Derivs - Credit

The Hong Kong Exchange is set to introduce five year China Ministry of Finance Treasury bond futures.

The European Commission has signed off on a piece of legislation that, if unopposed by the European Parliament and Council, could extend clearing compliance deadlines for smaller over the counter derivatives traders.

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published final reports on two guidelines regarding the implementation of central securities depository regulation.

LCH, the London based global clearing house, has signed up Amundi as the first buy-side client for its CDS clearing operation.

The European Commission on Tuesday launched a public consultation on the operation and governance structure of European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs).

FTSE Russell, the global index and data company, has hired Sean Smith as managing director of derivatives licences.

Trading has started this week on the European Energy Exchange (EEX) in Swiss day and weekend futures contracts and German intraday floor futures contracts.

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Ltd (HKEX) is to introduce options on AAC Technologies, Geely Automotive and Link Reit.

Its mid-March, spring is upon on us and the credit markets are rallying. A rate hike by the US Federal Reserve was greeted positively by the market thanks to a dovish tone struck by Janet Yellen and her colleagues.

US President Donald Trump’s administration this week showed it was ready to release its hounds on the post-crisis global regulatory ecosystem, as its nominee to run the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) bared his teeth at “excessive regulation”, showing that all the talk of tearing up the rules may soon turn towards action. Costas Mourselas reports.

The CME Group will serve as the new administrator for SIFMA Asset Management Group's market agreed coupon swap contract, a previously self-administered structure.

A new service that will allow US assets to be used as collateral in European OTC derivatives transactions has been launched by Global Collateral, a joint venture of the Depository Trust and Clearing Corporation (DTCC) and Euroclear.