All posts tagged "Swaps"
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1.6KEnforcementScotiabank Resolves DOJ, CFTC Spoofing Charges for $127.4m
Four Scotiabank traders based in New York, London and Hong Kong placed thousands of orders in precious metals futures between 2008 and 2016 to manipulate prices.
August 21, 2020 -
528Capital / LiquidityCFTC Adopts New Swaps Rules Limiting Extraterritorial Oversight
Chairman Heath Tarbert said it is unnecessary for the CFTC to be "the world’s policeman" for all swaps, given that most G20 jurisdictions have adopted similar swaps regulations.
July 27, 2020 -
1.5KFeatured ArticlesOptimising the Libor Switch with Portfolio Compression
TriOptima’s multilateral approach to portfolio compression is helping the sell-side and buy-side alike to reduce Libor risk, optimise capital, and enhance operational efficiency.
July 17, 2020 -
984Capital / LiquidityUS Regulators Approve Volcker Rule Revisions
The latest amendment allows banks to invest in venture capital and credit funds and reduces the amount of capital they have to set aside against inter-affiliate swap trades.
June 30, 2020 -
896ChinaChina Publishes Rules on Prime Broker Access to Interbank FX Market
Foreign investors can apply to become prime brokerage clients to trade interbank FX forwards, swaps, and other FX derivatives to hedge interbank bond exposures.
June 2, 2020 -
825Hong KongSFC to Allow Leveraged, Inverse ETFs Tracking Mainland Indices
The SFC is prepared to initially only accept 'swap-based' L&I products tracking Mainland equity indices, with a leverage factor up to 2x, or negative 1x for inverse products.
May 24, 2020 -
728IndiaRBI to Open Up Rupee Derivatives for Hedging from 1 June
Authorised dealers and can allow users to trade rupee derivatives up to USD 10 million notional value outstanding without the need to establish the existence of underlying exposures.
April 9, 2020 -
564EuropeEurex Approved to Offer Clearing Services in Japan
The FSA licence will allow Japanese financial institutions to combine their listed and OTC euro yield curve businesses in one single place, Eurex says.
March 13, 2020 -
651FeatureHKMA Consults on Contractual Stay Provisions in Financial Contracts
FIs will have to adopt provisions in financial contracts binding counterparties to temporary stays on termination rights that may be imposed by the HKMA during bank resolution.
January 23, 2020 -
939InternationalA Liquid Global Swaps Market Relies on Deference: CFTC’s Quintenz
Market fragmentation poses serious risks to the liquidity and health of the derivatives markets, said CFTC commissioner Brian Quintenz at the ISDA Annual Japan Conference.
October 29, 2019
