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JP Morgan and Dutch pension fund PGGM transacted derivatives margin trade
◆ Chinese bank treasury shift from USTs to dollar callables considered ◆ Some European SSAs face cross-currency limitations ◆ Previous market staple 'almost non-existent'
Bank intermediaries eye resurgence in profitable trades
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Anshu Jain, former co-chief executive of Deutsche Bank, is joining Cantor Fitzgerald as president. -
In 2016, blockchain went from a buzzword to a ‘must have’ in financial markets, as seemingly every bank and exchange invested in projects and proofs-of-concept. But with so many asset classes having been promised big gains, 2017 begins with a dose of realism about the limits of the technology — and the challenges it poses for regulators. Dan Alderson reports.
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The Brexit vote and the election of Donald Trump laid bare the poor predictive power of the massed ranks of financial analysts and traders. But when these political cataclysms hit the screens, nothing broke. Everyone from the IMF down to the lowest financial scribbler has warned that markets are less resilient thanks to regulation — but in the turmoil following these votes, prices moved but institutions stayed solid. Owen Sanderson reports.
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The upending of global financial markets in the second half of 2016, driven by shocks from the UK’s Brexit vote and US presidential election, has caused a breakdown in previously dominant cross-asset correlations and a sharp resizing of event risk in 2017. Dan Alderson reports on a wave of structured product innovation aimed at navigating this new and more volatile universe.
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Cross-currency swap markets face a rough start to 2017. Traders fear that diverging central bank policy, a shift in corporate borrowing dynamics and a repatriation of US money will all upset the basis at different parts of the curve. Dan Alderson reports.
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The European Securities and Markets Authority wants more convergence between central counterparties on how they comply with margin and collateral requirements.
