Bank for International Settlements (BIS)
Japanese cross-border claims on European countries hit all-time high
Loans to entities in developed European countries outpace those to other western nations in Q1 2018
Hedge funds cut CDS positions as basis trades diminish
Net long CDS positions fell by $117 billion from mid-2014 to end-2017
Global banking sector equity surged in 2017
Surplus of assets over liabilities increased 17% in the year – BIS data
CDS market structure transformed – BIS
Inter-dealer trades have retreated as CCP dominance grows
Interest rate ETD open interest soars
Outstanding positions at end-March hit $105 trillion
Over half of CDS contracts cleared – BIS
Non-cleared trades continue downward slide
Interest rate derivatives values fall to pre-crisis low
The value of interest rate derivatives plummeted more than 16% to $7.6 trillion in the second half of 2017
Loans to offshore centres surge
Total claims surpass pre-crisis peak
Uneven Basel rule adoption threatens regulatory arbitrage
Committee names and shames regulatory laggards
Regulatory merger keeps China on course for deleveraging
Combination of banking and insurance regulators offers opportunity to co-ordinate debt reduction measures
Goldman discloses ‘speed bumps’ for forex clients
Past behaviour may subject clients to a 200-millisecond hold period, as US bank tries to avoid losses
BIS releases final forex code of conduct
BIS releases principles for good conduct in foreign exchange markets
Custodians could face higher Basel G-Sib surcharges
Data shows removal of cap on substitutability in revised methodology would hit four banks
CCP margining not procyclical, research suggests
Excess collateral acts as buffer in 10 years of data at unnamed CCP
Dollar deposit mystery highlights non-US bank funding risks
Liquidity resilience is uncertain as offshore deposit financing replaces prime money funds
BIS’s Shin links dollar strength to global malaise
Framework could answer many questions economists have struggled with in recent years
New forex conduct code receives overwhelming support
Code covers ethics, governance, information sharing, execution, risk management, confirmation and settlement
Looser capital won’t ease bond liquidity – SNB’s Rime
Central banker calls for counter-cyclical leverage ratio and scrutiny of funds’ role
Bank market-making is more limited, but also more robust
Liquidity is a concern, but lower capital requirements are not the answer, writes SNB's Rime
StanChart undergoes shake-up in forex, rates and credit
Gulabani leaves Standard Chartered; Bagguley promoted at Barclays; Santander hires new forex head; and more
Adopt FX code or face regulation, warn central bankers
Global code of conduct must be adopted, Schiavi and Debelle insist
Distributed ledgers could impact FMIs, report finds
CPMI publishes report on digital currencies