Government bonds
In-depth introduction: Bonds
Interplay between rules could reshape demand for government debt
The hidden risks in dormant Basel III bond rule
Growing sovereign bond portfolios face new risks and mixed messages
DoubleLine warns of debt rollover risk
Asset manager plans to be liquidity provider if US credit market is distressed
Nouy: Europe should keep 3% leverage ratio
SSM chair also wants to end rule opt-outs that make banks "look stronger than they really are"
Sovereign risk manager of the year: IGCP
Portuguese debt office ensured clean exit from bailout while ending swaps disputes
UK isolated as Germany retains bond volatility filter
Banks in other big EU states will be able to sidestep Basel III
Government bond traders see difficult markets heading into 2014
Your word is my bond
Bravery, creativity and a lot of money: How to cure the eurozone
Politicians may be unwilling to consider it, but the eurozone’s problems could be solved through a slight twist on debt monetisation, argues Marcello Minenna
US debt ceiling a non-crisis, say hedge funds
The US government funding crisis did not spark panic among hedge funds, reports risk management consultant Investor Analytics
The great unwind: Buy-side fears impact of market-making constraints
Some buy-side firms are already calling it the great unwind – the migration out of the huge bond portfolios buy-side firms have built up in recent years, as rates eventually rise. But with dealers less able to play the role of liquidity provider, it…
Italian anti-austerity vote could halt structured products revival, fear providers
Despite strong growth in Italy's structured products market last year, bankers say the mood has quickly turned conservative following the elections this week
HKMA warns banks not to weaken liquidity profile to benefit from LCR phase-in
Hong Kong regulator to consult banks on new LCR this quarter and assess level playing field implications before deciding on whether to adopt a phased approach
Japan: Initial margins on OTC clearing of forex swaps not desirable
Japan questions the current framework for clearing foreign exchange derivatives
Bank of Thailand: LCR horizon should be a maximum of seven days
Experience of the Asian financial crisis leads Bank of Thailand's deputy governor to question the LCR parameters
Interest rates house of the year
Interest rates house of the year
EU short-selling ban hits liquidity, hikes uncertainty
Liquidity drained from the sovereign CDS market before the ban took hold this morning – and market-makers are still unsure what they can and cannot do
Korea insurers wrestle with duration mismatch on life books
Korea guidance
UBI sells strategy-based products to retail in Italy for the first time
UBI sells strategy-based products to retail in Italy for the first time
Fixing the flaw in sovereign CDSs
Fixing the flaws in sovereign CDSs
May sees US fixed-income ETP record despite flight from high-yield bond products
High-yield ETPs in the US experienced their first outflows since November 2011, but inflows into government bond products propelled May to a record-breaking month for fixed-income ETPs
ETF roundup
ETF roundup