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Instead, a combination of rising interest rates, inflation, soaring energy prices and geopolitical tensions have hit hedge funds, and subsequently the riskmanagement practices of prime brokers. These forces have rumbled markets and led to heightened volatility.
LCH – part of the post-trade division of London Stock Exchange Group – has announced that Barclays and Barclays Ireland are now live as clearing brokers at CDSClear. LCH also announced that its 24-hour foreign exchange clearing service, ForexClear, cleared the first NDF trade for Axis Bank – where Societe Generale acted as clearing broker.
Likewise, rather than using long-dated FX forwards of up to a year or two, many fund managers chose to lock in rates of up to six months or less to add an extra layer of flexibility and nimbleness should the market move against them. As the FX swaps market grows, we expect to see regional banks trade more FX swaps.
First announced in December last year, the SEC’s new rules are designed to enhance riskmanagement practices for central counterparties in the US Treasury market and facilitate additional clearing of securities transactions in this market segment. The amendments will go into effect in two phases.
The US watchdog is looking to bolster riskmanagement practices for central counterparties in the US Treasury market and facilitate additional clearing of US treasury securities transactions through forcing some cash Treasury and repos to be centrally cleared.
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FX swaps technology and data provider DIGITEC has launched its new order management system which automates interdealer FX swaps workflows, while also connecting to trading venues. “Increased client demand for FX Swaps pricing has led banks to automate their trading workflows in a drive for efficiency.
After a few turbulent years stemming from market volatility, rising interest rates, geopolitical turmoil, inflation, soaring energy prices, client performance, fee pressures, a mini banking crisis, looming regulation, constant tweaking of risk models, rising client complexities and the notorious Archegos saga… well, things are looking up.
Riskmanagement and recovery will be improved by this in the event of a systemic outage such as a cyberattack or technology failure. The initiative currently includes 16 banks/brokers as well as 50 investment managers and hedge funds with combined assets under management of more than $37 trillion.
The Bank of England and the US’s Federal Reserve Board, in conjunction with FINMA, have united to present a co-ordinated global resolution to the Archegos Capital Management failure – fining UBS Group a total $387 million. million following an agreement between it and Credit Suisse to resolve the matter. Read more: March Madness 2.0:
Financial institutions with good credit ratings offer swap facilities to clients and charge fees from brokers. Risk is diversified through dispersal of swap transactions among many clients. The exchange in done, based on LIBOR (London Inter-Bank Offered Rate). Almost all cases, the floating rate is tied to a reference rate.
Diversify Financing Sources: Relying solely on traditional financing avenues such as bank loans may not be feasible in uncertain economic conditions. Diversifying financing sources can mitigate risks and provide greater flexibility.
They will bolster the security of the US Treasury market by mandating central clearing for eligible securities, such as repos and reverse repos, inter dealer broker transactions and other cash transactions. In doing so, these rules are intended to reduce counterparty risk, limit contagion and increase transparency in the market.
How are client demands of prime brokers shifting? That edge often comes from a fund’s partners like prime brokers, who can facilitate lending and trading strategy implementation, and offer tools for pulling real insights from the troves of data that are a byproduct of proper market engagement.
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But a few related areas, such as commodity desks at banks, commodity trading advisors (CTAs), and physical commodity trading shops could put up a good fight for that “most cyclical” title. Commodity trading desks within sales & trading at the large banks.
Clearing obligations will become stricter, with enhanced oversight of margin requirements and riskmanagement processes. Despite these new potentially arduous compliance pressures, trading desks are also likely to benefit from reduced counterparty risk and improved market confidence thanks to the changes.
BMLL Technologies BMLL provides its clients – banks, brokers, asset managers, hedge funds, global exchange groups, academic institutions and regulators immediate and flexible access to Level 3, harmonised, T+1 historical order book data and advanced pre- and post-trade analytics at scale.
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Joining the industry after graduating from business school at the age of 20, Papanichola has an impressive track record that spans across five hedge funds and two banks. Papanichola began his career at interdealer broker, GFI, however quickly realised the environment wasn’t the one for him. We use a variety of high and low touch.
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Mitigating settlement risk, market transparency, and data quality made up the three key themes at the fore of the committee’s attention for the next iteration of the global code, confirmed Gerardo Garcia, GFXC chair and general director of central bank operations at Banco de México, speaking at a TradeTech FX US panel.
“We remain committed to extending our leading clearing services to the global FX market and offering further margin, capital and riskmanagement optimisation opportunities as the service continues to grow.” There are currently 22 member banks, 22 clearing brokers, and 88 clients active on LCH ForexClear.
Amid these changes, banks need to adapt so they can meet their clients wherever they are and deliver on best execution requirements. To get ahead of the competition, banks need to upgrade their technology to enable faster price discovery, bespoke price creation and improved riskmanagement.
Integrating this AI advanced analytics feature into our post-trade platform delivers simplification and innovation, significantly improving riskmanagement and operational efficiency, especially in response to growing regulatory demands,said Danny Green, head of international post-trade at Broadridge.
We expect more of the neo-brokers that have fostered retail participation in the US to make their way to Europe in 2025. It wouldnt be surprising to see some consolidation in the market given the degree of fragmentation amongst venues and brokers. Watch this space!
Investors have learnt that they need to expect the unexpected, which is why liquidity riskmanagement practices are now so important. It is entirely possible well see one or more banks extend similar offerings to select clients.
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