ECB

ECB: Results of the March 2020 survey on…

• Credit terms remained broadly unchanged for almost all counterparties but are expected to tighten significantly the next reference period • Financing collateralised by euro-denominated securities continued to decline • Valuation disputes saw a strong…

ECB

At its meeting ending on 6 November 2019,…

Credit terms remained broadly unchanged for almost all counterparties between June and August 2019 for the Bank Rate Most counterparty types intensified their efforts to negotiate more favourable terms Financing rates/spreads decreased for funding secured…

G20 2019

Market Fragmentation on G20 Agenda

Several global financial heavyweights are concerned about the growing threat from deleterious market fragmentation. In separate events on two ends of the globe, market fragmentation took center stage. The first event was the International Swaps and…

IHS Markit Announces Launch of OTC Derivatives Valuation…

London-based global market-based information provider, IHS Markit on Monday has announced the launch of its over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives valuation platform to financial institutions for best execution compliance.  It will provide time-stamped data which will help…

Rostin Behnan, CFTC Commissioner

FCM Shrinkage Alarms CFTC

[caption id="attachment_319459" align="alignleft" width="209"] Walt Lukken, Chief Executive Officer of the Futures Industry Association[/caption] Since the financial crisis of 2008, the number of Futures Commission Merchants (FCM) has decreased significantly, and the Commodities Futures Trading…