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GreySpark consultancy opens in Australia

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 6 FEB 2014
... trading and market structure. The Sydney office will also act as GreySpark's Asia Pacific advisory hub for over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives clearing. The $600 trillion global OTC derivatives market is already being transformed by sweeping new regulatory ...

Australia's largest banks join ASX OTC clearing service

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 17 JAN 2014
Eight Australian domestic and international banks have now joined the ASX OTC Interest Rate Derivatives Clearing Service as clearing participants and have started clearing trades on the platform. The ASX OTC Derivatives Clearing Service provides users ...

ASIC finalises OTC derivatives reporting rules

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUL 2013
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has issued its final rules around over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives trade reporting for financial institutions. The regime is set out in a package of rules and guidance released by ASIC today ...

ASIC accepts enforceable undertaking from City Index

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 APR 2013
... issues to senior management. CIA operates a financial services business that enables investors to trade in over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives such as OTC contracts for difference and foreign exchange contracts.

ASIC raises bar on OTC derivatives

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 AUG 2012
Issuers of OTC derivatives, including CFDs and margin foreign exchange derivatives, will have to meet new financial requirements just released by ASIC. The Australian Securities & Investments Commission (ASIC) yesterday announced an increase in minimum ...

ASIC highlights CFD compliance issues

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUN 2012
... the client money provisions," he said. In July 2010, ASIC released Regulatory Guide 212 Client money relating to dealing in OTC derivatives (RG 212). The guide provides an overview of the statutory client money provisions and in particular, the specific ...

Bond ETFs buffering equity market volatility

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  THURSDAY, 31 MAY 2012
... inaccessible to non-institutional clients due to large trading minimums and the requirements to trade on an over-the-counter (OTC) market. Skelly said apart from their easy access, the defensive characteristics of Bond ETFs are a key to their popularity ...

ASX launches Equity OTC Clear service

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAY 2012
The Australian Stock Exchange has launched Equity OTC Clear, a new service for ASX participants to anonymously report transactions in over-the-counter equity options. The Australian Stock Exchange's (ASX) service does not require participants to lodge ...

Market solutions favoured in OTC derivative reform

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 20 APR 2012
... preference for market-led solutions, in part driven by appropriate regulatory incentives to comply with a G20 commitment on OTC derivatives. The Government released the consultation paper yesterday outlining the proposed next steps in the implementation ...

J.P. Morgan wins four super fund mandates

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 3 APR 2012
... Pacific, J.P. Morgan WSS said the introduction of more stringent financial regulation globally were expected to impact on the OTC derivatives market. "We are seeing these investors place greater emphasis on the quality of the collateral as well as the ...