Insight Investment named collateral manager and collateral valuation agent for £1.7 billion longevity swap
Insight Investment, an investment manager with £683 billion (€778.3 billion) assets under management, has been appointed as collateral manager and collateral valuation agent for...
Dealers warned about counterparty credit risk by ECB head
Using a blog post, Andrea Enria, chair of the Supervisory Board of the European Central Bank (ECB) has highlighted risks facing the sell-side around...
Tradeweb’s October volumes reflect turbulence in European and US markets
Tradeweb, the market operator across rates, credit, equities and money markets, has reported an average daily volume (ADV) for the month of US$1.05 trillion,...
Chaucer: Cost of insurance against defaults on sovereign debt jumps by 102%
The cost of insuring against sovereign debt defaults has increased by an average of 102% over the past year, according to research by global...
MTS and Wematch.live launch digital marketplace for interest rate swaps
MTS, the European electronic fixed income platform owned by Euronext, and Wematch, the tech firm that provides buy- and sell-side firms' dealing workflow systems,...
TransFICC launches eTrading service for interest rate swaps
TransFICC, the specialist provider of low-latency connectivity and workflow services for fixed income and derivatives markets, has launched a new eTrading service, which combines...
EquiLend to launch Swaptimization platform in EU
Securities finance specialist, EquiLend, will be launching its Swaptimization platform in the autumn for financial institutions in the European Union.
The EU launch of Swaptimization,...
Parameta and ICAP launch interest rate swap volatility indices
Parameta Solutions, in partnership with ICAP G10 Rates, has launched a family of interest rate swap volatility indices designed to enhance the investment decision...
People’s Bank of China sets out northbound rules for Swap Connect
The People's Bank of China has issued interim measures to standardise the interest rate swap market between the mainland and Hong Kong, protecting investor...
Pre-fight analysis: The weigh-in for CME vs FMX
The launch of FMX, the derivatives exchange chaired by Howard Lutnick, CEO of interdealer broker and services provider BGC Group, sets out a potentially...