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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 Bank of England turned up the heat on Libor this week with plans to publish a compounded Sonia index and averages in a move that will drive the transition to the new risk-free rate with a simpler coupon calculation methodology. It will also increase haircuts on Libor-linked collateral which is intended to accelerate the switch out of Libor FRNs maturing after 2021. -
ICAP is expanding its presence in the special situations market. On Thursday, the interdealer broker said it will open a European desk for the equities sub-division.
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The Bank of England has said it intends to publish compounded Sonia averages and a Sonia index using a ‘shift’ calculation method by the end of July, subject to feedback on a series of questions it has asked sterling market participants. This follows the first deal using that method from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development Bank last week.
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Tradition’s rates trading platform, Trad-X, has signed up Commerzbank and DekaBank to its new dealer-to-client central limit order book (Clob) and has 12 more firms in the pipeline.
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Eurex Clearing has hired Nick Barnes from MarketAxess to expand its buy-side presence.
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MEP Markus Ferber has come out swinging at the European Securities and Markets Authority for appointing chief French regulator Robert Ophèle to temporarily chair its central counterparty (CCP) supervisory committee.
