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MMFs’ reverse repos with Fed surged 35% last year
Fidelity-run funds drove 29% of the $601 billion in new trades
Keep risk parity simple, stupid
In times of volatility, simpler risk parity strategies may outperform more elaborate counterparts
State Street flies high in FX forwards as Goldman, Citi dive
Counterparty Radar: Goldman loses half of market share, drops out of dealer top 10
Non-transparent ETF spreads are tighter than transparent ones
Non-transparent ETFs don’t disclose what they own. Market-makers have worked it out anyway
PGIM credit options binge lifts Barclays, Morgan Stanley
Counterparty Radar: Insurer’s AM arm doubled its market share in Q4 2021 as bought protection swells
Funds forced to estimate value of Russian securities
Western asset managers can sell Russian shares from April 1. But they have to value them by March 31
Fillip for credit-sensitive rates as Axi, Critr advance
IHS Markit makes benchmarks available for live products; Invesco appointed as Axi administrator
Morgan Stanley on heels of Goldman in Q3 CDS data
Counterparty Radar: Sold protection, corporate names fuel growth in US funds’ single-name books
US funds pile into LatAm interest rate swaps
Counterparty Radar: Managers still enamoured of non-G10 pairs in Q2, with BRL volumes now up 104% year-to-date
No fair: buy side takes on pricing problem in FX forwards
Interest in TCA is growing as new data sources offer glimpse into murky swaps and forwards market
Renminbi splurge lifts BNPP, MSIM in Q1 options data
Counterparty Radar: Morgan Stanley IM is largest options user, following series of huge renminbi calls
The sticky question of Europe’s oil-ridden ESG funds
NN Investment Partners SFDR fund holds 91% of investments in oil and gas companies
Hedges are in short supply as inflation quickens
UK pension funds want to hedge against rising prices, but the government is not issuing enough bonds
Held in suspense: late futures orders blamed for Covid meltdown
Buy-side use of average pricing contributed to rash of failed trades and give-ups last March
Why investors are stuck with flawed VAR models
Buy-side risk survey: VAR wasn’t much use in March, but it is ingrained in the industry
Managing AML and fraud – A risky business requires a risk-based approach
This webinar explores how to meet AML and fraud management obligations while empowering core businesses to remain competitive and innovative
People moves: De Roeck quits Standard, BofA adds risk exec, and more
Latest job changes across the industry
Buy side builds bots to cut trade costs
With margins under pressure, investment firms are looking to accelerate automation push
Asia moves: New CEOs at Credit Suisse and ANZ, Invesco gets new MD, and more
Latest job changes across the industry
Goldman, BAML back Trace reporting changes
Banks are pushing for 48-hour delay in reporting large corporate bond trades
Libor’s sunset sees US repo market cast a longer shadow
Concern over structural deficiencies as SOFR chosen to replace key benchmark
Why multi-asset managers shouldn’t count on the past
Risk models are backward-looking but history won’t repeat itself
Full up already? Industry divided over smart beta capacity
Research Affiliates argues trading costs will wipe out returns; critics say assumptions overblown