Corporates
Pirelli: Regulators have lost focus
Corporates unfairly hit by new rules, argues tyre company’s risk head
Airbus Group: Looking for natural hedges
European air giant trying to persuade customers to pay in euros
South African corporates expect to sign CSAs
Power giant Eskom and South African Airways want to cut hedging costs
DTCC backlog leaves corporates unable to comply with Emir
Two companies say they have not been able to report to the DTCC's repository, and stopped trading swaps as a result
Missing UTIs will cause reporting chaos, corporates warn
Regulators have left industry to come up with Emir trade identifiers - a huge mistake, according to one corporate treasurer
Corporates held up as start of Emir reporting looms
The race to report
Profile: Network Rail sings the praises of two-way CSAs
Getting there
US power hedging suffers from low prices
Low power prices have dented the need for electricity producers and consumers to hedge with derivatives, while regulatory reform is also making life difficult for market-makers. But market participants are optimistic the trend could be reversed. Pauline…
US power traders expect rebound in hedging activity
Power hedging activity could increase with rising prices and greater regional variation across the US
Indian accounting rules shield corporates from forex losses
Despite sharp falls in the value of the rupee and large dollar-denominated loan exposures, Indian corporates are not feeling the effect on their balance sheets
Bafin weighing CVA charge despite European exemptions
Supervisors ‘should accept the legislation that the council and the parliament in their wisdom have decided upon’, warns MEP
Asia Risk corporate rankings 2013
Asia Risk corporate rankings 2013
CVA exemptions should be rolled out globally – Risk.net poll
Three quarters of survey respondents believe regulators should copy the European Union’s CVA exemptions for trades with corporates, pension funds and sovereigns
Corporate cash seeks new home as money-market reforms loom
New regulation on both sides of the Atlantic threatens to make money-market funds less attractive for corporate treasurers. Banks are hoping this cash will flood into fixed-term deposits instead, helping them meet incoming liquidity ratios, but they’re…
Europe edges towards three-pronged CVA exemption
CRD IV set to exempt trades with corporates, sovereigns and pension funds
The art of creating a corporate energy hedging programme
The philosophy of corporate hedging
Asia Risk corporate rankings 2012
The results of our annual survey to find the top derivatives dealers for corporates in Asia
FX Week Asia: Exemptions offer little solace for corporates
Corporate treasurers remain concerned about increased hedging costs as a result of new regulation, and expect banks to pass the costs on – despite exemptions for corporate hedging
UK banks face up to SME swap misselling claims
Sales of the unexpected
Corporate deposits used as CVA mitigant
Banks looking to mitigate the new Basel III CVA capital charge – and using corporate deposits as collateral on derivatives is one option, says banker
Prices diverge as CVA exemption remains in limbo
Dealers face pricing headache as they wait to see whether Europe's version of Basel III will exempt corporate customers from the CVA capital charge
Outlook for corporate hedging as banks pull back from energy markets
A shrinking pool
Corporate trades should not face CVA charge – Risk.net poll
Two-thirds of respondents think trades with corporates should be exempt from Basel III's CVA capital charge
To clear or not to clear? Corporates urged to weigh options
Despite hard-won exemptions, corporates should consider the pros and cons of clearing, according to panellists at an ACT event - but treasurers remain unconvinced