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Credit and equity markets are “entirely unprepared” for volatility in the coming month, say traders, with any big surprises likely to wrong-foot swathes of market participants. -
The European Investment Bank (EIB) asked the EU Commission to keep its exemption from EU banking regulation, in a letter sent on January 12.
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The European Union this week added to the sense that global derivatives market regulation is set for a shake-up, with the European Securities and Market Authority calling for changes to “third country” central counterparty treatment and for a softer stance on how some market participants adhere to clearing rules.
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Deutsche Börse is working on a “collateralised coin” using blockchain technology, which it hopes could ease payments and the moves of collateral between the clearing members of its centralised counterparty (CCP), Eurex. The initiative follows closely on the heels of two earlier blockchain-inspired collaborative efforts that aim to ease cross-border collateral transfer and the securities settlement process.
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Aggressive manoeuvres on a loan supporting Glencore and the Qatar Investment Authority’s buyout of a stake in oil company Rosneft could result in the deal going to Russian state lenders, with international bank officials questioning whether there will be enough relationship business to justify the exposure and reputational risk.
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Akbank plans to launch the first of its semi-annual one year refinancings early next week in the loan market’s first chance this year to gauge appetite for Turkish risk, but there is already a clear indication already that longer tenors will be challenging.
