Rebekah Tunstead
Staff writer, markets
Rebekah Tunstead is the London-based staff writer on the Markets desk for Risk.net and FX Markets.
She graduated from the Technological University of Dublin in 2018, with a degree in journalism and French.
Contact Rebekah at: +44 (0)20 7316 9128 or rebekah.tunstead@infopro-digital.com.
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Articles by Rebekah Tunstead
Cable basis set to shrink as pension buyouts dwindle
BoE rate cuts and tightening US credit spreads expected to further normalise the sterling-US dollar cross-currency basis
Pricing and funding woes hit gilt repo
QT-driven funding cost rises combined with clients’ price demands see at least two banks pull back
Rates traders brace for jobs data after August steepener payday
Investors hope for weaker-than-expected non-farm payrolls to trigger re-steepening
Cardano’s Max Verheijen moves to BasisPoint
Verheijen spent 24 years at the Dutch pension advisory firm
Eurex default fund reshuffle leaves members frustrated
Clearing members say concentration margin add-ons would be fairer than buffer on all portfolios
Hedge funds pile into euro systematic vol selling
Range-bound rates markets in Europe entice hedge funds to sell short-dated straddle positions
JPM exec: post-Archegos disclosure rules tough in practice
Banks may struggle to get required details from clients under Basel proposals, says reg affairs executive
Corporates look to collars amid rates uncertainty
Selling the floor can cover majority of cap’s premium
How steepener trades burned hedge funds, and what happened next
Delays to central bank rate cuts torpedo popular trade, causing funds to pull capital – to the chagrin of sell-side desks
No EC timeline yet for LCH equivalence decision
Commission may wait to see impact of active accounts rules, says official
Skylight finds an opening in consensus pricing
Service provider claims key factors differentiate its own offer from the market leader’s
How APG is navigating overhaul of Dutch pensions
Firm is helping two funds move on to defined-contribution contracts, but it won't be plain sailing
Breaking out of the cells: banks’ long goodbye to spreadsheets
Dealers are cutting back on Excel amid tighter regulation and risk concerns
Buy side would welcome more guidance on managing margin calls
FSB report calls for regulators to review existing standards for non-bank liquidity management
Pension funds eye 30-year Bunds as swap spread tightens
Long-dated bonds continue to cheapen versus euro swaps, and some think they might fall further
Esma faces tough task in implementing Emir 3.0
EU regulator must contend with tight timeframes and increasing workload without additional resources
LDI managers disagree on credit collateralised gilt repo
BlackRock and Schroders execute first trades, but others favour different ways to source liquidity
EC adviser: more dealer help needed on EU bond secondary market
For their part, banks want greater clarity around issuance plans after 2026
Proposed CCP margin disclosures may be ‘destabilising’, Eurex warns
BCBS-Iosco consultation calls for daily disclosure of margin calls
EC’s McGuinness: active accounts rule ‘light’ on largest firms
Active clearing account requirement not as ambitious as she hoped, says commissioner
Nasdaq’s bid for euro swap clearing faces questions
Dealers unconvinced by Swedish CCP’s attempt to capture relocated euro swap clearing volumes
UK inflation swap basis set to widen on green energy push
Hedging of planned wind farms will make bilateral receiver swaps cheaper versus cleared, say traders
Confusion reigns ahead of crucial Emir 3.0 vote
Leaked text introduces multiple calculations and thresholds for mandatory clearing and active accounts
Shock EU expansion of clearing mandate may hook more funds
Last-minute change to Emir 3.0 would include cleared contracts in threshold calculation