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Dutch counsel confident of success as S&P faces new CPDO case
The fine handed out by an Australian court last year to ABN Amro and Standard & Poor’s was a rare success for post-crisis litigants in structured credit cases. The victors are hoping to repeat the trick...
France went first with its new transaction tax regime – and found that leaving derivatives outside its scope created a loophole. Italy is up next and is set to fix that problem with a broader tax. Could...
New rules on OTC derivatives clearing in Mexico are expected soon - and the country's derivatives exchange already has one answer. By Joe Rennison
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Insurers look to negotiate CSAs ahead of new clearing rules
Insurers are seeking greater protection for their derivatives trades, but efforts to renegotiate credit support annexes with counterparties are proving to be protracted and insurers are looking at ways to sidestep new regulatory burdens. Blake Evans-Pritchard...
Derivatives trader 2.0: Sun is setting on old-school risk-takers
As banks become more sensitive to capital and funding costs – and derivatives pricing becomes more complex – the trader’s role is changing. For those who choose to remain on the sell side, analytical, problem-solving and technology skills will be...
Review of 2012: Basel III starts to bite
Capital and liquidity consumption now comes with a cost, and that started to make itself felt this year. Risk staff look back at a selection of the year’s big stories
The final frontier: renminbi hedging and Africa
In the last 12 months bond deals in Brazil and Mexico and initiatives to make London a centre for RMB trading have signalled the global status of China’s currency. A rapid expansion of Chinese trade with Africa has seen the yuan move into the final...
Negative rates: Dealers struggle to price 0% floors
Central banks are holding down interest rates in an attempt to spur growth, and some parts of the fixed-income markets have entered the weird terrain of negative rates. This is sparking a modelling arms race among dealers, as they seek to build or overhaul...
What Libor reform will change – and what it won’t
The Wheatley Review of Libor succeeds in shoring up the interest rate benchmark without destabilising the derivatives market, traders say. But there are some hidden complexities. By Laurie Carver
Libor 2.0: The runners and riders
From home loans to bonds and interest rate swaps, a host of very different markets are linked to Libor, which makes it difficult to replace the damaged benchmark. A number of alternatives are available, but disparate products may be better served by disparate...
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