Government bonds
The strange effect of US clampdown on FRTB models
Ban on internal models for trading book default risk could provide some banks with unexpected capital relief
LCH Ltd’s RepoClear margin model gets a makeover
Changes aim to make margin models for gilt repo more sensitive to market moves
Tradeweb treads fine line as API trend brings challenges
Buy-side rates traders look to dodge platform’s interface but remain barred from cross-venue price-shopping
Sovereign bonds top choice for IM collateral
Drive towards higher interest-earning assets strongest at CME and LCH among top CCPs
PBoC eyes further opening of onshore repo for foreign investors
Chinese central bank gives first official signal it is looking at Swap Connect-style scheme for repo
Peak IM call hits record $4.8bn at FICC’s GSD
Required IM also rose to all-time high during volatile Q1
A student of Dr Doom says QE is here to stay
Salomon alumni Michael Howell says central banks can’t stop pumping liquidity
Swap Connect shines light on US client clearing hurdles
New scheme may intensify calls for CFTC to reassess its exempt DCO limitations
UK pensions remain wary of long-duration LDI workaround
Trustees worry managers are swapping one risk for another to maintain hedges in wake of gilt crisis
StanChart is first non-Chinese bank to trade onshore CGB futures
China selects UK bank in first step to opening up its government bond futures market
Commercial bank cash grows more popular for initial margin
Shift driven by Ice Europe as CCPs diverge on preferred type of collateral
‘Globalisation rewired’: what does it mean for investors?
After half a century of outsourcing production to developing nations, companies are changing tack – with long-term implications for investors
Lawmakers join pushback over SEC dealer rule
Bipartisan letter to Treasury says proposal would damage market liquidity
Flow market-maker of the year: Deutsche Bank
Risk Awards 2023: German bank takes FX tech cross-asset as part of new flow-focused strategy
Why the search for cheapest-to-deliver bonds just got harder
Interest rates uncertainty triggers bargain hunt among futures traders
PTFs call for reform before Treasuries clearing mandate
Non-banks warn all-to-all trading relies on requiring dealers to accept ‘done away’ trades
UK pension funds hand over more assets to LDI managers
Transfer of assets is a pre-emptive move to avoid repeat of September’s collateral crunch, trustees say
Relative value trades face Treasury clearing squeeze
SEC’s clearing proposals may hurt levered basis trades and worsen illiquidity in off-the-run bonds
No clear gain: banks question SEC’s Treasuries clearing plan
US Treasuries dealers say clearing won’t help post-Covid illiquidity – and could harm it
Pensions regulator plays down LDI risk to EU
Eiopa doubts UK gilt market chaos could occur to same degree in Europe
Cboe to launch Treasuries ‘dark pool’ by year-end
Exchange signs up dealer clients for new venue amid rising concerns around bond liquidity
Pension funds foresaw margin meltdown (a decade ago)
Years of warnings went largely unheeded. Questions may now spread to post-crisis clearing and margining project
BoE intervention whipsaws pension funds that dumped hedges
Unhedged funds saw liabilities rise by up to 20% when rates pulled back
Talking Heads 2022: Rates market ruckus
Inaugural interview series looks at how sell-side traders are adapting to a world of surging inflation and rates