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LCH plans Q4 launch for FCM-style clearing
UK clearing house will be first to offer Europe’s new agent model as Eurex faces tax hold-up
European supervisors showing ‘no mercy’ on SA-CVA approvals
Risk Live Europe: Bank of America found the compliance workload similar to FRTB internal models
Bucking Japan megabank trend, Norinchukin’s market RWAs spike 41%
Latest surge underscores challenge of adapting to FRTB
Risk data
Risk managers say second line needs to identify its value-added
Risk Live: Risk functions must see themselves as problem-solvers, but first line should share responsibility
Trump getting stuck in Washington ‘swamp’, says Scaramucci
Risk Live: Former White House comms director says lobbyists have become effective constraint on Trump agenda
EBA mulls rule changes to speed up model approval process
Risk Live: Reducing compliance burden of credit risk model updates can aid banks and supervisors
BNP Paribas eyes selective algo white label tie-ups
The French bank struck its first FX algo white-labelling partnership with Lloyds
DRW’s Wilson: regulatory confusion hinders euro stablecoins
Conflicting interpretations of EU rules will divert more capital to USD coins and away from euro assets, says Don Wilson
Passing the port? Drill needs more CCP hands in key test
As few plan to test porting, brokers say finer asset segregation, reg waivers and capital relief would help
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Foreign exchange
Will Taiwan lifers ramp up FX hedging amid tariff turmoil?
As TWD remains strong against the US dollar, Taiwanese life insurers are still poised to act
Macro traders tread carefully ahead of tariff pause deadline
Uncertainty has held buy-siders back from both hedging and directional trades
Hedge funds return to HKD carry trade after May stop-outs
Widened interest rate differentials spur investors to re-enter positions, but risks remain
Bank FX market-makers ramp up AI usage
Barclays applies tech to predictions, while HSBC and ING look at pricing accuracy
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Bucking Japan megabank trend, Norinchukin’s market RWAs spike 41%
Latest surge underscores challenge of adapting to FRTB
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Wells Fargo’s FX strategy wins over buy-side clients
Counterparty Radar: Life insurers looked west for liquidity after November’s US presidential election
Investing
Allocators try to stay strategic in a world turned upside down
Investors are revisiting long-held assumptions about how to allocate large pools of assets
Credit investors struggle to decide what tariffs will mean for defaults
Traders report difficulty evaluating risk, but elevated yields have kept demand strong nonetheless
Citi close to launching GenAI investment tools
New tech will be used to improve investment recommendations and increase cross-selling
Why asset owners aren’t turning their backs on America (yet)
Pension and sovereign wealth investors see US exceptionalism outlasting policy-driven turmoil
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Regulation
US Basel III delay to 2026 seen as almost inevitable
Reprioritisation and leadership changes cast doubts on timing of new proposals
BoE official plays down fears of global regulatory fragmentation
Risk Live: UK expects close co-operation with US, while others express concern over Basel III endgame
EBA mulls rule changes to speed up model approval process
Risk Live: Reducing compliance burden of credit risk model updates can aid banks and supervisors
Ice: EU regulation simplification not happening in practice
Ice Clear Europe president says excessive EU checks distract firms from addressing real financial risk
Risk managers brace for night shifts as 24-hour trading looms
Questions swirl around how margin breaches and defaults will be handled during overnight hours
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