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CME Group has once again increased its two-tier, front end-loaded tender offer for GFI Group to $5.85 per share, matching BGC Partners’ contingent $5.85 per share all-cash offer announced on 15 January. This price escalation represents the newest development in a nearly eight month bidding war for the firm, and nearly a $0.40 per share escalation since 15 January. -
Fast money investors have been positioning for a post-quantitative easing squeeze on European credit default swap indices, according to strategists at Citigroup in London, who have noted large net long positioning in iTraxx Main and a small net short non-dealer position in Crossover.
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Hedge funds have been trading the relative value between credit default swaps on Italian banks UniCredit and Intesa Sanpaolo as UniCredit’s spreads gap wider because of exposure to Russia and Ukraine. On Monday, five year subordinated CDS on UniCredit were trading at 296bp while Intesa Sanpaolo sub CDS traded at 195bp.
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A memorandum of understanding from the European Securities and Markets Authority recognising the Hong Kong clearing regime as equivalent to the European regime under European Markets Infrastructure Regulation is not enough to avoid fragmenting the market, according to lawyers, who said ESMA must prioritise the key issue of US clearing house equivalence.
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The International Swaps and Derivatives Association has reshuffled its organisational structure to better respond to cross-border issues. Steven Kennedy, ex-head of strategy, research and communications at ISDA, is now global head of public policy. ISDA has also created a regulatory and legal practice group based in Washington DC in addition to a non-cleared margin implementation initiative.
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BGC Partners has retaliated within hours of CME Group announcing an increased tender offer for GFI Group at $5.60 per share, offering a non-contingent $5.75 per share offer that can increase up to $5.85 should the tender offer be accepted by the extended 29 January 2015 deadline. This price escalation represents the newest development in a nearly eight-month bidding war for the firm.
