Articles by Ben St Clair
Sterling RFR group urges Eiopa to end mismatch on rates
In letter, group points to discrepancy in requirement to use Libor-linked rates as Libor fades out
Avoid floating rates on non-cleared repo – ICMA
€STR won’t be published until October, but its next-day publication will make settling complicated
Drax, Brevan and the rise of the agency broker
JB Drax has become a key broker for at least 15 buy-side firms, including Brevan Howard. But what is driving the success of the secretive agency broker and its peers?
LCH, Eurex create fix for floating repo’s Eonia problem
Clearing houses to adjust repo balances the following day once rate moves to T+1
Forex prime brokerage fee jump unlikely, say dealers
HSBC and NatWest say client charges unlikely to rise significantly despite new margin costs
Crédit Agricole’s head of forex options departs
Andrew Soper leaves French bank to pursue other opportunities
Asset managers urged to sign global forex code
Firms risk hit to reputation by not committing to standards on market practice, investor says
People moves: new role for SG CIB’s Cartier, LCH rates head departs, BNP Paribas’s Akbay joins Goldman, and more
Latest job changes across the industry
Outsourcers eye bigger role in funds’ fixed income trading
Research suggests 20% of large asset managers will outsource part of overall trading by 2022
Danske Bank hires Alexandre Antonov
Risk’s 2016 quant of the year to join Danish firm from Standard Chartered
Buy side bemoans gaps in EU benchmark register
Missing detail in approved index list could undermine compliance with new benchmarks regulation, investors warn
New inflation calculation clips buy side
Was it a rebasing of the European index, or just a change? Mismatch cost inflation receivers 16bp
SOFR swap surge points to Q2 repo hedging
Strategists say 27 swaps traded last week with July 3 expiries likely to be quarter-end US repo rate hedges
Dealers go quiet on Turkey research
Seven banks have not covered this week’s lira meltdown, following investigation of JP Morgan
Libor fallbacks a low priority for most bond investors
However some securities shunned due to perceived weak legal safeguards
Relationship banking isn’t dead, just different
Some asset managers are pumping banks for liquidity leads. But what can they offer in return?
Dealers suffer in euro rates desert
Analysis shows collapse in swap and bond bid/offer spreads, as traders say business is “unsustainable”
Euro swap bid/offers edge to decade lows
Mifid II and extreme competition raise profitability concerns for euro rates market-makers
People moves: Bank of America names new Apac chiefs, Wilkinson leaves LGIM, Lloyds loses Coutte, and more
Latest job changes across the industry
Lloyds’ head of traded products exits
Christophe Coutte left the UK bank late last year
LGIM’s head of LDI departs
Simon Wilkinson to spend time away from industry; Guy Whitby-Smith takes on duties
Investors bemoan Mifid II best-ex failings
Lack of consistency in data provided by trading venues undermines transparency drive
Fed’s MBS exit surprises some with muted rates vol
Shrinking of huge portfolio led to predictions of vol jump that – so far – has not appeared
FX traders dump short-dated options on Brexit mire
Attention turns to long-dated positions after failed no-confidence vote