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Can Bessent lower 10-year yields? Investors have their doubts
Unconventional tools won’t sway bond markets, say buy-siders, with yields as likely to go higher as lower
Basis traders mull UST self-clearing as response to SEC mandate
Inter-affiliate exemption requested by hedge funds could ease shortage of clearing capacity
Basel III spurs €62bn credit RWA reshuffle at Rabobank
Bank switched corporate portfolios from A- to F-IRB on eve of reforms’ January 1 go-live
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Jacky Mak leaves HKEX to take career break
Industry veteran and Swap Connect pioneer announced resignation at weekend
ALM desks await rebound after euro swap spread hit
Bank treasury desks still feeling pain on bond and asset swap positions that saw big losses last year
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New CME venue aims to provide easier access to FX futures liquidity, but some worry about its stability in choppy markets
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Market turmoil
Haidar Capital founder sees global yield curves steepening
‘Gigantic’ funding needs set to pressure long-dated European and US bonds
Automated market-making tested by intraday FX vol
Price gaps in spot FX markets could be exacerbated by algos trading on headline risk
German defence announcement hits steepener trades
Rapid euro curve flattening following Merz’s comments last week caught out a number of hedge funds, say dealers
‘Trump slump’ hedges rise on rate cut fears
One dealer notes fivefold increase in number of clients hedging against possibility of faster rate cuts
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Basel III spurs €62bn credit RWA reshuffle at Rabobank
Bank switched corporate portfolios from A- to F-IRB on eve of reforms’ January 1 go-live
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BlackRock bucks trend in shrinking IRS market for Ucits
Counterparty Radar: Pimco boosts pay-fixed book by $27.5 billion in H1 2024
Bank regulation
Tug of law: EC’s FRTB compromise plan can’t please everyone
Leaked draft consultation unlikely to reconcile the global versus regional bank divide
Basel tweak may weaken counterparty hedging, industry warns
Proposed technical revision risks dissuading bespoke CDSs and guarantees covering derivatives exposures
Credit loss database reveals holes in Basel’s IRB formula
Researcher has used two decades of data to propose improved internal model methodology
Delving into the European Commission’s proposed overhaul of FRTB
Raft of potential changes would benefit both IMA and SA banks – but only temporarily
AI survey 2025
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Clearing
CCP models vulnerable to Trump risk
Volatility of ‘will he, won’t he’ tariff strategy could confound clearing house risk models
Gilt repo clearing mandate on Bank of England’s radar
Sources say regulator mulling benefits of US-inspired regime, but is non-committal
CME-FICC cross-margin extension timeline questioned
SEC changes and queries around margin segregation may make end-2025 deadline unrealistic
CME-FICC cross-margin programme sees increased demand
Joint arrangement aids netting, reduces clearing costs and increases capacity
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