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Cohen & Co yields 8% by lending to unrated insurance companies
Small firms in ‘the safest industry in the world’ can’t raise capital, creating a trading opportunity
Mutual funds dialled up bullish bets with stock options in Q1
Counterparty Radar: Market contracted by $3.9 billion as US managers decreased sold calls
‘Strong case’ for US synthetic Libor in bond markets
Temporary publication under SOFR-based methodology could mop up 40% of dollar bond issues
JP Morgan extends run as top repo dealer to US funds
Counterparty Radar: New data shows wide variation in haircuts, with biggest clients – like BlackRock and Pimco – getting best terms
Almost half of top LPs yet to publish GFXC disclosures
FX market disclosure remains patchy, fuelling buy-side concerns over transparency
JP Morgan AM leads US funds in equity index options buildout
Counterparty Radar: S&P 500 puts and calls grow 10% in Q1
Banks prepare to unleash FX swap bots
BNP Paribas, JP Morgan build execution algos to plug into platforms – but swaps liquidity needs to catch up first
Dealers predict Swap Connect will boost China’s swaps market
Banks expect strong interest from clients wishing to trade instruments onshore via new access scheme
JP Morgan fined for not reporting half of FX swap trades
US bank incorrectly believed one-day swaps did not have to be reported
Energy firms call for rise in commodity clearing level
Industry says proposed €1 billion increase would not be enough following spike in wholesale prices
JP Morgan quants are building deep hedging 2.0
New model uses Bellman technique to learn general derivatives hedging strategies
Concentration risk add-ons too low at Ice and ECC, says regulator
Results of European stress test suggest shortfall of collateral for large commodities positions is equivalent to 17% of total required margin
US mutual funds retreat from inflation hedges
Counterparty Radar: Volumes down 44% as Pimco slashes positions; Western Asset and JP Morgan buck the trend
Mutual funds struggle to value Russian bonds
Filings show just how challenging pricing securities has been during crisis
EU eyes fix to FRTB’s capital asymmetry for govvies
Banks say French presidency proposal would see PD floor slashed for sovereign bonds under IMA
Swaptions transition snags trigger term SOFR calls
Liquidity flips to RFR but laggards struggle with behavioural quirks for contracts referencing overnight rates
Thomas Pluta leaves JP Morgan
US bank’s global linear rates head departs after 27-year stint
HSBC inflation head departs
Dariush Mirfendereski leaves UK bank after nine years
Major lender hikes borrowing costs as crypto flounders
Brokers warn crypto market faces a reckoning with wrong-way risk as lenders rush to tighten terms
Goldman retakes top dealer spot in single-name CDS trades
Counterparty Radar: Pimco, Ice increase market share as volumes decline
Geithner stresses need for SLR reform to restore UST liquidity
Returning leverage ratio to backstop role is “not rocket science”, says former Treasury secretary
DRW calls for regulation of fiat-backed stablecoins
Regulatory intervention would shore up confidence in flagging market, says major market-maker
Pimco, Western AM buttress sold index CDS positions
Counterparty Radar: US funds grow CDX NA HY positions by $7.2 billion in Q1
Systematic hedge funds eye outsourcing to bank algos
Cost pressures encourage new stream of clients to pass FX algo trading to banks