Corporates and funds
Some EU funds leveraged more than 500% using CDS
1,337 funds held €387 billion of CDS notionals at end-2016
State Street top trading partner of Dodge & Cox Funds in 2018
Custody bank made up over 90% of all principal transactions
EU hedge funds lean on repo for leverage
Around 60% of EU hedge fund borrowings due within one week, Esma reports
Berkshire Hathaway dinged $300m by equity index options
Derivatives have netted conglomerate $2.2 billion in gains since 2004
On hedging, BP and Shell set different timelines
Shell has much larger share of derivatives classified as current than BP
Apple derivatives use surges
Hedging derivatives notionals hit $99 billion, up from $6 billion in 2008
EU funds net sellers of single-name CDS protection
60% of UCITS funds' single-name CDS gross notional exposures were sell contracts in October 2017
In ongoing drive, Shell slashes debt by almost $8 billion
Gearing ratio down 220 basis points year to year
Hedge funds cut CDS positions as basis trades diminish
Net long CDS positions fell by $117 billion from mid-2014 to end-2017
Citi largest counterparty for Templeton currency hedges
Citi accounted for 23% of outstanding forwards at end-March
European investment fund growth slows
Bond fund growth rate falls from 10.6% to 8.2% quarter-on-quarter
Dodge & Cox turns to MBS as Treasury yields rise
Income Fund grows securitised allocations from 36.1% to 39.7%
BP net derivative assets top $1.5 billion
Hedging instruments fair values rise while oil prices surge
General Motors embraces hedge accounting change
Automaker ramps up cash flow hedging in wake of FASB update
Lord Abbett turns to Deutsche for CDSs
German lender increases share of fund's CDS portfolio
Ford reports $204 million derivatives charge
Foreign exchange and commodity contracts fall in value