Bonds
Buy-side trading system of the year: MarketAxess
Asia Risk Technology Awards 2019
Derivatives house of the year, Japan: BNP Paribas
Asia Risk Awards 2019
Structured products – The ART of risk transfer
Exploring the risk thrown up by autocallables has created a new family of structured products, offering diversification to investors while allowing their manufacturers room to extend their portfolios, writes Manvir Nijhar, co-head of equities and equity…
Mifid redux? Esma insists on LEIs for repo collateral
Mifid-style ruling will bar firms from using securities without identifiers in financing transactions
Esma proposal may limit short-selling
Reporting requirement would bar securities without LEIs from being used in financing transactions
JP Morgan first to issue SOFR-linked preferred stock
BofA, Goldman Sachs and others are also preparing for Libor’s end
In hunt for yield, US insurers turn to illiquid assets
Mortgage exposures grow 72% in eight years since 2010
Sovereign spreads and Target2 anomalies
Widening risk imbalances between eurozone member states threaten monetary union, says Italian regulator
2022 – A market risk odyssey
Though January’s final version of FRTB offered no great surprises to those who have followed the regulation since its inception, banks now have a greater idea of what is required of them. Bloomberg explores the importance for banks to have FRTB…
BoE is going to curb Libor collateral. But how much?
Harshest of three ideas to shift market to Sonia would largely ban Libor collateral from its market ops
Mifid transparency regime snares illiquid bonds
Banks and lobbyists call on EC to remove emerging market bonds from real-time transparency
ETF investing – Building better portfolios
At the Asia ETF Forum 2019, Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEX) welcomed industry experts from around the region to six key Asian exchange-traded fund (ETF) cities, offering attendees an updated view on the growing ETF market in Asia. This article…
CVA, debt raising said to drive SoftBank CDS trading
Volumes rise as tech giant’s debt spree forces banks to hedge their counterparty exposure
Risk premia strategies – Lessons learned for the future
After a difficult 2018, investors are increasingly wary of risk premia, concerned that factors leading to underperformance might be a recurring problem. Imene Moussa, executive director at UBS, clarifies this issue
ECB’s Holthausen on Euribor, fallbacks and Eonia’s end
QE wind-down could boost Euribor, but panel bank expansion is unlikely
Libor leaders: TD Securities takes Sonia FRN standards to US
Canadian bank showed US market can handle compounded coupons
Libor leaders: Webster Bank aims to clear big SOFR hurdles
Small Connecticut-based lender is focusing on client education and fallbacks
Libor leaders: ABP crafts blueprint for corporate Libor switch
UK port operator converts swaps and bonds to Sonia, but loans proving more tricky
Libor leaders: EIB sees prizes and pitfalls in Libor reform
Sonia bond trailblazer wants a single bond template for all RFRs, but found hidden devils in its debut
First bond switch from Libor to Sonia gets go-ahead
Landmark move sees Associated British Ports become first to amend legacy bond reference rate
FCA: Sonia derivatives liquid enough to create term rates
Andrew Bailey says a forward-looking rate can work, but its use should be limited
Banks quiet on Libor legacy transition, say Asian clients
Hong Kong Electric Company and APG Asia say dealer engagement on amending products is limited