Markit
Totem poll: users of Markit service call for change
Libor-like consensus methodology creates bad incentives, clients fear
Bond-CDS basis trades have 'stopped working', hedge funds say
Arbitrageurs have exited trades, leaving basis structurally higher
Markit venture is first casualty of US swap flop
Clearing credit hub closes, with Markit citing disappointing Sef volumes
Global ETP inflows hit $33.5bn in April, says BlackRock
Figures represent best April on record for the industry
Risk management system of the year (vendor): Markit Group
Capital and funding efficiency is a new discipline for derivatives desks, and there is a shortage of comprehensive systems - so Lloyds Banking Group teamed up with Markit to build one
Custody Risk announces shortlist for European Awards 2013
The shortlist has been announced for the Custody Risk European Awards 2013
CDS licence approvals too slow, Sefs claim
Sefs claim their applications for licences to offer single-name and index CDSs are moving at a glacial pace – echoing allegations made by the European Commission
Active funds list causes furore
Listed firms complain about breach of confidentiality – others say they are victim of human error – after Risk publishes list of fund managers that face March 11 clearing deadline
EC investigating collusion in CDS market – Almunia
European competition commissioner confirms probe of banks' attempts to scupper CDS trading platforms
OTC infrastructure service of the year: MarkitServ
Risk awards 2013
Total return swaps on iBoxx touted as alternative to corporate bond index ETFs
Exchange-traded funds that give exposure to corporate bond indexes could face competition from total return swaps on the indexes, say market participants
Awards 2012: Best data management service provider: Markit
Best data management service provider: Markit
Attempts at CDS portfolio margining in regulatory limbo
Dealers worry about the impact on liquidity unless single-name and index trades can be margined together
Index roundup
Index roundup
JP Morgan loss was bungled attempt to cut Basel III RWAs, says Dimon
Loss-making unit's RWAs would have tripled under Basel III, JP Morgan chief executive says - but attempting to cut capital burden made its hedges more complex
JP Morgan's 'London whale' losses spark VAR debate
In-house probe will look at role of internal model change, among other factors
MarkitServ and Traiana vie to build clearing utilities
Middleware firms set to compete in creation of credit-checking hub - but critics say rival utilities would undermine the service
Risk awards 2012: JP Morgan takes the crown
JP Morgan scoops six categories in Risk’s annual awards, with Deutsche Bank winning three. Two colleagues from Danske Bank – Jesper Andreasen and Brian Huge – land the award for quantitative research, while Markit’s Lance Uggla wins the lifetime…
Risk awards 2012
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