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Legal battle over Italian swaps drags on, frustrating dealers
Despite banks claiming victory in London over disputed interest rate swaps, parallel Italian proceedings could delay payouts
Rates markets rattled as tech outage hits broker pricing feeds
Dealers widened spreads and pulled live curves after TP Icap’s pricing feeds went offline
HKEX expected to cover damages in LME nickel lawsuits
Legal costs cannot be passed to members as non-default losses under the LME’s rule book, lawyers say
Asia moves: Senior hires at Natixis CIB, Citi and more
Latest job news from across the industry
EU and UK CCPs dominated by foreign members
Non-domestic clearing members accounted for over 70% of LCH’s and Eurex’s pool in Q3
RepoClear’s concentration risks see highest rate of increase
LCH's cash bond and repo trade-clearing service has steepest slope of IM and open positions over 2016–22
UK’s plans to ditch share trading rules threaten liquidity
Asset managers say London’s decision to relax EU equity regime will fragment liquidity – with unpredictable consequences
Op risk data: SEC skewers Goldman for specious ESG claims
Also: FTX hacked; Aussie banks schooled for credit insurance mis-sales; more on Glencore. Data by ORX News
Equity swap clearing: LSEG aims to sway naysayers
Initial margin, SA-CCR and Archegos fuel comeback of total return swap clearing, but scepticism remains
LME tear-up may have averted ‘multiple defaults’ – CEO
Decision to cancel nickel trades on March 8 forestalled ‘unprecedented’ margin call, argues exchange chief
Ruble turmoil prompts calls to fix NDF contracts
Some market participants want to see offshore fixings as an option in all standard documentation
Banks face conduct risk threat as term SOFR trading grows
Trades linked to forward benchmark at risk of falling foul of strict client hedging remit, lawyers warn
Op risk data: Barclays bungles multi-billion-dollar note issue
Also: Russia sanctions redux; Lloyd’s of London names bullying and sexism brokerage. Data by ORX News
Wrong-way add-on helped LCH mop up VTB default
Margin supplement bought precious time to formulate wind-down strategy
ETF issuers face dilemma with frozen Russian funds
To liquidate or not to liquidate? BlackRock, VanEck and Lyxor risk lawsuits if they wind down ETFs
Is it worth doing a quant master’s degree?
UBS’s Gordon Lee – veteran quant and grad student supervisor – asks the hard question
Market halts clearing shift to Eurex ahead of EU consultation
Participants hit ‘pause’ after proposed three-year equivalence extension for UK clearing houses
Europe swap dealers eye London return post-Brexit
Proposed Mifid exemption paves way for BNP Paribas, SocGen and Deutsche to trade swaps on UK venues
Buy side divided on euro swap clearing move
With eurocrats dithering on extension of LCH waiver, asset managers mull when – or if – to jump ship to Eurex
The market data vending machine: pros and cons of self-service
Some brokers and exchanges are allowing clients to choose data and services on an à la carte basis
EU ‘unlikely’ to force swaps relocation – ex-MEP Swinburne
Multinational corporates would resist clearing move if CCP equivalence is lost, says former lawmaker