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Autocall ETFs set to triple, with products tied to gold and rockets
New market’s rapid expansion includes both defensive and high-octane offerings
CLS to launch CNH PvP settlement service
Plan will involve settling offshore renminbi in Hong Kong via separate PvP session
US banks more optimistic than Fed on loan losses
JP Morgan, BofA and Wells Fargo stray furthest from Fed’s estimates
Have regulators gone soft on enforcement? (And should we care?)
US agencies are scaling back punishments for technical rule breaches, raising concerns that small but crucial risks may be ignored
How US regulators could stop management driving Camels
Supporters flag disconnect from other indicators; critics fear early warnings will go unnoticed
ETF surge shows ‘worst-of’ autocalls have life in them yet
Assets in older structures have caught up with vol target versions that looked set to dominate
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Artificial intelligence
How quants are getting the most out of Claude
Agentic tools boost productivity by multiples, but using them takes skill
Top quants on how AI will change some jobs and steal others
Coding skills will matter less and research skills more, say quants in Risk.net straw poll
MUFG builds compliance-ready Claude Code
Japanese bank says Anthropic’s ‘phenomenal’ coding and productivity tool bucks compliance guardrails, prompting creation of in-house alternative
Anthropic curbs and cost fears spur banks to shop around for AI
Risk Live: Banks increasingly wary of reliance on US models amid uncertain geopolitical environment and mounting costs
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US banks more optimistic than Fed on loan losses
JP Morgan, BofA and Wells Fargo stray furthest from Fed’s estimates
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Basel III Endgame
US regulators throw banks a curveball on committed credit lines
New Basel III charge on undrawn facilities will hit largest banks in areas like fund finance and credit cards
Floored: Basel III rethink upsets IRB dominance
Introduction of output floor means internal ratings’ popularity takes a hit, but isn’t quite out for the count
US FRTB glitch could spit out negative capital charges
Effort to recognise risk diversification between IMA and standardised approach went too far
US regulators cut FRTB’s IMA capital hit by 59%, Isda finds
Trade body pushes for further changes to cross-product netting, default risk charge
EU wants equity market to boom, but dealers may go bust
Legislators want to rebalance scales back in favour of primary exchanges
Clearing
CFTC backs clearing exemption for risk reduction runs
CCP sources concerned about switch to bilateral trades, as other regulators also soften rules
OCC default fund plans expose rift between clearers
Retail brokers – but not Robinhood – oppose new allocation of default fund contributions amid options surge
Many Eurex accounts remain inactive as reporting deadline looms
More than 80% of euro swaps clearing accounts opened by buy-side firms are yet to see any activity
Clearing banks pick holes in VAR-based CCP margin models
New models ease cliff effects, but banks say they are less predictable and prone to undershooting
Bowman shuns CECL. Friends say it just needs a little help
How far should FASB go in reforming credit-loss accounting rules?
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