United States
FCM client margin for swaps continued to shrink in Q3
Barclays the outlier as required IM jumps 22%
Fair valuations – Change for good?
The regulatory framework governing fair valuation practices in the US hasn’t undergone any substantial change for the best part of a decade. Now, thanks to a recently proposed rule by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), that is all about to…
One man’s trash is another man’s Treasury
With yields at record lows, investors are asking how much protection bonds will offer in a future crisis
Investors weigh merits of ESG hedging
Opinion divided over proposed tool for transferring risk of non-sustainable activities
Jerome Kemp on the skewed economics of clearing
Only Fed intervention prevented “a really big market disaster” during Covid, says derivatives veteran
Regulators should set ‘guidelines’ for CCP margins – Kemp
Citi’s former clearing head says CCPs are still competing on margin
CFTC’s swap stay plan for clearing houses sparks alarm
Lawyers warn proposal could invalidate close-out netting and expose members to higher risks
FX volatilities fall on receding US election fears
Polls point to a decisive Biden win – though some worry market is being complacent
US election scenarios: meltdown fears if poll contested
Crowdsourced election scenarios show sharp falls and correlation breaks if Trump challenges results
Bailed-out basis traders face regulatory backlash
The cash/futures basis trade could be a test case for regulating systemically risky activities
Cross-border bank loans fizzled in Q2 as bonds soared – BIS
Outstanding dollar-denominated bonds climbed 4% over Q2
AML bill will swamp financial crime teams, banks warn
Proposed US legislation could force firms to run new and old systems in parallel, stretching resources
BNP Paribas grew share of MMF Treasury repo over Q3
French bank accounted for 13% of traded volume as of end-September
First Ameribor bond bolsters SOFR alternative
Signature Bank sets sub debt milestone for aspiring Libor replacement; swaps expected to follow
‘Stigma’ around some fund liquidity tools must end, say CROs
Fund managers are wary of using redemption gates and fees to manage outflows during crisis periods
Fed set to unveil operational resilience proposals
OpRisk North America: banks expected to design idiosyncratic stress scenarios to test resilience
Fight against dirty money falters in blizzard of SARs
Authorities are swamped with suspicious activity reports, many of which are never investigated
EU defers legal fix to Brexit swaps trading ban on branches
Efforts to address duplicate Mifir trading obligations stymied by UK-EU negotiations
CCP discount switch drives record SOFR swap volumes
Historic move off fed funds discounting leads to trading surge
CCP liquidity risks varied in Q2
Most clearing services said their estimated largest payment obligations fell quarter-on-quarter
CME asks clients about changing implied UST futures coupon
Falling yields prompt review of 6% conversion factor for delivery-eligible bonds
Covid policy risk hangs over bank stress tests
Banks and regulators are second-guessing the policy response to new outbreaks
Systemic US banks’ RWAs edge lower in Q3
Bank of America reaps benefit of op risk cut
Banks, regulators call for global climate risk standards
Carney and Winters warn private sector cannot move much further without lawmakers