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Latest job changes across the industry
ETF dispersion set for election revival
Sector-based approach to popular vol trades boasts cheaper entry cost than classic version, proponents argue
FICC captures record share of US MMF repos
Fed facility sees continued outflows as funds redirect assets
Rates traders brace for jobs data after August steepener payday
Investors hope for weaker-than-expected non-farm payrolls to trigger re-steepening
The post-Archegos risk model rebuild begins… slowly
Following regulatory prodding, banks start to overhaul counterparty risk models. A flurry of new research on the topic may aid the effort
For US Treasury troubles, treat the cause not the symptom
Regulatory alarm about hidden risk in the Treasury futures market misses the point, fund association execs write
Dealers bruised by surprise renminbi vol surge
Rush to re-hedge USD/CNH exotics left banks in grip of painful short gamma squeeze
Sliced and sliced again: investors’ latest trick for risk transfer
‘Retranched’ synthetic securitisations offer higher yields, but questions remain over legality of structures
Treasury futures super-user switches to swaps
Capital Group’s Anbax fund slashes UST futures holdings in move to alternative rates derivatives
Why was Archegos worse than the Fed’s five-fund stress test?
Some believe Credit Suisse was an outlier, but others say the CCAR results underestimated risks
FX venues improve ‘stickiness’, Citi review finds
Improvements in tech stability, execution quality and bespoke services appease users
Hedge funds pile into euro systematic vol selling
Range-bound rates markets in Europe entice hedge funds to sell short-dated straddle positions
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Survey: FX swaps e-trading sees greater client sophistication
BofA study shows increasing electronic trading of derivatives as users embrace MDPs and APIs
JPM exec: post-Archegos disclosure rules tough in practice
Banks may struggle to get required details from clients under Basel proposals, says reg affairs executive
Could the SEC revive the private fund adviser rule?
Industry experts deem a second life for the reviled rule unlikely
More data urged for effective counterparty credit risk management
Disclosure of client positions may not be commercially realistic, expert warns
How steepener trades burned hedge funds, and what happened next
Delays to central bank rate cuts torpedo popular trade, causing funds to pull capital – to the chagrin of sell-side desks
US Treasury official calls for SLR relief during market stress
Under Secretary Liang also urges scrutiny of “artificial incentives” for Treasury futures in 40-Act rules
Keys to the kingdom: FX dealers open doors to passive trades
Banks provide entry to internal exchanges and principal trading desks
Hedge fund’s bots hunt for ‘non-linear’ trade signals
Boutique investment firm Goose Hollow uses LLMs to scrape thousands of news sources, searching for links that others miss
The (slow) road to capital-backed investing for pensions
Partnerships with hedge funds and private equity firms promise a quicker route to funded status. So why have deals stalled?
Form an orderly QIS: hedge funds spur quant products to new heights
Rise of multi-strategy vehicles triggers demand for indexes once seen as competitors
Basel triggers new tussle on anti-Archegos rules
Critics argue new guidelines on counterparty credit risk are either unworkable, or don’t go far enough to tackle concentration and wrong-way risk