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Analysis: US Money Market Funds, Advocates, Stake Out Positions as Crackdown Looms
By Pete Schroeder and Michelle Price
April 13, 2021, Reuters
Market participants this week staked out their positions on how to fix systemic risks in the $4.9 trillion US money …

Blast From the Past: EU Watchdog to Nudge Bond Trades Closer to Real-Time Transparency
By Huw Jones
March 10, 2020, Reuters
The European Union’s markets watchdog has proposed making it harder for traders to obtain “waivers” from transparency rules for bonds.
The bloc’s MiFID …
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An Archegos Lesson: for Market Transparency, Cash Financing Beats Equity Swaps Every Time
By Josh Galper
April 1, 2021, Finadium
Regulators and most market participants care about transparency, risk management and liquidity. The Archegos story is another example of why bilateral equity swaps, …

What a Long Strange Trip It’s Been
By Jonathan Rick, Director of Research, Tradeweb
Originally published by Tradeweb
A year ago, the coronavirus crisis nearly shuttered global markets. Volatility reigned and liquidity dried up as markets went …
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Regulators to Lay Out Money Market Fund Reforms in July, Fed’s Quarles Says
By Pete Schroeder
March 30, 2021, Reuters
A group of financial regulators will lay out recommendations in July to improve the resilience of money market funds and minimize the chance …

Wall Street Faces Yellen’s Scrutiny After Fed Debt-Market Rescue
By Paula Seligson and Craig Torres
March 31, 2021, Bloomberg
The Federal Reserve saved the corporate bond market after it froze last year. Now regulators want Wall Street to pay …

BOE Flags Risk of Illiquidity in Fragile Government Bond Markets
By Lucy Meakin
March 26, 2021, Bloomberg
The Bank of England flagged instances of illiquidity as a broader risk to the financial system after a rout in some government bond …

EU Plots New Money Market Rules After Virus-Induced Ructions
By Chris Flood
March 26, 2021, Financial Times
The EU’s top financial regulator has proposed sweeping reforms to safeguard the continent’s €1.4tn money market fund sector, which only narrowly avoided …
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European Regulator Fires Warning Shot Over Fund Liquidity
By Chris Flood
March 25, 2021, Financial Times
Europe’s top financial regulator has called on asset managers to ensure mutual fund customers can still pull out their money in times …
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The Introduction and Initial Impact of Portfolio Trading
By Ted Husveth Managing Director, Credit Product Manager, Tradeweb
Originally published by Tradeweb
Portfolio trading in credit markets continues to take shape and change the way that many clients are …
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