Articles by Rebekah Tunstead
Swaptions get fallback safety net, but crave CCP fix
Isda’s Ice swap rate fallbacks calm fears, yet CCP action needed to protect physical settlement
Isda’s ‘master’ master agreement courts controversy
Single master agreement to cover repo, securities lending and derivatives could bring efficiencies, but many remain sceptical
People moves: BoE’s Roth moves to crypto, UBS bolsters US execution hub, and more
Latest job changes across the industry
No clearing sweeteners for European SSAs, argue dealers
As public entities eye CCP membership, dealers warn of heightened risk exposure from support waivers
Corporates remain on swaps fallback sidelines
Risk.net analysis finds just 14 out of 100 large non-financial firms have signed up to Isda fallback protocol
Flexi forwards see rise in corporate interest post-Covid
Treasurers seek flexibility in cashflow hedging as pandemic-related supply chain disruptions bite
Drax commits to ESG-linked FX derivative targets with UK banks
Renewable energy supplier applies long-term ESG KPIs to short-term FX trades with Barclays and NatWest
Euro swaps clearing showdown pits banks against Brussels
Forcing swaps clearing to Frankfurt would play into hands of US rivals, say European dealers
EU firms run the most euro swap risk – Eurex exec
LCH data shows trades with at least one EU counterparty make up a quarter of volumes, but German CCP claims EU firms run more risk
How sovereigns learned to live with two-way CSAs
Some say new collateral terms ensured access to markets during last year’s meltdown
ECB: don’t expect equivalence extension for UK CCPs
Central bank official says EC likely to stick to June 2022 deadline
GFXC sees no changes to code on pre-hedging
Committee rejects calls to set more strict boundaries to controversial practice
Euribor tweaks to yield lower fix, bigger pool of usable trades
Methodology changes to raise share of Level 1 and 2 submissions and reduce reliance on Level 3
The slow corporate embrace of CSAs
Risk.net research finds 28 of 50 large companies now have CSAs – but has the trend run its course?
Dealers drag their feet on NDF clearing, say prime brokers
Trade mismatches and other wrinkles hinder clearing between executing broker and prime broker
Slow €STR swap take-up threatens term rate fallbacks
Esma’s Maijoor calls for greater use of new benchmark to help develop forward-looking rates
US swap market may become multi-rate world, say dealers
If alternative rates gain traction in cash market, traders say users will want hedges linked to them
EC looks to GFXC on potential regulation of spot FX
GFXC to meet this week about revising global FX code, which may influence European legislator stance
The buy side and Libor: it’s decision time
Investors weigh pros and cons of signing newly released Isda fallback protocol, as Libor demise looms
Bilateral streams slash FX trading costs by 80%, dealers claim
Risk Live: At some banks, 70% of spot is now traded via bilateral feeds
DoJ gives green light to Isda protocol
Move clears path for possible late-January announcement on Libor cessation
Protocol delay casts doubt on Libor death knell timing
Two-month delay to Isda fallback protocol leaves FCA’s planned end-2020 statement in the balance
Will the exit price be right in new Isda docs?
Industry body is updating unloved procedure for valuing terminated swaps
Swaption compensation consensus proves elusive
ECB-sponsored recommendations fail to rally market behind compensation exchange solution