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Europe’s self-proclaimed investment banking champions are playing to their strengths, but remain far behind US peers
After quitting M&A and equity capital markets in Europe and the US last year, HSBC is striving to maintain global relevance — and London and New York still have a role to play
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Mounting clamour around the prospect of the UK voting this summer to leave the European Union raised the risk stakes for currency and options traders this week, but some volatility traders preferred to pin their hopes on the European Central Bank producing another ‘big bazooka’ next month. -
The industry-wide unsupported exposure of the derivatives market to collateral settlement failure is $27bn for sellside firms alone, the Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation said this week.
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Two new derivative products that were launched this week suggest an increased focus on alternative sources of beta and exposure to risk premiums.
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Last summer investors turned to shorting bond exchange traded funds as the bond market kicked back into life amid the Greek crisis. Volatility has continued in earnest in 2016 as the Markit iTraxx Europe index, which tracks CDS spreads across investment grade issuers, hit a three year high of 121bp earlier this month.
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The Asian debt capital market did not have an easy 2015 with numerous macro and political headwinds causing a fall in new issuance. While jittery conditions are here to stay, Clifford Lee, head of fixed income for DBS, told GlobalCapital Asia that his business is well positioned to combat the volatility.
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HSBC’s Asian business gained momentum last year, with the bank booking the lion’s share of its earnings from the region. But there are challenges ahead, with the firm under investigation by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for its hiring practices.
