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Pimco dumps credit options as US funds slim holdings
Counterparty Radar: Space shrinks 30% in Q2 following three consecutive quarters of growth
UK pensions hit with £100m margin calls as gilts and sterling slide
At least three LDI managers request emergency capital as others consider unwinds to avoid default
Virtus, FT boosted sold single-stock calls amid Q2 contraction
Counterparty Radar: US mutual fund managers cut $4.3 billion in individual equity options
Sluggish SOFR lending keeps CLO basis contained
Slow credit markets keep risk in check for CLO equity holders
Ice to accept EUAs as collateral
Emissions certificates accepted to offset short EUA futures positions, subject to 14-day comment period
Duffie: SEC plan heralds all-to-all Treasuries trading
Former Fed adviser welcomes long-advocated Treasuries clearing mandate
Esma’s €4bn clearing limit sparks ire from energy firms – again
European watchdog backs rise in commodity clearing threshold from €3bn in new letter, but energy traders say it’s not enough
More trading venues face extra supervision under FCA plan
“Woolly” rules fuel concern that bulletin boards and tech providers could be swept in
Shifting rates throw bond investors off balance
Dearth of bond liquidity forces some traders to offload positions – but, as ever, others are waiting to pounce
PGIM increases credit hedges as funds add bought index CDSs
Counterparty Radar: Morgan Stanley added market share, but Goldman stayed top among dealers
Citi taps Barclays vet to head euro swaps trading
Masson bolsters US bank's rates unit at critical juncture for the market
SGX launches new Clob for FX spot and NDFs
CurrencyNode to tap into new matching engines in Singapore, and eventually will look to offer futures-spot spreads
Nomura’s swaptions volume jumps in Q2 on Pimco trades
Counterparty Radar: Japanese bank triples size of US mutual funds book despite market contraction
SOFR swap basis could pose ‘systemic risk’
Trading curbs must be loosened to prevent tripling of unhedgeable basis risk, says senior banker
Market shrugs off EC’s plan to change gas benchmark
Dutch TTF prices unmoved, as market participants say they are “not taking it seriously”
ECL model forecasts are off-target, researchers find
Anticipated slowdown will be first major test for new generation of expected credit loss models
GFXC set to focus on FX market data access
Costs of data needed for buy-side benchmarking exercises under spotlight
T Rowe, JP Morgan AM defy equity index options retreat
Counterparty Radar: US mutual funds cut $15.4 billion from their books in Q2 2022
No link between geopolitical risk signals and returns – hedge fund
Gauges of geopolitical risk are better at predicting volatility than equity returns, research from XAI finds
JP Morgan increases FX options dealer lead as Goldman slips
Counterparty Radar: GSAM up five manager spots amid market decline, while MSIM holds RMB positions steady
Banks face capital hit on broader energy market collateral
Non-standard clearing house margin for energy trades would increase RWAs unless relief granted
European pension funds must start clearing next year – EC
Exemption preventing pension funds from mandatory clearing will come to an end permanently in June 2023
Top Fed watchdog supports non-bank Sifi designation
Vice-chair Barr complains regulators lack “even basic data” on some areas of shadow banking
HSBC claims top FX forwards spot as US banks fall back
Counterparty Radar: Morgan Stanley slips for first time since Q2 2021 amid wider volume decline