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Dealer-backed TP Icap venture aims to disrupt dominant trio of Bloomberg, MarketAxess and Tradeweb
Citadel Securities hires former Eisler CRO
Pregnell joins market-maker after demise of hedge fund
FXGO volumes surge despite fee switch-on
Dealers split on whether levy is behind volume increases across SDPs
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Risk managers question US reach of Dora third-party list
Some EU subsidiaries included, but regulator control over cloud providers could still be limited
MBSD liquidity risk hits four-year high
Estimated largest payment obligation tops $40bn in Q3
Review of 2025: It’s the end of the world, and it feels fine
Markets proved resilient as Trump redefined US policies – but questions are piling up about 2026 and beyond
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Interest rates
How Bessent learned to stop worrying and love the T-bill
Short-dated issuance shows no signs of slowing. Some fear it could end badly.
Playing the yield: rates rev up structured products
Higher government bond yields and steeper forward curves fuel demand for new range of fixed income structures
Hedge fund holdouts boost euro steepener bets into year-end
After some investors took profits in September, those that stayed in the trade are now doubling down
Dutch pensions weigh hedge unwinds ahead of transition
As January 1 nears, Dutch pension funds consider unwind timing to avoid rush to the exit in thin year-end liquidity
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MBSD liquidity risk hits four-year high
Estimated largest payment obligation tops $40bn in Q3
Risk Benchmarking
One in five banks targets a 30-day liquidity survival horizon
ALM Benchmarking research finds wide divergence in liquidity risk appetites, even among large lenders
Bank regulation
SEC poised to approve expansion of CME-FICC cross-margining
Agency’s new division heads moving swiftly on applications related to US Treasury clearing
Bowman’s Fed may limp on by after cuts
New vice-chair seeks efficiency, but staff clear-out could hamper functions, say former regulators
How Basel III endgame will reshape banks’ business mix
B3E will affect portfolio focus and client strategy, says capital risk strategist
ECB bank supervisors want top-down stress test that bites
Proposal would simplify capital structure with something similar to US stress capital buffer
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Clearing
BofA urges horizontal CCP fix after CME outage, others demur
Analysts say clearing meltdown bolsters case for futures-for-futures exchange with FMX
CME faces battle for clients after Treasuries clearing approval
Some members not ready to commit to 2026 start date; rival FICC enhances services
Clearing houses warn Esma margin rules will stifle innovation
Changes in model confidence levels could still trip supervisory threshold even after relaxation in final RTS
CCPs trade blows over EU’s new open access push
Cboe Clear wants more interoperability; Euronext says ‘not with us’
Asset managers prep autocall ETFs with assets tipped to hit $30bn
Actively managed strategies wait in the wings after systematic approach nets Calamos $500m
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