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DTO issue rumbles on as ISDA pushes for equivalence
As political tensions rise over the UK-EU trade negotiations, concerns in the derivatives market are growing as the lack of equivalence between trading venues causes jitters once again.
17 Sep 2020 -
Debt funds under scrutiny over redemptions
Market observers believe that investors in open-ended debt funds need to be disincentivised more than they are at present from scrambling to liquidate their holdings in a market downturn.
03 Sep 2020 -
Election hedging up as traders face battle of fine margins
Traders across asset classes are beginning to position in size as the US presidential election approaches, with an expected tight run-off making it very hard to time the market.
03 Sep 2020 -
Phase five initial margin deadline passes with EU silent
Derivatives counterparties breathed easy in March when the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision and the International Organisation of Securities Commissions announced a year’s delay in the introduction of initial margin rules. But in Europe — with the deadline already passed — legal confirmation has still not appeared.
02 Sep 2020 -
ESMA chooses permanent CCP committee chair
Klaus Löber has been selected by the European Securities and Markets Authority as chair of its CCP supervisory committee. ESMA has also picked two other members; all three will be assessed by the European Parliament.
27 Aug 2020 -
FTSE Russell, SGX partner up for derivs
FTSE Russell and Singapore Exchange (SGX) have teamed up to offer investors a range of products across asset classes. It follows the termination of an agreement between SGX and MSCI.
20 Aug 2020 -
Turkish lira madness keeps bond plans on ice
A tumultuous week in Turkish currency markets ended with the lira hitting new lows against the dollar and the Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey finally taking action to try and calm volatility. Amid such swings, a sovereign bond issue looks unlikely.
07 Aug 2020 -
Clearing banks push FSB on skin in the game, cash calls
Some of the world’s top-tier financial institutions want changes in how central counterparty clearing house (CCP) resolutions are executed.
06 Aug 2020 -
SG to derisk structured products
Société Générale will make its structured products less risky, it said, after a difficult first half of the year in its equities business.
03 Aug 2020 -
Lira dip raises spectre of currency crisis for Turkey with banks in crosshairs
Falls in the Turkish lira have reignited concerns about a currency crisis this week, with the Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey’s (CBRT) unorthodox exchange rate policy raising questions from investors about the robustness of the country’s respected banking sector. Mariam Meskin and Ross Lancaster report.
30 Jul 2020
