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Nationwide and Lloyds win nod for Sonia bond switch
Covered bonds secure unanimous transition support, while first negative consent amendment passed
UK financials pilot £4bn Sonia bond switch
Lloyds, Santander UK and Nationwide follow ABP with legacy bond transition
UK swaps carrot for stick in Libor switch
BoE committee mulls policy action, which could include capital hikes on Libor exposures
Lloyds wins consent to flip £1bn covered bond to Sonia
The conversion, backed by 99.84% of bondholders, marks another milestone in the Libor transition
Edwards leaves structuring role in UBS overhaul
Equity derivatives stalwart departs as part of equity, fixed income merger
Deutsche to sell exotic equity derivatives portfolio
Structured trades go on the block following last month's sale of flow and prime broking assets
Synthetic Libor mooted as ‘tough legacy’ fix
Recalibration of doomed rate or catch-all legislation under debate as lifeline for lingering contracts
LCH sets date for euro swap discounting change
Clearer will make switch for €91 trillion in swaps next June
FCA urges dealers to quote Sonia swaps on Clobs
Regulator co-ordinates efforts to stream firm prices as part of ramped-up transition plans
Deutsche opens bidding for interest rate derivatives
Fixed income assets on the block after equity derivatives sale closes
CDS fix seeks support for January lift-off
Manufactured defaults protocol opens on September 13, forcing users to consider valuation impact
Natixis hires Boleslawski to head equities
Long-standing SG trading head arrives at French rival
Euribor futures spread spike strangles prop traders
Safe-haven butterfly trades savaged by shock divergence in mid-term contracts
IBA mulls RFQ data and Sonia spinoff to bolster swap rate
Benchmark administrator consults on plan to reduce non-publication and prepare for transition to RFRs
CurveGlobal and the curious case of the lost open interest
One-third short sterling plunge in open interest on CurveGlobal may signal more capital-sensitive times
Dual IM relief may slash 2020 docs burden by 90%
Isda sees around 8,000 counterparty relationships lifted from phase-five repapering
IM big bang split confirmed with new $50bn threshold
Addition of sixth compliance phase looks set to slash September 2020 in-scope entities by more than half
People moves: CRO role for SG’s Ricke, Barclays continues hiring spree, new SwapClear head, and more
Latest job changes across the industry
BoE is going to curb Libor collateral. But how much?
Harshest of three ideas to shift market to Sonia would largely ban Libor collateral from its market ops
JP Morgan warming to derivatives-based term RFR rates
Risk Live: Unlike Libor, the market has a say in them. (Though they may not be real term rates, executive muses)
Dealers issue rallying cry for cross-currency benchmark reform
Risk Live: Global banks need to drive new standards for multi-rate swaps, say leading industry execs
JP Morgan’s Hudson: innovation stuck in trading web
Risk Live: Digital head floats shared platform, rather than “point solutions”
BoE drops Libor for hedging UK forex reserves
Risk Live: Central bank adopts Sonia in Treasury swap programme, consults on restrictions for Libor collateral