Duncan Wood
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Past articles by Duncan:
Pension funds foresaw margin meltdown (a decade ago)
Years of warnings went largely unheeded. Questions may now spread to post-crisis clearing and margining project → Read More
Citadel Securities ‘expects’ to make US primary dealer bid
Firm has invested to meet Fed’s entry criteria, as it seeks bigger say in ongoing UST market reforms → Read More
Citadel Securities ‘expects’ to make US primary dealer bid
Firm has invested to meet Fed’s entry criteria, as it seeks bigger say in ongoing UST market reforms → Read More
US funds regain their nerve in index CDS market
Counterparty Radar: Pimco, Western AM push protection selling to new high, as buying dips → Read More
Inflation hedges jump, but US funds still have paying bias
Counterparty Radar: Total inflation-receiver positions hit $10.2bn in Q1; payer book was $16.7bn → Read More
Algo users seek apples-to-apples info
BIS study raised concerns; standards now a work in progress at GFXC → Read More
Why central banks aren’t worried about FX algos – for now
Disclosure failings feed into FX code; other issues are worrying, but distant, says SNB’s Maechler → Read More
Mega-hedges and generational strife at PGGM
Buy-side risk survey: for Dutch pension giant, battle between young and old shaped response to March mayhem → Read More
How Goldman’s algos adapted to virus vol
Interview: Ralf Donner explains why algo usage is up while markets are down → Read More
Luxembourg regulator probes loan investments by Ucits
Lawyers say CSSF has already told a number of funds to prepare to sell their holdings → Read More
UBS names group head to advance data push
Swiss bank is known to be exploring commercial potential of client data → Read More
BNPP targets US equities in new tie-up with GTS
French bank says derivatives business will benefit from better prices and liquidity in underlying stocks → Read More
UBS’s CRO on the hunt for hidden risks
Swiss bank has rung the changes in its attempt to catch hard-to-measure risks, but “you are never safe”, warns Christian Bluhm → Read More
Machine earning: how tech is shaking up bank market-making
As banks get serious about e-trading, humans are being asked to give up their secrets to the machines that could replace them → Read More
Rise of the cyborgs: tech remakes the front office
Dealers “have no choice” but to change, says UBS’s Orcel – and plenty of changes are coming → Read More
Esma clampdown puts pressure on Mifid data services
Guidance insists data be free and machine-readable, attacking current practices → Read More
Fed, Goldman: wide use of SA-CCR creates problems
Isda AGM: Fed plans quick implementation, while Goldman urges caution on extending use → Read More
US will implement FRTB, insists Fed official
Isda AGM: “I don’t know why people doubt” US adoption, says Lynch → Read More
EU’s evolving CCP resolution rules get mixed reviews
Isda AGM: Parliament tackles big issues in recovery and resolution text, but 'doesn’t go far enough' → Read More
From prophets to ‘parasites’
How post-trade vendors went from problem-solvers to ‘rent-seekers’ → Read More