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IFRS 9 and the loan loss lottery
As reserves for bad loans balloon, banks grapple with measuring Covid-era credit risk
Corporate, SME loans to take brunt of Covid shock, say EU banks
Though credit outlook has darkened, banks expect to increase lending overall
Buy side hopes for best execution reporting carve-out
After EC exempts venues from best execution reporting, Aima hopes RTS 28 reports will be next
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UK’s tough legacy fix spells trouble for US Libor transition
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One giant leap for derivatives
The positive market value of derivatives positions held by international banks leapt 43% over the first three months of the year to $4.4 trillion, the highest level since Q2 2016. It’s the largest single-quarter leap in derivatives asset values going back at least five years. Derivatives liabilities – those with negative market values – also increased, by 36% quarter-on-quarter to $5.2 trillion.
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Mifid swaps, VAR and buy-side Covid lessons
The week on Risk.net, July 25-31, 2020
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