Derivs - Equity

A new survey from the International Swaps and Derivatives Association suggests derivatives trading will grow in Asia, but that uncertainty over close-out netting could stand in the way of the market’s development.

Singapore Exchange is launching Asia’s first total return futures (TRF), enabling investors to replicate the characteristics of standard Nikkei 225 Index over-the-counter total return swaps.

The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission has amended its margin comparability determination for Japan, further recognising the equivalence of US and Japanese rules on swaps.

The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has agreed to ease regulations surrounding the use of swaps in connection with loans offered by banks.

Six major dealer banks have signed up to DTTC-Euroclear GlobalCollateral’s collateral settlement proposition as the initiative moves beyond pilot phase.

Eurex Clearing has expanded the capabilities of its real-time, cloud-based risk management tool Prisma.

The European Central Bank (ECB) has shelved plans to give itself increased regulatory powers over central counterparty clearing houses (CCPs).

Bangkok Capital Asset Management (BCAP) has become the latest firm to sign up to the Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation’s (DTCC) Central Trade Manager (CTM) platform.

The International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA) has warned that regulatory proposals for calculating derivatives contract exposure could lead to an uneven playing field and increased costs.

The Depository Trust & Clearing Corp has agreed a deal to provide post-trade infrastructure services to enable SEB, the Swedish banking group, to meet its obligations under the Securities Financing Transactions Regulation.

Proprietary trading firms have hit out against some derivatives exchange’s plans to introduce passive liquidity protection on some of the contracts that they offer, in an open letter to US regulators.

Eurex is to launch a new suite of dividend futures contracts based on MSCI indices, enabling investors to hedge their dividend exposure.