Articles by Helen Bartholomew
Rumble in the IM jungle: how new platforms match up
After testing rival margin services, banks now have to pick a favourite – one has better tech, the other is cheaper
Two banks begin moving swaps out of London, pre-Brexit
Part VII transfers underway as Barclays, UBS seek ‘big bang’ trade moves; clients warned of legal, regulatory questions
Hedge fund giants lead fourth wave of IM candidates
BlueCrest, Capula, Citadel, Millennium and Rokos expected to be in scope for next phase of margin rules
Third firm joins race to solve IM ‘big bang’
Margin utility AcadiaSoft will create docs for users, but also connect with rival services
Esma’s Brexit novation relief falls short
Proposed clearing reprieve too narrow to alleviate burden of mass swaps migration
Equity vol strategies get defensive
Floored short funding legs and long vega worked in latest US selloff, dealers claim
Brexit: listed derivatives face OTC mutation
No-deal would flip EU27 users into different regime for UK-listed trades
EU clients face axe from UK CCPs
But Esma’s Maijoor offers lifeline, calling for continued access for EU members
Paypals: Eurex members await their pay day
Profit-sharing scheme has created more competitive swaps landscape
Industry calls for 12-fold hike in margin threshold
Request to regulators would permanently exempt almost 1,000 firms from non-cleared margin rules
Buy side could be biggest voice in key margin decisions
Asset managers encouraged to join Simm’s daily polling mechanism – despite some dealers’ concerns
Brevan Howard is first non-bank caught by margin rules, sources say
Non-cleared exposures thought to exceed $1.5 trillion
LCH-Eurex basis falls 80% as insurers head to Frankfurt
Fixed rate available at Eurex has dropped from 1.35bp to 0.25bp in past two months
Clearing up Deutsche’s swaps ‘shift’
Reported move of euro business is not as straightforward – or as dramatic – as it seemed
Mattatia makes surprise move to MSCI
Former SG equity derivatives structurer was set to join BNP Paribas
Industry seeks smaller ‘big bang’ for margin
New study supports sixfold hike in 2020 compliance threshold to avoid “dormant” margin accounts
Brexit threatens some swaptions trades
Force majeure clauses could be triggered on physically settled contracts
Symphony bots march on Bloomberg
New chat system touted as sales and trading game-changer, as banks build hundreds of add-ons
The sharing economy comes to banking
A start-up some are calling the Airbnb of capital is bringing a Silicon Valley idea to Wall Street
EIB shrugs off term RFR worries with Sonia bond plan
Issuer to use daily compounded, backward-looking rate with time lag for sterling benchmark
Regulator calls for term Sonia as transition talk ramps up
Schooling Latter throws scepticism on Libor reform efforts
Isda faces member backlash on margin lobbying
Working groups were not consulted over Isda-funded paper that could threaten industry’s Simm
Duelling repack platforms find common ground
Standard documentation initiative mulls shared SPV model as founders seek to join rival