Derivatives
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Global regulators vow to address ‘manufactured defaults’
By Joe Rennison
June 24, 2019, Financial Times
Global regulators stepped up their condemnation of intentional defaults by companies aimed at triggering payouts on credit default swaps on Monday, announcing …
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CVA, debt raising said to drive SoftBank CDS trading
By Chris Davis
June 24, 2019, Risk
A change in how Japanese banks account for derivatives counterparty risk explains the runaway growth in credit default swap volumes on tech giant …
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What hinders foreign interest in China’s onshore credit derivative market?
By Derrick Hong
June 25, 2019, The Asset
In light of more default cases and increasing foreign participation in the US$13 trillion onshore bond market, China’s regulators have sped up …
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U.S. markets regulators reach deal on Dodd-Frank swaps capital rules
By Michelle Price and Katanga Johnson
June 21, 2019, Reuters
U.S. markets regulators on Friday unveiled an agreement on how much capital and margin firms must hold when trading swaps …
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Global regulators give banks capital relief on derivatives
By Huw Jones
June 20, 2019, Reuters
Global banking regulators have agreed to introduce more flexibility into how banks compile a broad measure of capital, the Basel Committee said on …
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Eurozone G-SIBs’ swaps notionals fall €9.6trn in 2018
By Alessandro Aimone
June 20, 2019, Risk Quantum
Systemically important eurozone banks slashed over-the-counter derivatives notionals by 9% over 2018. Deutsche Bank reduced the most year-on-year, reversing the increase posted …
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FCA: loan market shouldn’t wait for forward rates
By Nazneen Sherif
June 20, 2019, Risk
The U.K.’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is urging loan market participants to stop waiting for forward-looking overnight rates and begin preparations for transition …
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ECB’s Holthausen on Euribor, fallbacks, and Eonia’s end
By Lukas Becker
June 20, 2019, Risk
In a hotel conference room in Brussels in April, Jean-Paul Servais, the head of the Belgian securities regulator, had something to get off …
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Libor reform threatens hedge accounting for loans
By Nazneen Sherif
June 21, 2019, Risk
As the loan market prepares to switch to a new reference rate, concerns are growing that the forced renegotiation of contracts may interfere …
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CFTC’s Giancarlo on Fed Policy, Liquidity, Swaps Framework, Blockchain
Christopher Giancarlo, chairman at the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, discusses the Fed’s signal to markets, concerns about liquidity, the swaps framework, Facebook’s plans for a virtual currency, blockchain and anticipatory …
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MiFID II: small U.S. asset managers struggle with research unbundling costs
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Rising costs and lower returns hit U.S. and European fund houses
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MiFID adds 20 minutes to client meetings
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SEC Points Toward Market Solutions in the U.S. to Resolve MIFID II Conflict
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ESMA’s Final Verdict: Europe’s Periodic Auctions Breathe Sigh of Relief
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MiFID II: small U.S. asset managers struggle with research unbundling costs
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Rising costs and lower returns hit U.S. and European fund houses
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MiFID adds 20 minutes to client meetings
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SEC Points Toward Market Solutions in the U.S. to Resolve MIFID II Conflict
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ESMA’s Final Verdict: Europe’s Periodic Auctions Breathe Sigh of Relief