Articles by Kris Devasabai
CME and LCH.Clearnet prep buy-side repo clearing
New clearing services could offer cross-margining benefits
Citi buys $250bn Deutsche Bank single-name CDS portfolio
Nearly 2.5% of single-name CDS market changed hands in trade last September
No flash crash: Paulson, Pimco and the US Treasury meltdown
Market’s big beasts played a part in wild and weird October 15 volatility
Lawyers tout fixes for CLO risk-retention woes
Affiliates and warehouses could satisfy both US and EU risk-retention rules, lawyers claim
Buy side attacks Isda early termination protocol
Lawyers and funds allege lack of consultation in crucial too-big-to-fail fix
Citadel's Ken Griffin on Amazon, Bloomberg and swap market reform
"Buy-side firms say they want more liquidity and choice. Now, they have choice"
Deutsche Bank CRO: derivatives becoming loss leader
Core rates products may only be offered to “key clients”
OCC’s Taylor: US creates ‘headroom’ for leverage rethink
Tougher leverage ratio in US prompts early review
Investors have ‘no incentive’ to use swap futures, says Wallin
Real money firms have enough collateral to stick with swaps, buy-side exec argues
BlackRock overhauls scenario analysis approach
New approach introduced six months ago, as event risk increases
Fed, CFTC officials back standard stress tests for CCPs
Tarullo and Wetjen say regulators should set standards for CCPs
Asset managers cheer FSB retreat on Sifi plans
Regulators go back to drawing board following deluge of criticism
BlackRock adds to clamour for more CCP capital
Firm's co-founder says oversight of clearing houses also must be tougher
Hedge funds, securitisation and leverage change P2P game
The institutionalisation of P2P lending is creating new risks, critics warn
Top fund managers split on Calpers hedge fund exit
Asness, Cooperman and Robertson respond to pension giant’s hedge fund pullout
SEC quants find signs of ‘cherry picking’ at US hedge funds
Some accounts given more winning trades than others, says senior regulator
Battle lines drawn as hedge funds eye bank businesses
Lack of long track record may deter investors
CDS de-correlation a threat to CVA hedging, traders warn
Fears relationship between credit indexes and constituents becoming more tenuous
No arbitrage: New rules make markets 'less efficient'
Indexes may be less effective hedges in absence of arbitrageurs
Funds fear extended wait in FCA's AIFMD queue
Backlog means UK funds are temporarily unable to market in Europe
Hedge funds face higher prime broker charges under Basel III
Funds urged to build treasury savvy as prime brokers retrench
Wells Fargo set to launch self-cleared prime brokerage
Bank's head of prime services say launch is "a couple of weeks away"
BoE and Citadel clash over Sifi status for funds
Asset managers could pose systemic risk, says BoE official
Buy-side swaps use set to decline, survey suggests
Almost 60% of asset managers expect interest rate swap volumes to fall