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BNP Paribas Securities Services extends its initial margin services to Asia Pacific

15 January 2021 UK
Reporter: Natalie Turner

BNP Paribas Securities Services are helping firms in the APAC region to manage initial margin requirements arising from non-cleared OTC derivatives

CFTC and ESMA sign second MOU on derivatives clearinghouse recognition

11 January 2021 US
Reporter: Natalie Turner

The two market regulators last week signed a new Memorandum of Understanding to facilitate cross-border supervision of US central counterparties licenced by ESMA under EMIR

OCC achieves record breaking 2020

06 January 2021 US
Reporter: Drew Nicol

An uptick in securities lending activity contributed to December becoming the highest volume month in OCC’s history, up 80.9 percent YoY

CFTC grants temporary no-action relief to derivatives clearing organisations

06 January 2021
Reporter: Natalie Turner

The independent US government agency has agreed to not take enforcement action against derivatives clearing organisations for daily reporting failures until 27 January 2022

HKEX’s OTC Clear carries out first trades for Japanese banks

24 December 2020 Hong Kong
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

OTC Clear cleared a USD-offshore CNY cross-currency swap by Mizuho Bank and a USD-Hong Kong dollar trade by MUFG Bank

SEC forms a security-based swaps joint venture

22 December 2020 US
Reporter: Natalie Turner

As of November 2021, security-based swaps entities must register with the SEC and will be subject to various requirements, including capital, margin and segregation

OCC to refund $156 million to clearing member firms

18 December 2020 US
Reporter: Natalie Turner

OCC’s board of directors has approved returning some clearing fees to clients, which will occur on 19 April 2021

Bpifrance switches IRS book to Eurex Clearing

16 December 2020 France
Reporter: Natalie Turner

The French public investment bank has relocated its entire portfolio of derivatives from LCH to Eurex Clearing with BNP Paribas acting as counterparty and clearing broker

LCH SA to offer clearing for Oslo Børs derivatives market

14 December 2020 Norway
Reporter: Natalie Turner

LCH has achieved its latest milestone in the expansion of trading venues by offering clearing services to the Oslo Stock Exchange’s derivatives market

Eurex pioneers equity total return futures to encourage on-exchange trading

10 December 2020 Germany
Reporter: Drew Nicol

BNP Paribas and Goldman Sachs are the first banks to use the new derivative following the recent completion of Eurex's pilot phase

ANNA's Derivatives Service Bureau reveals UPI consultation timeline

08 December 2020 UK
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

The first of two rounds of consultation enables the industry to shape the key principles that will underpin the fee structure for the unique product identifier

Societe Generale and J.P. Morgan go live on WeMatch US platform

18 November 2020 US
Reporter: Natalie Turner

WeMatch launched its US total return swap solution in October with several tier-one dealers and expects 14 additional users to onboard in the coming months

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