Europe’s CCPs pass the stress test
Europe's regulator has deemed that European clearing houses will be able to deal with stress scenarios.
Tag: CCPs
ESMA announces stress-tests for clearing houses
With activity dramatically increasing in clearing houses, concerns over the safety and resiliency of central counterparties (CCPs) have been raised.
European Commission gives green light to US CCPs
US CCPs will now be allowed to apply to ESMA for clearing status.
CFTC boss expects European CCPs equivalence soon
Last month EU and US regulators reached a landmark agreement on cross-border supervision of clearing houses.
Buy-side looking to go it alone
Direct buy-side membership of a clearing house is not
risk-free itself; new models of direct membership are being explored to shake
off fears about clearing brokers.