Hedge funds
Should the ECB stress-test counterparty default risks?
The US Fed already does, but it is notable that EU banks were less exposed to Archegos
Foreign buyers jolt e-trading in Japan government bonds
Platforms report rise in small-ticket volumes, but bigger trades remain on voice
Traders eye negative CDS-bond basis
Changed market dynamic can be profitable for those firms able to capture it
Euro area funds’ debt securities surged 13% in 2023
Investments vis-a-vis euro area issuers rebound after 2022 slump, driven by bond funds
Inside BGC’s quiet move into agency broking
The interdealer broker’s Caventor Capital arm is pitching a hands-on service for hedge funds, filling what it sees as a gap left by large banks
How China’s equities intervention caused a quant fund quake
Popular leveraged market-neutral trade crumbled after government stepped in to support major indexes in February
Fed unveils hyper-Archegos test to reveal bank blow-up risks
CCAR for 2024 includes analysis of simultaneous defaults of five largest hedge fund clients
Trend following struggles to return to vogue
Macro outlook for trend appears to be favourable, but 2023’s performance flop gives would-be investors pause for thought
CVA swap: a new type of capital relief trade
Dmitry Pugachevsky, Quantifi, discusses the emergence of the CVA swaps market
Hedge funds push for transparency in credit determinations
Proposals include more disclosure around meetings and detailed rulings of credit events
Undeterred, hedge funds bet on euro swap steepeners
Expected rate cuts and pension reforms are driving steepener flows, but large pension funds may not be finished hedging at the long end
How AI can give banks an edge in bond trading
Machine learning expert Terry Benzschawel explains that bots are available to help dealers manage inventory and model markets
Rustad re-emerges at Taula Capital
Former JP Morgan clearing head to help prepare for Q2 fund launch
Review of 2023: A hard road to a soft landing
Banks and regulators were caught in the crosswinds of the fight against inflation
The unknown risk on the flip side of the basis trade
US mutual funds have amassed record notionals in Treasury futures that in some cases exceed their AUM
Hedge funds rev up short-vol trade in zero-day options
Firms are capping exposures to avoid a rerun of 2018’s ‘Volmageddon’ unwind
AI model uses quantum maths to learn like a human
Could the next big breakthrough in machine learning come from the world of finance?
Margin failings raise concern over Treasury basis trade
Opaque models at clearing houses cast doubt on calculations for concentration add-on
FX HedgePool launches all-to-all FX swaps matching
P2P platform starts daily matching and opens up to banks, hedge funds and ECNs
PTFs loaded up on US Treasuries during SVB collapse
Treasury official says non-bank interdealer market share rose 10 percentage points in March as dealers retreated
SEC to delay US Treasury clearing mandate, dealer rule
A final vote on proposed US Treasury market reforms is now expected in early 2024