Articles by Natasha Rega-Jones
People moves: SocGen’s Saffon Japan-bound, Citi promotes Rafi, and more
Latest job changes across the industry
Liquidity test clouds Ibor switch accounting rules
IFRS 9 update will lead to hedge accounting breakdown if new rates markets lack depth
The FX swaps client clearing comeback
Chatter about the service is picking up again, but significant hurdles remain
CVA desks arm themselves for the next crisis
March’s volatility forces dealers to fine-tune hedging strategies
Negative Euribor-Eonia spread tipped to persist
Supply and demand dynamics in unsecured market set to continue, pushing Euribor lower
Dealers eye model change to cure CVA capital headache
With hopes of EU regulatory carve-out fading, some banks are taking matters into their own hands
People moves: Citi clearing head Kemp retires, Sapcanin made CRO of European markets, HSBC GAM hires Axa’s Leon, and more
Latest job changes across the industry
Risk-free rates may fail liquidity test for hedge accounting
Experts fear trades referencing SOFR and €STR will not be eligible for hedging relief
Rise of ethical swaps brings hedging questions
Banks ponder how to offset risks of ESG derivatives – or whether hedging is even desirable
Appetite for renewed Fed dollar swap lines in doubt
With up to $300bn of positions nearing expiry, some say FX swap market can meet banks’ funding needs
FX traders sound alarm on tagging ‘abuse’
Front running and tag refreshing concerns abound on semi-anonymous trading platforms
Structured products are lost in translation post-Libor
Benchmark shift would “fundamentally transform” popular rates structures, users fear
Forwards spreads fall but won’t hit January levels, say traders
While bid/offers have shrunk since March’s highs, dealers expect them to remain elevated
For ESG raters, clearer skies still signal stasis
As Covid-19 tamps down environmental risk, rating agencies are unmoving on ESG scoring
Discounting delay risks swaptions mess – Eurex
Swaptions hurdles seen as yet another reason to keep June €STR switch date
FX vol revived by Covid-19 – but for how long?
Traders split on whether virus impact, or central bank responses, will prove most powerful
Virus turmoil threatens swaps discounting switch
Clearing houses expect deadlines to be met, but swaps users are not so sure
In choppy forex markets, algos buck expectations
Goldman, Nomura and others report increased volumes, although some clients revert to principal quotes
Bonds and swaps struggled in virus volatility
Low liquidity and wider spreads amplified by remote working, traders claim
People moves: Morgan Stanley names FX co-heads, Dray expands BNPP role, Singh switches post at Bank of America, and more
Latest job changes across the industry
For FX dealers, virus brings volumes
Mixed feelings for sell-side traders as Covid-19 spurs wave of speculation and hedging
Dealers turn to mid-cap and EM deal-contingent trades
Premiums of more than 25% are attractive to banks battling low vol and increasing competition
BoE’s new Sonia index gets a thumbs-up from issuers
Calculating coupons based on compounded Sonia was “a real nightmare” for some
Sonia’s share of sterling swaps tipped to hit 80% by year-end
Ahead of Monday’s convention switch, dealers already view Sonia as the primary sterling rate