Indexes
Confusion plagues start of Mifid swaps reporting
Firms reach inconsistent conclusions on scope of transparency requirements
The DIY approach to China bond investing
Lack of international ratings means foreign investors will need research resources of their own
Index provider of the year: Bloomberg
Risk Awards 2018: Indexer is helping boost liquidity with new China indexes and standardised swaps
Indexer looks to tap quant fund demand for big data
MSCI’s historical real-time data could be used in backtesting strategies, pricing exotic options
Banks tweak Euro Stoxx autocalls to cut concentration risks
Changes to popular structured products aim to help dealers reduce hedging costs, but will investors make the switch?
Seeds of destruction? Funds grapple with index effect
Rapid growth fuels anxiety over passive sector’s vulnerability to frontrunning
Some banks find huge margin savings by breaking up indexes
Splitting equity and commodity indexes can halve initial margin, but not everyone can do it
Index rule change could test bond market liquidity
More than 1,000 bonds will be removed from the Barclays US Agg on April 1
‘Great rotation’ highlights clash over unseen risks in factor investing
Gaps in performance of apparently similar products rekindle debate on index construction
Bank CDSs straining under TLAC
UK and Swiss bank Opco CDSs losing relevance as a hedging tool, experts warn
Synth City: how synthetic dividends could save autocallables
New indexes promise higher coupons and lower dealer hedging costs
Market expects Holdco CDS switch for iTraxx index
TLAC-driven issuance changes likely to see UK and Swiss holding company CDSs included in iTraxx Financials
Trump victory: market whipsaw could spell exotics losses
Seesawing markets prompt speculation of big losses for structured product issuers
Bank prop indexes threatened by US tax changes
IRS’s Section 871(m) rule places burdensome requirements on non-qualified indexes sold to non-US persons
Risk premia providers claim Brexit success
Index providers say strategies passed critical test convincingly
Structured note issuers warned on faulty disclosures
Fines for BAML and UBS highlight importance of accurate cost disclosures
Index provider of the year: S&P Dow Jones Indices
Index provider capitalises on smart beta trend
Post-Libor squeeze could stifle benchmarks, industry warns
Obligations set to mushroom for administrators and contributors
Proprietary indexes: private products face public scrutiny
Post-UBS enforcement action, what next for custom indexes?
Overcrowding puts low volatility indexes under pressure
Inflows increasing correlations and reducing performance, say traders
UBS case shines light on proprietary index disclosures
US dealers’ custom index operations under heightened scrutiny following SEC enforcement action
Fed TLAC proposals put structured notes in limbo
Vague rules spark confusion; Morgan Stanley may face headaches
SEC targets ‘switching’ of structured products
Frequent early redemptions used to boost broker commissions
SEC probing more proprietary index cost disclosures
US official says regulator is examining "a case or two"