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Pimco’s cuts to FX forwards positions hit dealers in Q4
Counterparty Radar: State Street takes top spot among dealers as BNP Paribas slides to fourth
NAIC cracks down on risky feeder funds
Vehicles have been used by insurers to invest in ‘weird and wonderful’ assets, say practitioners
European funds face upsurge in settlement risk after T+1
Trade body Efama finds up to 40% of daily FX flows may have to settle outside protection of CLS
People: Citi snags Raghavan, SocGen bags Estrada, all change at NYCB, and more
Latest job changes across the industry
Kane to leave Citadel Securities for senior Miax role
Options exchange has been on a four-year acquisition spree
Traders eye negative CDS-bond basis
Changed market dynamic can be profitable for those firms able to capture it
EU watchdogs to launch prop trader capital review in April
Prop traders say bank-style IFR rules are driving them out, but doubt EBA will suggest changes
Reluctantly, CME moves to clear US Treasuries
CME Group will seek regulatory approval to clear US Treasuries, chief executive Terry Duffy said today
JP Morgan leads US banks’ FX trading revenues
Only two dealers saw revenue growth through 2023 as Goldman Sachs reports 75% drop
NAIC softens its rating overhaul. Insurers still don’t like it
Insurers worry that the regulatory body could override credit ratings without sufficient explanation
Singapore Exchange to return to short-term rates market
SGX president Syn hails new Sora and Tona futures as the “missing chunk of the rates complex”
Looser loan terms clear way for more ‘c-on-c violence’
Creditor-on-creditor fighting likely to build, as carve-outs for struggling borrowers get wider
Asia moves: senior hires at Millennium, Citi, SMBC and more
Latest job news from across the industry
Investors say new SEC disclosures may sit on shelf
Advisory committee questions value of rule 605 changes, even for retail investors
EU reporting regime a ‘hurdle’ for risk transfer deals, say investors
Onerous disclosure templates could deter US banks from marketing synthetic securitisations to European buyers
CFTC hears ‘call to action’ from swaps end-users on Basel III
Commissioner Pham mulls engaging with prudential regulators over capital hit on clearing
Iosco gears up for ‘intensive work’ on AI regulation
Watchdogs risk ‘falling behind the curve’, secretary-general warns; FSB also working on guidance
LDI managers disagree on credit collateralised gilt repo
BlackRock and Schroders execute first trades, but others favour different ways to source liquidity
Zero-day hedging takes root in new asset classes
Option users move beyond equity indexes in search of cheaper, sharper hedging tools
EC adviser: more dealer help needed on EU bond secondary market
For their part, banks want greater clarity around issuance plans after 2026
Euribor to ditch ‘expert judgement’ in May
Plan to infer euro funding costs from term version of €STR wins industry backing