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Perkins and Wilson take Citi clearing reins after Kemp departure
Citi has appointed Christopher Perkins and Sabrina Wilson as global co-heads of its futures, OTC clearing and FX prime brokerage business, following Jerome Kemp’s retirement from the industry.
16 Oct 2020 -
Long road to Brexit throws up hedging conundrum
Political uncertainty over the UK’s trade negotiations with the EU and the Bank of England’s flirtation with negative interest rates are creating a conundrum for foreign investors, with the timing of protecting an FX position proving hard to judge.
02 Oct 2020 -
GlobalCapital Global Derivatives Awards 2020: the winners
GlobalCapital is delighted to announce the winners of its 2020 Global Derivatives Awards.
23 Sep 2020 -
EC grants clearing reprieve, urges UK cutback
The European Commission on Tuesday gave the derivatives clearing industry a lifeline by granting an 18 month equivalence decision that will allow European firms to keep using UK central counterparties.
22 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 -
Positive basis swap may not be enough to lure issuers to crowded euro mart
The euro/dollar cross-currency basis swap has moved back in favour of euro issuance for the first time in three months, but with a wall of euro supply looming, the favourable level may not be enough to entice issuers away from the dollar market.
14 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 -
Wild times continue for lira as currency hits record low
Turkey continued to teeter on the brink of a currency crisis this week, as the lira went on another rollercoaster ride and touched a record low.
06 Aug 2020
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