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Riksbank offers deposit facility to central counterparties
Measure intends to reduce impact of liquidity shocks in krona-denominated transactions
ECB's Cœuré weighs pros and cons of central clearing
Executive board member touts benefits, including multilateral netting of exposures, but also warns that differences in regulation may lead to regulatory arbitrage and race to the bottom
ECB’s Russo: indirect clearing model needs work
Head of payments and market infrastructure at the ECB calls for greater clarity from regulators on the capital treatment of indirect clearing
CLS launches settlement for same-day USD/CAD trades
Settlement risk mitigation firm is due to launch a new settlement session this week for trades settled on a same-day basis
Russia gears up for central securities depository
Russian central securities depository (CSD) could be ready by the end of 2012, although there is more work to be done
Central bank liquidity would help CCPs in distressed situations: BIS paper
BIS weighs in on CCP central bank liquidity access debate
LCH.Clearnet 'shocked' at Dodd-Frank capital requirement
Firm might not be able to live with 99% reduction in minimum capital requirement under Dodd-Frank Act, says chief executive
Netherlands' Berndsen to build unified model of financial infrastructure
Netherlands Bank's head of oversight Ron Berndsen to construct complete financial infrastructure model as part of professorial appointment
ECB announces baseline T2S price of €0.15
Settlement platform’s Programme Board proposes to fix fee for settlement until 2018; price not dependent on UK volumes, says ECB
ECB's Constâncio: grant CCPs access to central bank liquidity
European Central Bank's Vítor Constâncio says central counterparties should get access to central bank liquidity so long as they're regulated
Taskforce to overhaul Asian post-trade framework
Central banks of Hong Kong and Malaysia team up with settlement systems firm Euroclear to create pilot common platform to improve central securities depository infrastructure
Senior US lawmakers flag room for manoeuvre on derivatives reform
Senate Banking Committee head Chris Dodd and derivatives overhaul author Blanche Lincoln say negotiation still possible on controversial derivatives package; clearinghouse clause looks set to stay
Hong Kong and Indonesia link settlement systems
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority and Bank Indonesia adopt a real time payment-versus-payment link to remove settlement risk
CPSS and IOSCO to revamp clearing guide
Infrastructure experts and regulators to look at applying 2004 recommendations to OTC markets
Accountancy’s golden puzzle
The introduction of international accounting standards are proving a headache for central banks with gold holdings. Chris Sermon has a way forward.
Will Asia play the gold card?
If Asian countries decide to sell their dollars and buy gold, the impact on the global financial system could be as dramatic as the collapse of the Bretton Woods fixed exchange rate system in 1971.