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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
Internal restrictions mean SSAs issue fewer CMS-linked notes
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Credit risk has awakened from its summer slumber over the last couple of days with the CDX IG and iTraxx main index now trading 8% and 11% higher than their close on Thursday. While it’s still too early to see whether this latest surge is a passing event or a longer lasting trend, both indices are still below their 12 month averages and now trade roughly 40% off the highs set earlier in the year.
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Goldman Sachs has signed up many of its major dealer counterparties to new CSA documents for non-centrally cleared OTC derivatives in the last couple of weeks, using a Euroclear service to manage the collateral transfers. BAML, Barclays, Credit Suisse, HSBC, JP Morgan, Morgan Stanley and RBS are some of the firms that signed the new agreements with Goldman between September 2 and September 6.
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In this round-up, China is keen to expand FTZ sphere, yield differential continues to narrow between offshore and onshore bonds, and London reiterates desire to promote RMB internationalisation. Plus, a recap of our coverage this week.
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Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures Commission has reprimanded HSBC and fined it HK$2.5m ($$322,260) for regulatory breaches and internal control failings linked to position limit failures, it said in a statement.
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IHS Markit has hired a senior official from ICAP to help grow its foreign exchange business.
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The International Swaps and Derivatives Association has appointed a senior official of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development to its board of directors, in its first ever appointment of a supranational institution.