Liquidity
Thin liquidity makes human touch vital – credit buy-siders
Reliance on e-trading risks being 'left out in the cold' when markets dry up
Bank business models changing due to Basel III, says EY
Half of G-Sifis face demands to change business mix or deleverage, survey finds
Banks underwhelmed by post-trade disclosure relief for packages
Mifid II RTS stop short of easing pre-trade transparency requirements
Pension funds press for central bank repo backstop
Bank of England support seen as 'only' option to ease collateral fears
Buy side held back by confusion on cross-trading swaps
CFTC's swap trading rules hamper internalisation, lawyers say
Buy side: central clearing 'a mess' as sell-side dialogue hits 'fever pitch'
Asset managers want to see futurisation of swaps get off the ground in Europe
Confusion reigns over Mifid transparency in forex
Banks could still be forced to disclose quotes under Mifir despite Mifid reprieve
BoE may impose extra liquidity charges, says regulator
Regulator will impose Basel III add-on if risks are not captured by LCR
Fed’s Dudley: liquidity warnings a ploy to weaken regulation
“Most arbitrage trading has simply ceased,” Goldman exec counters
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Illiquidity means some hedges are no longer possible – GE
End-users unable to execute certain trades as dealers retreat, claims swaps counsel
Video: Basel III hasn't changed Asia banks' deposit approach
Asia banks slow to follow European and US peers in pulling deposit services, says BTMU's Tomballe
TruMid takes early lead in credit dark pool race
Nearly $2.5 billion of corporate bond trades have been executed on dark pools since May
Liquidity biggest worry for RWE Supply & Trading CRO
Regulation could "kill the markets by trying to make them safer", frets Uwe Schulz
Competition is saving end-users from euro swaps price hikes
Swap dealers are often described as a cartel; right now, they are not acting like one
Custodial sentence: G-Sib charge hits 'riskless' business
Treating custody deposits as wholesale funding increases risk, critics say
In-depth introduction: Japan
Senior officials at the BoJ and JFSA speak to Risk.net about QE, Basel III and more
Singapore power and LNG ambitions face challenges
Attempt to foster regional hubs held back by scale and lack of competition
Q&A: BoJ's Nakaso on QE, JGB liquidity and Basel III
Coherence of new Basel rules needs study, says BoJ deputy governor
Hidden price pressures grow in euro swap market
Clients face wider bid/offer spreads, as dealers struggle to find liquid hedges
Liquidity events becoming more common, buy-siders claim
US Treasury market has seen eight intraday moves exceeding five standard deviations since 2012
EC urged to exempt insurers from central clearing
Need for cash collateral could encourage pro-cyclical investing, industry says
Markit unveils new CDX index rules
Up to 10 new names from under-represented sectors could be added to high-yield CDX index
BoJ’s Nakaso: ‘No serious problems’ with JGB liquidity
New data shows drop in market depth, but QE is not threatened, says deputy governor