Articles by Bernard Goyder
CFTC plan to relax MMF margin restriction sparks debate
Industry welcomes proposal to lift ban on repo-using funds as eligible IM, but some warn MMFs bring risks
Rising costs prompt US borrowers to embrace compounded SOFR
Sophisticated firms with term SOFR loans increasingly willing to run basis risk to cut hedging costs
Fed’s plan to end ‘window dressing’ stirs repo debate
Change to G-Sib surcharge could smooth year-end volatility, but some fear liquidity will worsen
Man on a mission: Axel van Nederveen, swaps evangelist
EBRD treasurer spreads the good word about local currency derivatives markets
Global Atlantic’s swaptions book surges
Counterparty Radar: KKR-owned firm exploits lower volatility in Q1 as swaptions market for US life insurers grows 17%
Invesco is first US mutual fund to trade €STR swaptions
Counterparty Radar: Trades were some of just a handful of €STR swaptions to hit the market this year
Canada considering interdealer trading in term Corra swaps
‘Where Canada’s market structure is unique, we will forge our own path,’ says benchmark body co-chair
Deutsche Bank’s swaptions trading with US retail funds soars
Counterparty Radar: Space grows 6% in Q1 as Citi’s book of business also surges
CME in talks to clear term SOFR basis swaps
US clearing house has held discussions with some dealers about clearing term SOFR-SOFR packages
MassMutual maintains lead in IR swaps market for life insurers
Counterparty Radar: Bank of America heads dealer rankings as sector’s notional drops 1%
Banks mull structured notes as term SOFR basis hedge
ARRC signals opposition to passing term SOFR-SOFR basis risk to investors via structured payoffs
IR swaps market for US funds rebounds in Q1
Counterparty Radar: Notional traded by mutual funds, ETFs bounces back to early-2022 levels
One strike and they’re out: traders threaten liquidity stoppage
PTFs vow to withdraw from Treasuries market in protest at SEC registration plans
CCPs mull collateral options amid debt ceiling deadlock
Isda AGM: Raising haircuts and minimum maturities are among measures on the table to avoid a cliff-edge
Real-time repo needed for non-stop trading – DRW’s Wilson
Isda AGM: Veteran trader warns of “ugly tail risks” if market plumbing is not upgraded
Fed’s Bowman confirms interdealer term SOFR ban
Isda AGM: Further softening ruled out after April reprieve lifts curbs on term SOFR basis swaps
FSB to examine social media role in bank runs
Isda AGM: upcoming report will trace flow of deposits out of failing banks; BoE warns of hidden leverage
FRA-OIS demise leaves hole in bank treasury risk management
Banks now face ‘greater downside’ to widening credit spreads
AFX passes to new owners as ADV tops $1 billion
Private equity firm 7Ridge plans to expand the range of hedging tools linked to the Ameribor index
RBC eyes AI to bolster FX and rates algos
Canadian bank plans to take deep reinforcement learning tech from equities to fixed income and currencies
Kneejerk regulatory reaction to SVB risks lending squeeze
Risk manager at regional bank says any Dodd-Frank 2.0 would be ‘fighting the last war’
Tradeweb lodges MAT application for SOFR and Sonia swaps
If accepted by the CFTC, trades referencing the benchmarks must be traded on-Sef from June 1
BofA claims top swaptions dealer spot for US life insurers
Counterparty Radar: Sector-wide exposures grew 35% in Q4 2022 on the back of large MetLife trades
US life insurers’ IR swaps usage hits $1.2trn in Q4 2022
Counterparty Radar: MassMutual is largest user of the instrument, finds our new analysis of industry filings