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Anheuser-Busch InBev has brought its jumbo acquisition financing to the US corporate bond market on Wednesday, after days of speculation over when it would arrive. But that did not deter Telecom Italia and Mondelez from issuing in the European market.

A tumultuous start to the year has made it more expensive to buy hedges, but strategists at banks in New York have some ideas to keep costs in check.

TriOptima, the over-the-counter post-trade services provider, has teamed up with AcadiaSoft to launch a margin processing service, ahead of new rules on uncleared derivatives.

The first Aluminium Japan Premium Futures contracts traded on Friday, CME Group has said.

The deadline for public comments on a key US swaps regulation is due next week and, unless the Commodity Futures Trading Commission is swayed otherwise, “made up numbers” could drive costs higher for market participants.

Though financial institutions and public sector entities were busy issuing bonds on Tuesday, corporate issuance was quiet, despite the success of the only two trades so far this year and increased confidence that European markets can cope with Asia’s difficulties for the moment.

Neuberger Berman, the independent and employee-owned investment manager, has acquired an investment team specialising in options from Horizon Kinetics.

Mondelez, the US food and beverage company, on Tuesday priced a dual tranche Swiss franc deal extending its run of Swiss deals to three and drawing praise for its blinding start in the currency.

The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision has agreed not to increase the leverage ratio requirement — a big win for banks already struggling to stay abreast of new capital rules.

The International Swaps and Derivatives Association will tighten up the rules governing members of its Credit Derivatives Determinations Committee as it looks to strengthen the process for deciding whether credit events have occurred.

TABB Group, a research and consulting firm focused on capital markets, has hired two analysts to its derivatives practice.

Traders in yen futures may have overreacted to the growth concerns in China, data from the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has suggested.