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Don’t count on repo to monetise liquidity books, say experts
QT could force banks to sell bonds during stress, underlining need for fair value accounting
BGC’s Eurex swap curve: basis killer?
Outright curve aims to stamp out LCH-plus-basis pricing for Eurex swaps – but price gap may persist, dealers say
Asset managers offer tailored LDI to smaller pension schemes
Minimum AUM for customised hedging slashed from around £400m to £75m
HKEX and LCH look to expand eligible collateral
Chinese government bonds in the frame as clearing houses seek to boost non-cash margin options
StanChart sees big uptick in FX options positions
Counterparty Radar: UK bank benefits from MSIM trades as market for US mutual funds expands in Q2
‘Restricted lists’ on private-equity backed loans irk investors
Privately owned companies are limiting who can buy their debt, hampering liquidity
Why agency mortgages could stay cheap for a while
Big bond managers are snapping up agency bonds, but disrupted valuations could last a surprisingly long time
Crypto ECNs aim to offer alternative to Clobs
CrossX and Cypator bring ECN-style trading and settlement to crypto, but rivals claim infrastructure isn’t ready
Market eyes emerging market CDS index expansion
Participants hope changes will help transform single-name volumes into greater index activity
SEC may lack legal clout to impose new dealer rule – Citadel
Adoption of quantitative dealer definition may require congressional changes to US Securities Exchange Act
US Basel endgame hits clearing with op risk capital charges
Dealers also fret about unlevel playing field compared with requirements in the EU
CFTC’s clearing house recovery rule splits industry
Some fear CCPs will fast-track recovery, others say any rule book will be ignored in emergency
Market ‘not ready’ for US Treasuries clearing mandate
“Client clearing for Treasuries doesn’t really exist,” says Barclays exec, while DTCC points to gaps in market awareness
‘Witching day’ price spikes point to options market manipulation – study
Data reveals patterns that can be explained no other way, researchers say
BNPP back in dealer top three for FX forwards with mutuals
Deutsche Bank, HSBC hit by cuts at Vanguard and Pimco in Q2
Bankers – shape up or ship out, says UBS compliance head
Tough approach comes as ECB prepares new guidance on conduct risk for 2024 release
MassMutual exited inflation hedges in Q2
Counterparty Radar: Closure of $1.5 billion book dealt a blow to BNP Paribas’s dealer ranking
EU banks ‘will play for time’ in stand-off over India’s CCPs
Lawyers say banks are unlikely to set up subsidiaries and will instead pin hopes on revised Emir fix
ECB mulls intervention on uneven banking book reporting
Inconsistency among EU banks on whether deposits and loans are in scope for credit spread risk
SGX’s new FX platform sees increased NDF trading from US firms
Sef exemption opens door to increased US buy-side interest
Iosco warns of leveraged loan ‘vulnerabilities’
As recovery rates plummet, report calls for clearer covenants and more transparency on addbacks
People: Finma CEO quits, Citi’s dealmaking promotion, and more
Latest job changes across the industry
Bloomberg consults on BSBY cessation
Credit-sensitive Libor replacement faces 12-month run-off after damning Iosco verdict
Bankers call for overhaul of EBA stress tests
Support for multiple scenarios, but only if fixed assumptions and variables are scaled back