With regard to systemic counterparty risk reduction the bank regulators' minimum capital, liquidity reserve and margin levels are a major incentive.  The current fine-tuning debate and regulatory rule adjustment are understandable given the financial implications.  

By contrast the lack of discussion of clearing mandates might imply they are a straight systemic counterparty risk win through promotion of consolidation, netting and margining in CCP facing portfolios.  Unfortunately it is not that simple - clearing mandates also entrenching bilateral counterparty risk by limiting key risk reduction techniques.

Here I explore these limitations and suggest some solutions.

In my last article I reviewed the SEC’s final and proposed rules on transaction reporting by market participants. In this article I will look at the final rule on SDRs, and make some observations on the effectiveness of current and future reporting regimes.

One of the biggest challenges for both the Buy Side and Sell Side with the introduction of mandatory OTC Clearing is the posting of the required collateral for initial margin requirements at the clearing house on a daily basis.