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Hybrids go for gold
Spot gold surge sees investors eye dual digitals on new highs
Ice’s VAR migration reignites debate on margin levels
CCP says IRM 2 is more sensitive to portfolio risk, but banks fear increased risk to clearing members
Sharper economic picture sets scene for dollar swaps rebound
Razor-thin bid/offer spreads and slim post-April trading volumes give way to an uptick in August
Euro Stoxx 50 rebalance hits dividends
Muted futures response as triple substitution sees high-yielding Pernod replaced by zero-div Argenx
Court ruling challenges ‘fiduciary’ role for pre-hedging
Lawyers suggest overturning of Mark Johnson’s conviction questions dealer-client fiduciary relationship
Johnson warns of governance vacuum as she leaves CFTC
Lack of commissioners risks stalling rulemaking at critical juncture for new crypto initiatives
Geopolitics, crypto and inequality are systemic risks, say panellists
ESRB conference attendees discuss threats to EU’s financial system
CFTC operational resilience rules have ‘no chance’ of revival
Commissioner Johnson touts framework as response to Ion hack, but lawyers say it misses target
BSE grows derivatives share despite market scrutiny
Indian regulator’s investigations have so far weighed more on the exchange’s national rival, though risks remain
Eurex plans October launch for QIS futures
Long-only European equity strategies will be first out of the gate, with more to come
People: Rates revamp at Nomura, JP’s structuring shuffle
Latest job changes across the industry
SNB researchers test LLM-based FX trading strategy
Meta’s Llama 3.1 comes out top predicting G10 currency sentiment based on news articles
Ice’s US Treasury clearing proposal earns positive reviews
Rule book ticks many of the right boxes on default management – a prerequisite for ‘done-away’ clearing
Nomura wins NMRF reprieve from Japan’s FSA
Relief granted due to scarcity of vendors offering pricing data for market risk models
Solvency II proposal may boost insurer CLO investments
But experts question whether European Commission proposal will draw insurers back to other securitised products
How some banks aced the EBA stress test
Four banks actually increased their capital ratios, while US subsidiaries were hit worst
Asia investors turn to inverse ETFs for hedging
US-based Direxion eyes Asia listings, while CSOP expands product range to single names
As Fed meets, hedge funds buy ‘lottery’ FX options trades
Options bets reflect cautious pessimism over the dollar ahead of Jackson Hole conference
One in four Fed staff could benefit from GenAI, study finds
New technology could reshape US regulator’s operations – but only with top-down push
ECB may force banks to rethink cloud just months after Dora
EU regulator pushes multi-cloud strategy for banks, but guidance will not be binding
Regulators urged to keep specials out of repo haircut debate
Industry experts say negative haircuts on scarcer collateral shouldn’t be seen as alarming
FCMs report client queries after Marex short-seller allegations
Chief executive rebutted Ningi Research charges of opaque accounting on quarterly results call
Cat on life support after appeals court ruling
Consolidated Audit Trail’s funding order setback could herald its demise
Tribunal upholds spoofing decision despite no ‘smoking gun’
Decision shows trading patterns alone can be enough for UK regulators to demonstrate market manipulation