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Société Générale Prime Services — formerly Newedge — will clear credit derivative transactions through ICE Clear Credit and ICE Clear Europe following its regulatory approval. -
The overall credit default swap and interest rate derivative notionals reported to swap data repositories last week decreased again by a further 35% and 25% respectively compared to the same week last year, according to data from the International Swaps and Derivatives Association.
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Global swaps participants should use the BCBS-IOSCO margin rules delay as an opportunity to face new issues posed by initial and variation margin requirements, experts say.
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Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Ltd. has expanded its Chinese business development by opening a mainland division, which it has populated with new senior hires.
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LCH.Clearnet has appointed a seasoned veteran as the new group head of technology and operations.
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Société Générale has acquired futures assets at Jefferies Bache in a transaction which will wind down the Bache futures and commodities business at the firm.
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Poor liquidity, fluctuations in premium costs, and longer completion times for mergers and acquisitions are driving investors to enter longer term options strategies.
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Global swaps participants can benefit from using decentralised, multitool approaches towards regulatory reporting in order to reduce costs and increase efficiency, according to a data vendor.
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LCH.Clearnet’s SwapClear has become the first central counterparty to offer global clearing of inflation swaps, which it believes will provide better risk management for buyside firms.
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UBS has promoted two employees to co-head its equities business in the Americas, according to an internal memo.
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Investors are scrambling for cover seeking short term put options in Petrobras, the Brazilian energy company, after a series of scandals, market downturns, and credit problems rocked the company.
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Companies are increasingly relying on accelerated share repurchases (ASRs) as alternatives or complements to traditional corporate share buyback schemes.
