… “The issue is ‘companies not realizing the time to comply is now,’ said Luke Zubrod, director at Chatham Financial, who is helping companies with the process…”Read More
…“But with the clearing timetable settled, the reality looks different. Dealers are subject to margin and collateral requirements, and end users may have to swallow that extra cost, warns” says Luke Zubrod, director at Chatham Financial…Read More
…“While dealers typically collateralize those offsetting transactions, ‘they don’t tend to over-collateralize their interbank transaction with initial margin,’” says Luke Zubrod, director at Chatham Financial…Read More
…The consultative document introduces a new measure impacting un-exempted corporates, according to Ryan McKee, senior advisor at Chatham Financial, since it requires “universal two-way initial and variation margin for financial entities, meaning both parties to the trade will have to post margin.”Read More
… “The CFTC is allowing many trades to be reported after a delay, in some cases several hours, while it finishes disclosure rules. That gap isn’t much of an improvement over trade data already available – for a fee – through services like Bloomberg or brokers.” said Luke Zubrod, director at Chatham Financial, an adviser of customers in the swaps market.Read More
…”It is possible, if not even probable, that the futures world will make steady progress against making their products more and more customizable,” said Luke Zubrod at Chatham Financial, a consultancy firm…Read More
…“Market participants need to assume that the current state of affairs will likely remain,” says Luke Zubrod, director at Chatham Financial…Read More
…“Initial margin is probably the single reason why people look at swap futures and say, ‘This is potentially exciting,’ because the initial margin associated with clearing is higher than futures,” says Luke Zubrod, director at Chatham Financial…Read More
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May 29-31: New York Cash Exchange, New York, NY, US
Chatham will be speaking and exhibiting at the New York Cash Exchange 2013 in New York, NY, USA....Read More
NeuGroup for European Regional Treasurers Discusses Cash Pooling, Regs and SEPA Prep
"We would like to thank all the participants in our European Treasurers’ Peer Group (EUROTPG) meeting last week at Nokia in Geneva for the active discourse. We also appreciate the contribution of Chatham Financial for updating members on key EMIR obligations for corporate end-users of derivatives.”Read More
New Haven Register: Lehman Reaches Beyond Grave Seeking Millions From Nonprofits
"Lehman tacks on interest of almost 14 percent annually on unpaid swap debts, said Phil Weeber, director of risk management at Kennett Square, Pennsylvania-based Chatham Financial, who is advising corporate clients in mediation with the bank’s estate.”Read More
