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Taking stock: putting a price on US bank regulation post-SVB
Tougher requirements could “blow a hole” of 200+bp in regulatory capital ratios – and cripple equity returns
Fast LPs accuse rivals of maxing out last look response times
Firms with sub-10ms checks complain of losing volumes to slower rivals, prompting one to ditch ECNs
Big US banks boost cash holdings by nearly 8% in Q1
Dash for cash props up HQLAs as AFS securities drop to six-year low
Risk data
Risk modellers navigate fearful new world of depositor behaviour
Silicon Valley Bank suffered fastest bank run in history, but how should others respond?
A student of Dr Doom says QE is here to stay
Salomon alumni Michael Howell says central banks can’t stop pumping liquidity
Eurex scrambles to avert Treasury collateral ban on US default
Current policy prevents CCP from selectively excluding eligible collateral
Banks in crisis
The tweet and the trust collapse: how banks can fall on a dime
In March’s market contagion, experts see lessons in the rapid erosion of confidence
In bank runs and market crashes, it matters how ideas ‘catch’
Contagion episodes show importance of network effects in finance
Why tougher liquidity rules may not reduce the risk of bank runs
EU regulator and industry experts say LCR reform is the wrong response to Credit Suisse and SVB
Investor wish-list offers no quick fix for Swiss CoCos
Some want bond doc overhaul to clarify bail-in risk, but sovereigns can always change the rules
Europe’s new IRRBB test: the riddle with no answer
A proposed compromise on net interest income test is not scientific, but exact calibration may be impossible
SVB failure signals Fed’s need for a speed rethink
Rapid transition to large-bank bracket left supervisors flat footed on rate risk
Fed’s discount window comes in from the cold
BTFP offers zero haircuts on collateral, but long-term usage is not recommended
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Big US banks boost cash holdings by nearly 8% in Q1
Dash for cash props up HQLAs as AFS securities drop to six-year low
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US life insurer index options market hits $1trn mark
Counterparty Radar: Lincoln Financial emerges as top player in Q4 with $43 billion portfolio increase
SOFR
Regional banks face soaring term SOFR spreads
Bid/offers hit 10bp as dealers price counterparty risk into non-cleared Libor transition trades
Easing of trading curbs is no quick fix for term SOFR swaps
ARRC’s new guidelines will do little to improve liquidity, but may keep a lid on spiralling basis
Fed’s Bowman confirms interdealer term SOFR ban
Isda AGM: Further softening ruled out after April reprieve lifts curbs on term SOFR basis swaps
FRA-OIS demise leaves hole in bank treasury risk management
Banks now face ‘greater downside’ to widening credit spreads
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FRTB
EU banks fear Brexit battle over FRTB internal models
Bank of England approach looks easier, but that may not make much difference to model uptake
Banks find new uses for discarded FRTB models
Much-maligned IMA models are being upcycled and repurposed for internal risk management
Banks look back in anger as FRTB revives 1990s risk test
Institutions bemoan need for parallel framework to measure portfolios’ sensitivities to market moves
US falls behind in race to match Europe’s FRTB launch date
Recent US bank failures could jeopardise planned January 2025 start date for Basel III
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