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Economic gloom ‘won’t stop cov-lite lending’
Investors say borrowers will continue to enjoy looser terms, despite projected rise in defaults
Barclays’ head of inflation exits
Sukhjeet Atwal departs investment bank after 19 years
Pensions regulator plays down LDI risk to EU
Eiopa doubts UK gilt market chaos could occur to same degree in Europe
Margin for non-cleared European energy trades to jump 80%
Annual recalibration of Simm could catapult some energy firms over relief thresholds
EC circuit breaker plan for energy futures under fire
Market participants say proposals could instead lead to more volatility in front-month contracts
US Bank cautions on regulators’ TLAC proposal
Risk USA: CRO also says bank is readying credit risk models and business plans for recession
Cboe to launch Treasuries ‘dark pool’ by year-end
Exchange signs up dealer clients for new venue amid rising concerns around bond liquidity
EBA to scrutinise banking book models amid macro turmoil
Banking regulator raises concerns as bankers doubt their IFRS 9 and IRRBB models
Launch of Tona futures ‘could bolster yen term risk-free rate’
New Tokyo Overnight Average products could be used in TORF waterfall, says benchmark provider
Gilt volatility to live on in IM and capital models
Even if sterling rates vol subsides, it will impact interest rate and cross-currency swap costs for years
Brokers slam CME over ‘conflict of interest’ in FCM plan
Clearing members question how CME could be quasi-regulator as well as direct competitor
Asia moves: Senior hires at BNP Paribas, HSBC and more
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Cantor to offer equity swap hedges to prime brokers
Provider to enter race with Capitolis and Nearwater as it preps early 2023 launch for ABCP service
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
Pensions eye collateral facilities to buffer market turmoil
Arrangements would allow funds to exchange riskier assets like corporate bonds for cash or gilts
Regulator warns on fragmentation of climate risk supervision
International standards needed to support growing preference for Basel Pillar 2 approach
Fragile liquidity puts markets in ‘danger zone’
Some measures of trading conditions are as poor as in 2008
Inflation swaps market for US funds comes to standstill
Counterparty Radar: Goldman Sachs moves to top dealer spot for non-cleared trades
Early FRTB adoption piles pressure on Japanese banks
Bankers fear competitive pain due to lack of NMRF data, possible EU and US deviations from Basel
HSBC hits up rivals to strengthen US risk team
Bank hires from BNPP for US CRO and BofA for head of model risk management
Citi poaches BofA capital veteran for treasury CRO role
Cenk Kamis leaves for rival US bank after 20-year stint at Bank of America
BlackRock slashes book as IR swap market volume rises
Counterparty Radar: Pimco’s book surpassed $40 billion in Q2, growing to half of mutual fund space
Pension funds brace for end of BoE intervention
Funds boost collateral buffers by as much as 300bp, as October 14 deadline looms
Low pricing of inflation swaps takes buy side by surprise
Dealers expect inflation to peak sooner, but investors remain sceptical