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
UK pension fund buyouts frustrated by ‘dirty’ CSAs
Contracts allowing schemes to post corporate bonds as collateral are obstructing risk transfer to insurers
Barclays retools inflation desk with two senior hires
UK bank raids Deutsche Bank and JP Morgan for new regional heads
GFXC fosters global awareness of T+1 impact on FX
Risk Live: Many non-US firms yet to realise FX implications of the country’s shift to shorter settlement times
Dutch pensions have extra year to restructure hedges
January 2028 implementation date allows more time for long-dated swaps to roll off
Long-end euro swap pricing anomaly remains largely untapped
Deviation in swap curve attracts limited interest because of regulatory and pension reform barriers
Isda survey explores refresh of FX derivatives rule book
Lawyers agree updates to definitions are needed, but some areas of focus may prove controversial
Dutch pension funds brace for hedging revamp
Planned legislative changes set to reduce long-end hedging needs, but market divided on curve impact
Mizuho fined over deal contingent FX forwards
CFTC finds clients weren't told about pre-hedging activity that likely resulted in worse pricing
ARRC relaxes limits on trading term SOFR derivatives
Updated usage guidelines allow hedge funds and fixed rate issuers to hedge with forward rate
Isda’s fork provision gives crypto market plenty to chew over
Not everyone is happy with the discretion new digital definitions offer to calculation agents
Did US hedge accounting rules contribute to SVB’s recklessness?
Hedging and directional risk-taking was a problem, but FASB regime may have complicated matters
Alarm over gas futures market’s ongoing flight to OTC
Worries focus on potential for hidden systemic risks and lack of accessibility for smaller firms
Isda commodity docs ripe for update – lawyers
Nickel rout exposed weaknesses in commodity definitions as futures trading halts left OTC positions in limbo
Big investors undeterred by crypto failures – Goldman exec
Financial institutions are forging ahead with investment plans despite the sector’s recent troubles
Time running out for UK pension clearing exemption
UK Treasury still silent on pension fund carve-out despite current reprieve expiring in four months
Pension funds may sue managers ‘for making hedging a liability’
Finger of blame for LDI crisis is also being pointed at fiduciaries and even the schemes themselves
Rival TTF futures a threat to liquidity, fear energy traders
Plans by Ice and EEX to dodge EU price cap risk fragmenting the gas market
Stick to the fax? Isda seeks to revamp close-out notice methods
Plans to update termination notice provisions still won’t quite pull the plug on use of fax machines
Ice’s threat to move gas futures trading deemed credible
Experts warn Ice’s track record adds weight to its warning the products could move out of the EU due to the price cap
The final countdown: Europe’s pension funds get ready to clear
With clearing exemption due to end next June, EU funds try to learn from UK’s LDI mistakes
EC forges ahead with commodity default fund split plans
New rules expected to require Ice Clear Europe to push commodity derivatives into separate fund
European exchanges warn on ‘damaging’ TTF price cap
EEX and Ice warn of widespread distortion as ECB prepares to assess financial stability impact of proposed cap
EC urged to reconsider TTF price cap
“Heated” discussion among European energy ministers throws planned safeguards into further chaos