Samuel Wilkes
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Samuel Wilkes is the deputy editor of Risk.net’s regulation desk, based in London. Sam graduated from the University of Hull with a bachelor’s degree in history.
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People: O'Hara departs as Credit Suisse global markets head
Barclays poaches another JP Morgan senior executive; Berman joins Citadel Securities; and Icap hire new regulatory affairs head
UK repo decline sparks NSFR tussle in Europe
BoE and EC concerned about repo liquidity, but Basel Committee unlikely to budge
European NSFR ‘will change’, say HSBC and Deutsche Bank
Conference hears claims of an EC change in the treatment of derivatives
Banks plan risk factor exclusion to avoid FRTB surcharge
Firms hope to leave out non-modellable risk factors deemed "immaterial"
Dealers leave buy side guessing on Mifid trade reporting
Clients face tougher reporting rules if dealers don’t become systematic internalisers
Basel shadow banking rules leave industry in the dark
The step-in risk concept may need a total overhaul to be fit for purpose as the UK goes its own way
Markets losing faith in STS securitisation plans
Participants consider issuing lookalike deals without the risk of regulatory penalties
Brexit clauses put brakes on big UK property loans
Collapse in sterling expected to see in-flight deals renegotiated
People: HSBC appoints markets head to new digital role
Credit Suisse loses European prime derivatives head; SocGen CRO retires; Citadel Securities hire from Barclays macro sales desk
Compliance burden jeopardises EU securitisation revival
Parliamentary rapporteur undermines STS with investor due diligence plan
Manipulation threat to FRTB data pooling
Concerns over the governance of submitted data and costs could spawn rival initiatives
Basel interest rate risk disclosures "problematic"
IRRBB could reveal commercially sensitive information and mislead analysts
US wrestles with bankruptcy-based resolution regime
Political divides undermine efforts to bolster insolvency process
EU 'blocked' on trading desk separation plan
European Parliament cannot agree on bank structural reform to tackle the too-big-to-fail issue
People moves: Bhandari departs Credit Suisse
Citi's Boyle exits as bank poaches GS vets; Drouet replaces Fields at SG
Bloomberg works with banks on FRTB data pool
Pooling market risk factor data could cut capital requirements
Capital sums set to drive FRTB desk decisions
Using Volcker desk structure may hurt model approval chances, banks say
Questions remain after final EU uncleared margin rules
Industry gives a positive welcome, but the treatment of non-netting jurisdictions is still uncertain
People: Barclays’ Staley taps JP Morgan for CRO and COO
Morgan Stanley loses risk analytics head; Portney leaves JP Morgan; Goldman shuffles London office
Risk analytics head Canabarro leaving Morgan Stanley
Eduardo Canabarro set to be replaced by Andreas Gocksch, say sources
Isda and FIA urge phased implementation of Mifid II
One-year delay to new regime will not solve data problems, industry argues
Basel abandons plans for Pillar 1 rates risk charge
No standard charge for banking books, but souped-up Pillar 2 still worries critics
Morgan Stanley loses three in forex and one quant
Morgan Stanley loses four staff in US; Barclays forex head departs; Citadel adds CDS trader; and more
StanChart undergoes shake-up in forex, rates and credit
Gulabani leaves Standard Chartered; Bagguley promoted at Barclays; Santander hires new forex head; and more