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Supporters claim smart derivative contracts remove need for central counterparties
◆ Second phase could be novation of ESM's €74bn existing portfolio ◆ Dealers eye Eurex-LCH CCP basis ◆ Eurex reports 'significant onboarding' from investors ahead of Emir deadline
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Permira opted to rescue its debt purchasing portfolio company Lowell from the restructuring that many thought was imminent, with the largest slug of equity support any sponsor has injected in Europe since the coronavirus pandemic began. Covid-19 has crushed cashflows for some debt purchasers, but next year should be a bumper year for NPL buying — for those firms with cash to do so, writes Owen Sanderson. -
The transition from Ibor benchmarks passed a major milestone this week, when LCH joined CME in switching its discounting rate for dollar referencing derivatives from the Fed Funds Rate to Sofr.
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Citi has appointed Christopher Perkins and Sabrina Wilson as global co-heads of its futures, OTC clearing and FX prime brokerage business, following Jerome Kemp’s retirement from the industry.
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The International Swaps and Derivatives Association broke ground earlier this month in Libor transition when it the US Department of Justice approved its derivatives fallbacks. Market participants now face a busy few weeks working out if the protocol fits their differing needs.
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Amid heavy options trading activity ahead of a US election that most market participants expect to be bitterly contested and drawn out, opportunities are opening up to play the short volatility position that had proven so popular before the pandemic.
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A weighty corporate hedging transaction has added to the momentum of the US rates market’s transition from Libor. JP Morgan executed a $500m swap referencing Sofr with a blue chip corporate, Unilever.
