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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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The fast approaching March 1 roll out of variation margin rules for uncleared derivatives has prompted an overhaul of battle plans at major law firms, which are increasingly pairing up with technology companies, low-cost legal services firms and other financial services providers as competition mounts to secure big mandates from banks. -
IHS Markit has integrated services offered by SmartDX, the capital markets division of Smart Communications, into its Counterparty Manager platform to automate documentation handling under the ISDA 2016 credit support annex (CSA) for variation margin.
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Credit investors, whether in cash or synthetics, often welcome corporate restructurings by distressed firms. Job cuts, rationalisation of operations and, in particular, asset sales are usually regarded as bondholder-friendly actions.
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The UK should not rely too heavily on EU law ‘equivalence’ preserving its dominance as a financial centre, bankers and lawyers have warned, after Bank of England governor Mark Carney suggested that use of the concept in Brexit negotiations could provide a template for a global regulatory system.
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Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing will introduce a ‘volatility control mechanism’ next month for its derivatives market in a bid to stop trading errors and other incidents causing extreme price volatility.
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TriOptima, the derivatives post-trade services firm, claims to have performed the first compression of client-cleared trades in its latest SwapClear cycle for Canadian dollar interest rate swaps.
