Pimco
Pimco loses $400m on failed Russia CDS bets
Revised markdowns suggest bond giant has already crystallised losses on sold credit default swaps
State Street flies high in FX forwards as Goldman, Citi dive
Counterparty Radar: Goldman loses half of market share, drops out of dealer top 10
Pimco triples book as IR swaptions market nearly doubles
Counterparty Radar: Goldman Sachs nets almost all of bond giant’s Q4 growth
PGIM credit options binge lifts Barclays, Morgan Stanley
Counterparty Radar: Insurer’s AM arm doubled its market share in Q4 2021 as bought protection swells
USD pay-fixed swaps grew in Q4 ahead of rate hike
Counterparty Radar: Pimco and Capital Group bucked the trend, leaning toward receive-fixed exposures
Morgan Stanley bests Goldman as top US fund single-name CDS dealer
Counterparty Radar: Single-name corporate volume hits record high as Pimco increases positions
Franklin Templeton affiliates make inflation play
Counterparty Radar: Western AM, Legg Mason lead way as US funds regain interest in inflation swaps
US funds continue expansion of sold CDS protection
Counterparty Radar: Pimco leads charge with $57 billion in total sold positions
US funds edge towards SOFR adoption
Counterparty Radar: A fifth of swap notional held in Q4 references the RFR but funds still lean on USD Libor
Pimco, Franklin Templeton affiliates top for Russia exposure
Counterparty Radar: Funds had biggest long exposures to Russia across credit, rates, FX at end of Q4
Proposed CDS reporting rules to have little impact on funds
Counterparty Radar: Pimco and PGIM would have filed most often under US large-position reporting rules
Pimco’s Brazilian real deal swells its swaps portfolio
Counterparty Radar: Bond investor held an 83% market share of BRL swaps traded with mutual funds at Q3 2021
Pimco, Capital Group lead expansion of index CDS market
Counterparty Radar: Total positions reach new high driven by growth of swaps referencing CDX NA IG
Morgan Stanley on heels of Goldman in Q3 CDS data
Counterparty Radar: Sold protection, corporate names fuel growth in US funds’ single-name books
How US funds trade defaulting CDS names
Counterparty Radar: Funds slashed sold positions ahead of 2020’s auctions but post-default Argentina remains a focus
US funds regain their nerve in index CDS market
Counterparty Radar: Pimco, Western AM push protection selling to new high, as buying dips
Legg Mason, Western AM jump into surging inflation market
Counterparty Radar: AB, Lord Abbett, PGIM also report larger books in Q2, as swap activity ramps up
PGIM chops CDS book as others bulk up
Counterparty Radar: The firm’s shrinking single-name book pushed Bank of America and Citi down the rankings
Morgan Stanley bests Citi as top forwards shop for US funds
Counterparty Radar: A $30bn boost from Vanguard sends MS to top of Q2 charts
Jumbo trades propel BNPP, TD up forwards rankings
Counterparty Radar: In Q1 2021 data, outsiders are eating into US banks’ business with domestic funds
Inflation hedges flat among US funds, while payers surge
Counterparty Radar: Total inflation-receiver positions inched up in Q1, while inflation-paying books leapt 44%
US fund filings show CME taking bite out of LCH swaps share
Counterparty Radar: Rivals neck-and-neck after big LCH user cuts rate swaps book and non-G10 trades surge
Pimco, Citi top for single-name CDS trades
Counterparty Radar: Top three managers account for 75% of positions – but only Pimco sells protection on the US
Big US managers diverge on CDS sales
Counterparty Radar: Pimco’s sold positions surge 80%, as PGIM and others retreat