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FCA: dealer polls pose further Libor transition hurdle
Schooling Latter warns further work needed to migrate products that require dealer quotes when Libor ceases
Asset managers want better access to spot crypto market
Top buy-side exec bemoans constraints in debate on use of futures versus spot for cryptocurrency
CCPs’ successful Libor switch raises hopes for sterling move
Optimism follows hitch-free conversion of cleared yen, Swiss franc and euro Libor swaps to RFRs
Asia moves: Trio of senior hires at Barclays, Credit Suisse and Deutsche Bank, and more
Latest job changes across the industry
China netting: industry raises concerns on cross-border trades
Filing requirement of new netting law could unfairly penalise trades from foreign banks
US banks harbour concerns over agencies’ cyber risk rule
Lack of reporting template means “people can give the least amount of data possible”, warns CISO
New Fed regulation head unlikely to roll back all Trump changes
Progressives see climate and crypto as priorities over toughening Volcker Rule or tailoring
Bank-run fund derivatives platforms hit records
JP Morgan’s Nexus has seen balances double, while AUM on UBS’s Neo have tripled
Dealers warm to SOFR swaptions but buy side lags
Rate accounted for nearly half of new notional last week, but operational issues slow end-user uptake
Bank FX teams eye slice of crypto derivatives action
Business heads increasingly confident that trading will reside in their patch
Litigation threats seen delaying SEC climate disclosure rules
Efforts to demonstrate materiality of exposures to investment decision-making is taking longer than expected, say lawyers
JP Morgan returns to HK warrants hit by China sanctions
US bank faces battle to rebuild client base on sanctioned securities, issuers say
New FRTB timeline makes Europe’s reporting phase ‘obsolete’
European Commission pencils in capital requirements to start at the same time as reporting exercise – or even before
LCH to clear BSBY swaps from November 29
Addition of much-maligned benchmark follows methodology enhancements and jump in SOFR trading
EBA warns banks over loan-loss model tinkering
Senior executive says methods of adjusting IFRS 9 models to “smooth” outputs should be investigated
Loan markets call for clarity on scope of US Libor ban
Regulators must address “grey areas” in uncommitted facilities, urge participants
FCA move brings regulatory risk to use of hold times
Regulator’s adoption of code, and rejection of extra hold times, means those ignoring it risk scrutiny
Sixth Street leads race to buy Allianz’s US annuity book
Credit investment firm spun out of TPG in 2020 snapping up insurance assets via its Tao fund
Top venues mull offering joint EU consolidated tape
Market participants worry venue-led CT is designed to protect high-cost data services
Single-name CDS trading bounces back
Volumes are up as Covid-driven support fuels opportunity for traders and investors
Basel turns attention to non-climate-related environment risks
Experts warn of over-complicated framework if nature-related risks are added prematurely
BofA clearing vet leaves to launch start-up
Brooks Stevens plans new venture after 27 years with Bank of America and Merrill Lynch
Barclays taps Credit Suisse for head of EQD sales, Asia
Stephane Goursat joins as UK lender boosts coverage of financial institutions
Three more issuers look to enter HK warrants market
Sources say Citic, KIS and Huatai preparing to launch warrants and CBBCs on HKEX