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PBs seek remedy for credit addiction in FX
Group set up after big Citi loss considers limit-checking hub, among other options
Citi promotes Perkins and Wilson to top clearing post
US bank creates clearing co-head role in wake of Kemp’s retirement
BofA becomes first US bank to adopt SA-CCR
Move cut leverage exposure by $66bn, but other banks wary of trade-offs
RMB hedging comes onshore as regulators liberalise FX market
Foreign investors turn to CNY for bond hedges as rule changes spur more competition
BNP buys Deutsche’s delta one assets in latest CRU auction
French dealer lodges winning bid after missing out on flow equity portfolios last year
Will uncleared margin rules change the FX landscape?
As the next phases of uncleared margin rules come into force, there will be an economic driver for more clearing of FX. By Phil Hermon, Executive Director of FX Products at CME Group
Foreign exchange prime broker of the year: HSBC
Risk Awards 2020: UK bank manages risk in real time, while building tool to cut exposures up to 80%
JP Morgan debuts Nexus spinoff for hedge fund exposure
Bank launches matchmaking service for lonely hedge funds and return-hungry investors
Prime services – It’s about what you bring
There are many benefits to integration – particularly when it comes to the provision of prime services. Societe Generale has followed this path, which has allowed it to improve cost efficiency and improve the range of products it can offer. The bank has…
Clearing bank of the year: JP Morgan
Asia Risk Awards 2019
How collateral scarcity reshaped the US yield curve
QE and demand for high-quality liquid assets have suppressed short-term rates, argue IMF economists
BAML leads US G-Sibs on swaps exposures to hedge funds
Bank has seen net current credit exposures to hedge funds rise 231% in three years
Rival FXPBs scoop up former Citi clients
BNP Paribas, Deutsche Bank among those taking on clients axed by the US bank, plus others worried they’ll be next
Drax, Brevan and the rise of the agency broker
JB Drax has become a key broker for at least 15 buy-side firms, including Brevan Howard. But what is driving the success of the secretive agency broker and its peers?
Banks and prop shops expect more trading tie-ups
Risk Live: White-labelling a new battleground, with Barclays, BNP, Citadel and Jump touting price streams
Citi culls HFTs from FXPB client list
HC Technologies, Jump Trading and Virtu Financial among those told to find a new prime broker
Forex prime brokerage fee jump unlikely, say dealers
HSBC and NatWest say client charges unlikely to rise significantly despite new margin costs
A powder keg in forex: the prime broker business
Brokerages look at high-speed algo trading paired with bloated credit limits – and shudder
Citi scrape could change FXPB skyline
FXPB business is in the throes of profound changes – and CCPs could benefit
Born again: Citi’s forex prime brokerage
After a $180 million gut-punch, the apex brokerage is now evangelising to amused rivals about the perils of mispricing
EU hedge funds lean on repo for leverage
Around 60% of EU hedge fund borrowings due within one week, Esma reports
Currencies flow market-maker of the year: Citadel Securities
Risk Awards 2019: Credit innovation opens up market-making to previously out-of-reach customers
Asia moves: SFC names new chairman, LCH hires regional head, and more
Latest job changes across industry
Unfinished business: US Treasuries reform stalls
Efforts to improve clearing and settlement of US government debt – and oversight of who trades it – still incomplete