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Decarbonising passive funds costs next to nothing – research
Low-carbon versions of index trackers face negligible return drag, paper suggests
New UK clearing rules: same as the old rules?
Clearing experts doubt UK regulation can diverge significantly from Emir and global standards
SEC to delay US Treasury clearing mandate, dealer rule
A final vote on proposed US Treasury market reforms is now expected in early 2024
BoE warns against use of stablecoins in banking
Tokenised payment systems pose compliance and systemic risks, regulator says
Bloomberg calls time on BSBY
After damning Iosco verdict, no commercial future seen for credit-sensitive rate
EC to adopt NII outlier test within ‘weeks’
New IRRBB rules could come into force in early 2024; industry hoping EBA draft is softened
ARRC shuts down, with some questions still unanswered
Fed-backed group calls time on Libor transition with questions over term SOFR and CSRs still swirling
Europe looks to US for guidance as market braces for T+1
Operations professionals in Europe look across the pond for lessons in managing shorter settlement cycles
People: Estrada, Horne out in Credit Suisse rout, Belsher to Barclays, and more
Latest job changes across the industry
BNP Paribas bolsters inflation desk with new hires
French bank takes on two traders, including a European inflation specialist
FSB warned not to overfill its planned CCP resolution toolbox
Network contagion could make cash calls systemically risky, but TLAC also controversial
Swap dealers look internally to ease SOFR basis headaches
Traders are using their own banking units as a new outlet for reducing SOFR-versus-term SOFR risk
BlackRock, Pimco slash mutual fund swaptions books
Counterparty Radar: US retail funds retreat from trade as Morgan Stanley becomes top dealer in Q2
Buy-siders bemoan ‘dark arts’ of corporate bond CSA discounting
Litany of pricing variables fuel wide differences in how dealers calculate discount rates for collateral agreements
All-to-all no panacea for Treasury liquidity
Traders fear push for equity-style market could be detrimental to off-the-run securities
EU and UK to rework flawed identifiers for swaps transparency
European Commission and FCA both plan to consult on Mifir replacement for unpopular Isins
BNP Paribas is biggest fish in shrinking repo pond
Counterparty Radar: US retail funds cut their repo exposure in Q2 to the lowest level since 2020
Buy side frets over cost of compulsory repo clearing
As US regulators prepare to mandate clearing, cost of compliance remains a mystery to many
UK to permanently recognise US CCPs
Regulators also launching review on long-term status of UK pension fund clearing exemption
Electronic FX swaps execution advances on 360t
Sun platform could help banks auto-hedge and develop algo execution for the instruments
New UK fraud rules intensify global focus on third-party risk
Firms will have responsibility to ensure “associated” persons are taking steps to prevent fraud
As exposures mount, energy firms take up credit optimisation
Energy turmoil spurs demand for new counterparty rebalancing services in gas and power markets
Opra outages cause consternation in options markets
UBS warned clients they were looking at “bad data” on options screens
SEC contradicts itself on exchange pricing, say firms
Cboe warns ban on volume-based rebates will not improve pricing for investors