Articles by Rebekah Tunstead
UK pension funds hand over more assets to LDI managers
Transfer of assets is a pre-emptive move to avoid repeat of September’s collateral crunch, trustees say
Who blew up gas prices? (It wasn’t just Russia)
Government buying, climate risk and short squeezes may have led to ‘horrendous’ gas market margin calls
Credit Suisse shake-up, HSBC’s new CFO, and more
Latest job changes across the industry
Market rejects EU attempts to isolate energy firms via Emir
Participants warn proposals would push up hedging costs for little systemic protection
Futures margin breaches on track to match 2020
At least 500 seen so far this year, says JP Morgan exec – in some cases leading to 200% margin increases
Barclays’ head of inflation exits
Sukhjeet Atwal departs investment bank after 19 years
EC circuit breaker plan for energy futures under fire
Market participants say proposals could instead lead to more volatility in front-month contracts
UK pension funds rush to dirty CSAs
Fearing margin pain once BoE gilt-buying ends, funds fast-track revisions to post gilts and corporate bonds
Pension funds brace for end of BoE intervention
Funds boost collateral buffers by as much as 300bp, as October 14 deadline looms
Markets mull UK pension clearing exemption
Treasury expected to extend regulation exempting retirement funds from having to clear OTC trades
Pensions with other LDI investments quicker to make margin calls
Columbia Threadneedle says funds invested in internal strategies moved collateral immediately, but outside transfers took time
UK pensions hit with £100m margin calls as gilts and sterling slide
At least three LDI managers request emergency capital as others consider unwinds to avoid default
Esma’s €4bn clearing limit sparks ire from energy firms – again
European watchdog backs rise in commodity clearing threshold from €3bn in new letter, but energy traders say it’s not enough
Market shrugs off EC’s plan to change gas benchmark
Dutch TTF prices unmoved, as market participants say they are “not taking it seriously”
European pension funds must start clearing next year – EC
Exemption preventing pension funds from mandatory clearing will come to an end permanently in June 2023
EU plan to suspend power derivatives gets icy response
Proposal from energy ministers to ease collateral burdens blasted as “silly” and “terrible idea”
Could a cold collateral winter be coming for pension plans?
UK LDIs passed an early test from rising rates, but margin call pressure is mounting
Buy-side retreats to ‘dirty’ CSAs amid collateral crunch
Repo market fears prompt insurers and pension funds to revert to bond collateral
Can the EC reach consensus in clearing countdown?
Brussels faces a cold, hard deadline to build clearing regulation accord in Europe
Bund volatility sparks uncertainty around futures delivery
Changing cheapest-to-deliver status catches some traders off guard despite Finanzagentur intervention
‘Are we nearly there yet?’ Banks navigate ESG loan accounting
Lenders ask standards boards for guidance on how rules should be applied
Energy firms call for rise in commodity clearing level
Industry says proposed €1 billion increase would not be enough following spike in wholesale prices
Systematic hedge funds eye outsourcing to bank algos
Cost pressures encourage new stream of clients to pass FX algo trading to banks
Libor/SOFR basis like ‘free money’ for early movers – GS trader
Sharp narrowing of basis swaps below fallback spreads has failed to open transition floodgates