On December 20, ISDA published the tokenized collateral model provisions for inclusion in ISDA 2016 Credit Support Annexes for Variation Margin (VM) (the “Model Provisions”). The Model Provisions ...

The Committee on Payments and Market Infrastructures and the International Organization of Securities Commissions published a final report on examples of effective practices for streamlining variation ...

FIA has responded to a discussion paper released by international standard setters that sets out eight “effective practices” for streamlining variation margin in centrally cleared markets. The ...

European energy markets are no stranger to volatility. Recent surges in both electricity and gas prices have substantially driven up collateral requirements and created a margin funding crisis for ...

Variation margin (VM) comes under the microscope in the Bank for International Settlement’s (BIS) Committee on Payments and Market Infrastructures (CPMI) and the International Organisation of ...

Stricter derivative margin requirements have increased the demand for liquid collateral, but euro area investment funds, which use derivatives extensively, have been reducing their liquid asset ...

LONDON (Reuters Breakingviews) - Margin makes the financial system safer, but margin calls can be problematic. That’s the paradox regulators, traders and clearing houses are grappling with in the wake ...