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The Americas derivatives community came together in New York to recognise and celebrate outstanding achievements across the industry
The derivatives market gathered in London on Thursday night to celebrate its leading players
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The synthetic risk transfer market helped some of Europe’s biggest banks dodge loan losses last year, with Barclays saving more than £300m and Deutsche at least €150m. But the backdrop last year led to investors taking a tougher line on writing new credit protection, steering clear of pools with limited disclosure and hoping to dodge the most damaged sectors. -
GlobalCapital is delighted to announce the nominees for this year’s Americas Derivatives Awards.
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Some €700m of CDS contracts referencing Europcar’s debt have been rendered worthless thanks to a technical squeeze in the CDS auction on Wednesday, in a blow for investors who thought they’d hedged their exposure to the troubled car rental firm. The controversial result threatens to reignite debates about whether the CDS market is fit for purpose, ahead of an expected wave of restructurings in the year to come.
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Juan-Carlos Martorell, who jointly ran the risk transfer and structured solutions group at Mizuho, and before that, Lazard, has joined Munich Re Markets to work on origination, structuring and risk distribution, according to LinkedIn.
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The lack of clarity over whether the UK and the EU will clinch a trade deal before the end of the year also makes it harder for those in financial markets to know whether equivalence decisions will be granted for the trading obligations for derivatives (DTO) and shares (STO).
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Whether or not Schuldschein debt is deliverable under CDS auctions is becoming more than an academic discussion, as analysts look to companies like travel firm Tui’s financial future. While the instrument fits the criteria as relevant debt for a CDS auction, the private nature of the contract could prevent the Determinations Committee from ruling.
