Derivs - Credit

Morgan Stanley more than doubled its revenue from fixed income sales and trading in the fourth quarter of last year, completing a stellar set of earnings for US banks in that business after a year in which they appear to have cemented their dominance in Europe.

The European Securities and Markets Authority has published the outcome of its analysis and follow up actions on central clearing counterparties' membership criteria and due diligence in the wake of the 2018 default at Nasdaq Clearing.

GlobalCapital is delighted to announce the nominees for this year’s Americas Derivatives awards.

LCH shrugged off worries about its place in euro clearing after Brexit to notch up record clearing volumes across its clearing houses in 2019.

MSCI has launched a range of new indices aimed at corporate bond investors that want to increase their environmental, social and corporate governance and factor exposure.

The International Swaps and Derivatives Association has appointed Su Yen Chia as its new head of Asia Pacific public policy.

The US commodities members of the Futures Industry Association have called on the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission to overhaul regulation to address operational challenges on swaps margin management.

Five trade bodies have drawn up a single template for Securities Financing Transactions Regulation and European Market Infrastructure Regulation.

Northern Trust and AcadiaSoft are collaborating on a collateral management service for over-the-counter derivatives trading.

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has launched a consultation on the rules surrounding penalties for third-country central counterparties (TC-CCPs), trade repositories (TRs) and credit rating agencies (CRAs).

As European Union regulators start to review the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive, some market participants are nervous that Germany will use the opportunity to stamp out their own ambitions for open access to clearing houses.

RBC Investor & Treasury Services has launched a new collateral management service to help asset managers comply with non-cleared derivatives rules.