Europe
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
Europe’s countercyclical buffers buck recession trends
Almost half of EBU’s members have set out CCyB hikes; five plan two or more before mid-2023
Eurex liquidity pool jumps 39% as required IM rises
Members of the IRS clearing unit saw the largest increase of required margin in Q2
A chilly reception for climate risk capital
Bankers don’t believe climate-adjusted risk-weights will enter EU prudential framework – not for now, at least
Market shrugs off EC’s plan to change gas benchmark
Dutch TTF prices unmoved, as market participants say they are ‘not taking it seriously’
EU banks add overlays as crises evade modelling
Lenders buttress provisions against unpredictable fallout from Russia's invasion of Ukraine
Looming slowdown casts doubt on countercyclical capital
Confusion over use of buffers makes bankers wonder if concept will ever be successful
It’s amateur hour: how retail traders upended options market
Cutting-edge data shows non-professionals are driven by news events and desire to make a quick buck
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
EU banks’ leverage ratios slip as ECB relief ends
Lenders still carving out central bank balances in March saw ratios drop 60bp on average
Bypassing consent may aid CCP porting – report
CPMI-Iosco report says clearing houses cannot reasonably accommodate client preference; brokers favour rule book harmony
EU plan to suspend power derivatives gets icy response
Proposal from energy ministers to ease collateral burdens blasted as “silly” and “terrible idea”
Esma to meet with clearing industry over EU energy crisis
Widening eligible collateral on table; ECB intervention would need government indemnities
BoE’s planned procyclical capital hike bewilders banks
Some doubt regulator will go through with buffer hike while forecasting recession
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Margin costs leap on Simm rejig and rates hikes
Acadia finds roughly one-third jump in exposure following Simm recalibration, with higher funding costs adding to burden
EU Parliament creates multiverse of SA-CCR outcomes
Some MEPs want to ease rules further than EC draft; others want return to undiluted Basel text
360T is second venue to demand FX code compliance
GFXC urges other platforms to follow suit, potentially making code adoption an entry ticket to FX markets
Credit checks, what credit checks? How crypto lending ate itself
Collapse of hedge fund Three Arrows Capital exposes “sloppy and irresponsible” credit standards among crypto lenders
Banks shock commodities by 1,000% in stress-test rethink
Energy price spikes force clearing firms to consider extreme or even ‘implausible’ scenarios
Bingeing on block sets: DLT could give FX its ‘Netflix moment’
Blockchain’s proponents say faster settlement times make technology akin to TV’s streaming revolution
How Citi is handling topsy-turvy rates markets
Rate hikes and inflation have forced a rethink of the US bank’s hedging strategies
Net-zero pledges bring big unknown for credit risk
Uncertainty on how governments plan to curb emissions adds political dimension to credit quality assessments