13 Banks Accused of Blocking CDS Market

Barclays, RBS, Deutsche Bank, Citigroup, UBS and JP Morgan are amongst 13 banks accused by EU Commission of blocking the access for exchanges to the CDS market on fears that this would reduce their profits. Deutsche Börse and Chicago Mercantile Exchange were refused licences between 2006-2009 by ISDA and Markit, which are controlled by banks, to […]

EU policy makers are closer to agree on securities settlement rules

European policy makers are increasingly confident that regulations for Europe’s €800tn securities settlement market will be finalised and passed into law by the end of the year. The new rules governing region’s central securities depositories aim at creating better competition between national entities and cut cross-border settlement costs. The ECB is planning to make operational the Target2Securities (T2S), […]

OTC Derivatives Markets are predicted to grow in Asia

The over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives markets are poised for further growth in Asia, according to a report published today by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (ISDA) at the outset of its 28th Annual General Meeting, which is being held in Singapore. The report, The Asian OTC Derivatives Markets, was prepared for ISDA by Celent, a division of Oliver […]

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