Derivatives
Asia moves: LCH appoints new head of Asia, BNY Mellon picks treasury services chief, and more
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US fund filings show CME taking bite out of LCH swaps share
Counterparty Radar: Rivals neck-and-neck after big LCH user cuts rate swaps book and non-G10 trades surge
UK bank derivatives exposures fall by £321bn in Q2
At £1.12 trillion, FX exposures are at their lowest levels for seven years
Cleared portfolios surge at EU G-Sibs
Systemic banks post highest share of cleared trades in seven years, as IM phases five and six approach
Crédit Agricole grew OTC derivatives notionals 17% in 2020
Bank pulls ahead of SocGen as third-largest European derivatives bank but risks incurring a higher G-Sib score
Systemic indicators surged at European banks in 2020
Values used for 10 of 12 systemic risk indicators climb year-on-year
EU banks forced to up collateral for ETDs in Q4 2020
Over-collateralisation of liabilities jumps to highest since March 2020
Capitolis to acquire LMRKTS
Deal for multilateral compression provider latest in wave of post-trade tie-ups, as SA-CCR bites
Archegos report details margin failings at Credit Suisse
Dynamic margining and a $150,000 software fix for ‘bullet swaps’ could have saved the bank $3 billion
The changing shape of bank credit risk post-Covid‑19
As banks and fellow market participants manage a return to some sense of normality following the Covid-19 pandemic, what are the likely long-term implications for data and credit risk management?
Fractured Libor transition halts US structured rates switch
Issuance of non-Libor caps and floors dries up as lending markets mull array of credit-sensitive SOFR rivals
G-Sib regime: something’s broken
US banks are taking the Fed for a ride – it’s time to address the issue
Euronext’s tech migration sprint alarms electronic traders
Co-location users sound warning on plan to chop two years off data centre move from UK to Italy
At Citi, Goldman larger OTC swaps books drive up systemic risk scores
Increase in trading and available-for-sale securities bump systemic risk scores higher at BofA and JPM
EC drafting proposal for derivatives consolidated tape
Commission official says beta version ready for testing in 2023 will also include equities, bonds and ETFs
Initial margin – Special report 2021
With many phase five firms in limbo, this special report assesses the issues and key challenges involved, and reveals the changing strategies of firms in meeting their IM responsibilities
UK banks interest rate swap exposures fall £711bn
Credit derivatives exposures bucked the downward trend, growing 16% quarter on quarter
China netting law drives interest in CSAs
Steady growth in contracts with CSAs suggests confidence that clean netting is near
Notionals for rates ETDs rise 26% in Q1
Confidence in rate hikes is on the rise, but the jury’s out on how fast
Bank of America cleared swaps jump $6.6trn
Bank’s quarterly increase leads US G-Sibs’ $25trn rise in Q1
Navigating UMR phases five and six
As awareness grows of the complexities ahead, a panel discusses best practice, their recent experiences and the challenges in-scope firms face as they prepare to meet UMR
Hedge funds and the rebound in collateral velocity
Reuse rate of collateral points to growing fragility and interconnectedness in financial markets
UK derivatives market accelerates decline
The bulk of the quarterly reduction came from swaps held by UK banks with cross-border counterparties
Trouble in the family: regulators’ options after Archegos
What rule changes are needed in response to the messy collapse of Bill Hwang’s firm?