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Softer FX rules for China QFIs set to boost CNY competition
Freedom to circumvent local custodians a plus for pricing and best execution – State Street
Sustainable bond markets miss an options trick
A derivatives mindset could boost lagging sustainability-linked market, argues climate think-tank
Allianz Life drops single-name CDS positions in Q4
Counterparty Radar: US life insurance industry volumes sink to lowest level in two years
FX dealers face end-of-day trading stress from T+1 shift
Experts say switch to using overnight swaps could be “problematic” and lead to wider spreads
Consortium backs BGC’s effort to challenge CME
Banks and market-makers – including BofA, Citi, Goldman, Jump and Tower – will have a 26% stake in FMX
Who’s winning the €STR futures race? Depends how you measure
CME, Eurex and Ice all claim to be leading, but experts say it’s too early to pick a winner
Interest rates
Dealers bullish on upcoming offshore CGB futures relaunch
Better contracts and deeper foreign interest in China bonds set to spur uptake, but launch date unclear
BGC forming consortium to take on CME Group’s rates empire
Banks and PTFs are being offered a stake in FMX, which has CFTC approval to launch a futures exchange
Reluctantly, CME moves to clear US Treasuries
CME Group will seek regulatory approval to clear US Treasuries, chief executive Terry Duffy said today
LDI managers disagree on credit collateralised gilt repo
BlackRock and Schroders execute first trades, but others favour different ways to source liquidity
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Allianz Life drops single-name CDS positions in Q4
Counterparty Radar: US life insurance industry volumes sink to lowest level in two years
Electronic trading
RMB vol returns as hedge funds take barrier trade profits
Unwinds of exotic positions saw vol jump 72% after surprise PBoC move last week
New trading platform costs weigh on FX dealers
As roughly 75 platforms vie for business, LPs complain of struggle to keep up with connectivity costs
LMAX taps real money clients with Cürex deal
Acquisition aims to offer liquidity providers diverse flows from asset managers
Start-up bond platform OpenYield prepares to launch
Start-up aims to give retail brokers the same electronic liquidity used by the professionals
How banks are adapting to all-powerful pod funds
Growth of multi-manager funds such as Citadel, Millennium and Balyasny has forced dealers to switch tactics in attempt to preserve profits
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