In the face of extreme volatility, clearing houses have significantly increased their collateral requirements in organized futures markets, but have increased the solvency risks for traders and investment funds. The BIS has also identified the issue of margin calls as a source of financial disruption. The Bank...
The Banque de France is concerned about liquidity tensions in commodities
Emmanuelle Assouan, Deputy Director General in charge of the Financial Stability Unit, and Sylvie Goulard, Second Deputy Governor of the Banque de France, presented this Thursday morning the semi-annual report "Risk Assessment of the French Financial System".