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Libor Telethon: interviews with Tom Wipf and Elisabeth Kirby
This Libor countdown clinic features interviews with Tom Wipf, vice-chairman of institutional securities at Morgan Stanley and chair of the Alternative Reference Rates Committee, and Elisabeth Kirby, managing director and head of market structure at…
Libor Telethon: leaving Libor behind and clearing legacy Libor swaps
This Libor countdown clinic explores the impacts of moving on from Libor and how to clear legacy Libor swaps, and features an interview with Phillip Whitehurst, head of service development, rates, at LCH
Libor Telethon: interview and Q&A
In this Libor countdown clinic, an interview with Edwin Schooling-Latter, director of markets and wholesale policy at the Financial Conduct Authority is followed by a Q&A with Nicolas Cerrajero, Irina Ursachi and Nicolas Millot from audit, tax and…
LCH to clear BSBY swaps from November 29
Addition of much-maligned benchmark follows methodology enhancements and jump in SOFR trading
SOR liquidity drought complicates SGD benchmark shift
Asia Risk Congress: SMBC exec says exiting SOR trades is becoming harder as Sora liquidity surges
US megabanks lead push for agency clearing in Europe
Clearing through agency model would cut US lenders’ G-Sib capital surcharges
Eurex turns to Asia in euro swaps grab
Asia Risk Congress: German clearing house urges Asian firms to shift euro swaps clearing to EU
People moves: Quarles quits Fed, CS credit team exodus continues, and more
Latest job changes across the industry
LCH eyes SOR swap conversion
CCP will consult in Q1 on conversion methodology for switching SOR swaps to Sora
LCH to clear swaps linked to embattled BSBY rate
Risk USA: SOFR surge eases concerns over Bloomberg’s credit-sensitive Libor alternative
How ‘open’ became ‘random’ in Mifir open access CCP rule
EU clearing monopolies endure as share trades are rarely cleared at end-users’ chosen CCP
In euro swaps tug of war, EC considers Eurex trading quota
European Commission may force firms to channel minimum amount of swaps activity to EU clearing house
Eonia trading shuts down as CCPs make €STR switch
Dealers and venues step back from Eonia swaps after contracts become unclearable
Defiant ECB urges ‘further work’ on clearing relocation
Policy-makers moot changes to Emir to tackle systemic risks of third-country CCPs
Buy side divided on euro swap clearing move
With eurocrats dithering on extension of LCH waiver, asset managers mull when – or if – to jump ship to Eurex
Mifid’s derivatives open access poses ‘dire consequences’
Diminishing support for CCP open access ahead of European Commission review
Legg Mason, Western AM jump into surging inflation market
Counterparty Radar: AB, Lord Abbett, PGIM also report larger books in Q2, as swap activity ramps up
Barclays looks to woo CCPs with CDM prototype
Plan to save billions in post-trade costs relies on the creation of central data utilities
Initial margin at LCH Ltd rose in Q2
RepoClear and ForexClear saw biggest increase over the quarter
Euro swaps relocation stalls as equivalence deadline nears
Nine months before equivalence deadline, over 70% of EU euro swap trades still clear in the UK
People moves: Credit Suisse senior shake-up, and more
Latest job changes across the industry
Inflation hedges flat among US funds, while payers surge
Counterparty Radar: Total inflation-receiver positions inched up in Q1, while inflation-paying books leapt 44%
Asia moves: LCH appoints new head of Asia, BNY Mellon picks treasury services chief, and more
Latest job news across the industry
US fund filings show CME taking bite out of LCH swaps share
Counterparty Radar: Rivals neck-and-neck after big LCH user cuts rate swaps book and non-G10 trades surge