2023 US
Reporter: SFT

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has fined Goldman Sachs for breaches around trade information, transparency and failing to meet business conduct standards required of swap dealers

KfW joins LCH SwapAgent

28 March 2023 UK
Reporter: Lucy Carter

KfW has joined uncleared derivatives market service LCH SwapAgent and has processed the first Transport Currency trade with its counterparties

LCH SwapAgent welcomes first buy-side client

24 March 2023 UK
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

BlueCrest Capital Management joins the LCH SwapAgent service, which is designed to simplify processing, margining and settlement of uncleared derivatives

Eurex becomes first European exchange to launch Bitcoin index futures

22 March 2023 Germany
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

Launching FTSE Bitcoin Index Futures is a “major milestone” for the exchange as Eurex seeks to offer safe and trusted access to cryptocurrencies in a regulated market environment

Eris Innovations closes US$7.2 million investment round

09 March 2023 US
Reporter: SFT

The news follows an announcement on 27 February that Eris SOFR swap futures will be eligible for portfolio margining with IRS cleared through CME Group, offering significant potential reduction in hedging costs

OSTTRA contributes to ETD data standard initiative

09 March 2023 UK
Reporter: Lucy Carter

The project aims to improve data quality and operational efficiency and reduce systemic risk through the minimisation of breaks on trade date

Margin pressures in commodity markets present contagion fears, says FSB

21 February 2023 Switzerland
Reporter: Bob Currie

The Financial Stability Board finds that the commodities ecosystem was mainly able to absorb liquidity pressures with minimal disruption. But the system did creak on occasions, such as the LME decision to suspend nickel market trading

CFTC issues statement on cybersecurity incident at ION Cleared Derivatives

03 February 2023 UK
Reporter: SFT

The US derivatives market watchdog indicated that it has been working with other financial regulators and impacted parties to understand how the cyber incident occurred and to ensure that other CFTC-regulated derivatives markets are not compromised

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