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Renminbi splurge lifts BNPP, MSIM in Q1 options data
Counterparty Radar: Morgan Stanley IM is largest options user, following series of huge renminbi calls
Big US managers diverge on CDS sales
Counterparty Radar: Pimco’s sold positions surge 80%, as PGIM and others retreat
People moves: Credit Suisse taps Goldman for new CRO, and more
Latest job changes across the industry
US mutual funds’ crypto holdings doubled to over $1bn in Q1
BlackRock and MSIM are among 16 US fund managers dipping their toes into crypto investing
The limits of a softly-softly approach on climate in China
Asset managers must put pressure on the companies they invest in
People moves: five leave JP Morgan, MS names co-presidents, and more
Latest job changes across the industry
Navigating UMR phases five and six
As awareness grows of the complexities ahead, a panel discusses best practice, their recent experiences and the challenges in-scope firms face as they prepare to meet UMR
BlackRock faces an early climate change test in China
The firm is the main Western investor in three of the worst emitters. It has yet to change their ways
How Credit Suisse fell victim to its own success
Roots of Archegos loss can be traced to business strategy the bank embraced back in 2006
LCH, JP Morgan question BoE’s CCP resolution powers
Isda AGM: UK proposals give central bank broad powers to intervene in winding up stricken clearers
Prudential, Goldman cast doubt on Libor-like replacement rates
Isda AGM: Participants split on case for credit-sensitive rates in post-Libor world
Accurate RFR hedges face liquidity trade-off, participants say
Isda AGM: Aligning swaps with assorted cash market conventions requires users to weigh liquidity cost
CFTC urged to take lead on CCP margin models
Advisory committee unable to agree steps on margin period of risk, model transparency
ESG derivatives – From equity to fixed income, what next for this market?
The fast-evolving ESG derivatives market, how these products are helping investment strategies and expectations for market development.
BlackRock: fix commercial paper before MMF meddling
Iosco official agrees that CP market needs to be considered alongside MMF reform
Funds rush to take the temperature of their portfolios
Big investors, including BlackRock, are using new metrics to measure their funds’ carbon emissions
Mutual funds slow to adopt SOFR
Regulatory filings show just 55 trades linked to the rate in the year to September 2020
JFSA pushes for JSCC to clear US customer trades
Discussions with CFTC over bankruptcy protections for US clients are ongoing
Regulators’ margin model rules too lax – BlackRock exec
Risk USA: EU anti-procyclicality rules like “putting a curtain over a draughty window”
Back to school: BlackRock uses quant quake lessons on Covid
Pandemic prompts a switch in approach from strategic to tactical
Risk Live playback: BlackRock’s Fishwick on buy-side risk
BlackRock’s co-head of risk discusses challenges facing firms today, including compliance and op risks
Funds warm to Esma liquidity rules after Covid crisis
Funds are embracing stress-testing, and swing pricing, after “a real liquidity crisis” in March
Equity derivatives aided BlackRock funds in March
Flagship Strategic Income Opportunities fund posted $253 million in net derivatives gains at height of Covid crunch
BlackRock's muni funds slow to rebound from Covid crunch
Cumulative returns have barely edged up for these funds since end-March