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Start-up trading venue aims to profit from SEC’s market shake-up
Equity market reforms affecting payment for order flow may encourage more challenges to incumbents
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
Allianz Life drops single-name CDS positions in Q4
Counterparty Radar: US life insurance industry volumes sink to lowest level in two years
Industry urges focus on initial margin instead of intraday VM
CPMI-Iosco says scheduled variation margin is better than ad hoc calls by clearing houses
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
Revealed: the three EU banks applying for IMA approval
BNP Paribas, Deutsche Bank and Intesa Sanpaolo ask ECB to use internal models for FRTB
Liquidnet sees electronic future for grey bond trading
TP Icap’s grey market bond trading unit has more than doubled transactions in the first quarter of 2024
FICC takes flak over Treasury clearing proposal
Latest plans would still allow members to bundle clearing and execution – and would fail to boost clearing capacity, critics say
Buy side would welcome more guidance on managing margin calls
FSB report calls for regulators to review existing standards for non-bank liquidity management
Citi halves swaptions book with US retail funds
Counterparty Radar: Mutual funds and ETFs cut exposures by 22% in Q4
CDS review seeks to tackle conflicts ‘elephant’
Isda AGM: Linklaters proposes overhaul for determinations committee - including independent members
People: Isda taps four new directors, O’Callaghan joins CA, Berlinski quits Goldman, and more
Latest job changes across the industry
Industry calls for major rethink of Basel III rules
Isda AGM: Divergence on implementation suggests rules could be flawed, bankers say
Saudi Arabia poised to become clean netting jurisdiction
Isda AGM: Netting regulation awaiting final approvals from regulators
Buy side looks to fill talent gap in yen rates trading
Isda AGM: Japan rate rises spark demand for traders; dealers say inexperience could trigger volatility
JP Morgan’s new way to trade FX overlays
Hybrid execution method allows clients to put dealers in competition via a single trading agreement
Japanese megabanks shun internal models as FRTB bites
Isda AGM: All in-scope banks opt for standardised approach to market risk; Nomura eyes IMA in 2025
CFTC chair backs easing of G-Sib surcharge in Basel endgame
Isda AGM: Fed’s proposed surcharge changes could hike client clearing cost by 80%
Pension funds eye 30-year Bunds as swap spread tightens
Long-dated bonds continue to cheapen versus euro swaps, and some think they might fall further
Benchmark switch leaves hedging headache for Philippine banks
If interest rates are cut before new benchmark docs are ready, banks face possible NII squeeze
UK investment firms feeling the heat on prudential rules
Signs firms are falling behind FCA’s expectations on wind-down and liquidity risk management
Market for ‘orphan’ hedges leaves some borrowers stranded
Companies with private credit loans face punitive costs from banks for often imperfect hedges
Morgan Stanley back on top for US insurer FX forwards trades
Counterparty Radar: Bank added $1.7bn with Mass Mutual in Q4 to overtake Citi as biggest dealer