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  • Correlation is probably the single most used statistic (aside from standard deviation as a volatility measure) in the financial industry. From thematic hedging to portfolio management, we often seek the most correlated underlying/instrument to play a particular macro theme or hedge against a portfolio.
  • Newly created domestic central counterparties in Asia may largely lose out to international CCPs following the introduction of mandatory clearing this year.
  • DBS Bank in Hong Kong is looking to market equity-linked notes denominated in renminbi that reference an equity underlying in Hong Kong. The issuance is based on the view that there will likely be a relaxation in RMB convertibility, which will spur demand for such structures.
  • Insight Investment has appointed Tarik Ben-Saud, the ex-head of liability-driven investment and client strategy at BlackRock, as head of asset solutions.
  • Hedge funds and real money accounts are selling ladders and payer spreads on iTraxx Main and Crossover to take advantage of the steep volatility smile on the indices, with the view that current tight spreads can only be sustained until April, according to Cedric Lespiau, head of credit index and options at Société Générale in London.
  • The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has set a dangerous precedent by approving a made available to trade submission for interest rate swaps from swap execution facility Javelin, according to Scott O’Malia, CFTC commissioner.