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Nomura’s new global markets strategy: less risk, more revenue
Japan’s top dealer is moving away from risk warehousing to chase real money clients and go global
Ardagh CDS outcome satisfies some, but presents more questions
Early restructuring trigger and asset-package delivery could signify a new era for European trades
FICC-cleared MMF repos hit record share in December
Trades routed via clearing house hit $1.3trn, outpacing overall MMF repo expansion
Neural networks unleashed: joint SPX/VIX calibration has never been faster
SPX and VIX options can be jointly calibrated in real time with deep neural networks
Investors turn to costly ‘all weather’ hedging strategies
Geopolitical and technology risks spur demand for multi-strategy QIS tail hedges
UK clearing houses face tougher capital regime than EU peers
Ice resists BoE plan to move second skin in the game higher up capital stack, but members approve
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Trading platforms
FXSpotStream expands into US Treasuries trading
Bank-owned streaming venue targets mid-year launch, offering “all you can eat” subscription fees
EC’s closing auction plan faces cool reception from markets
Participants say proposal for multiple EU equity closing auctions would split price formation
Brokers must shift HFT servers after China colocation ban
New exchange guidance drives rush for “proximity colo” in nearby data centres
MTS eyes 2027 launch for dealer-to-client swaps trading
Plans for US Sef licence could address missing piece in defunct WeMatch swaps tie-up
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FICC-cleared MMF repos hit record share in December
Trades routed via clearing house hit $1.3trn, outpacing overall MMF repo expansion
Risk Benchmarking
Many banks see obstacles to options-based IRRBB hedging
Liquidity, accounting treatment and culture seen as impediments to wider use of swaptions, caps and floors
Bank regulation
Fed fractures post-SVB consensus on emergency liquidity
New supervisory principles support FHLB funding over discount window preparedness
ECB seeks capital clarity on Spire repacks
Dealers split between counterparty credit risk and market risk frameworks for repack RWAs
Fed pivots to material risk – but what is it, exactly?
Top US bank regulator will prioritise risks that matter most, but they could prove hard to pinpoint
Why UPIs could spell goodbye for OTC-Isins
Critics warn UK will miss opportunity to simplify transaction reporting if it spurns UPI
Risk.net’s top 10 investment risks for 2026
AI, strained governments, inflated private assets: risky bets have become hard to avoid
Investing
Calamos brings popular US autocall ETF to Europe
Dublin filing points to Q1 launch for Calamos Autocallable Income Ucits ETF
Crisis-era CDO protection keeps on giving for Athene
Apollo-owned insurer still sees payments from sold CDS protection on a 2006 synthetic resecuritisation
Will lifer exodus kill Taiwan’s NDF market?
Traders split over whether insurers’ retreat from FX hedging is help or hindrance
FSB chief defends global non-bank regulation drive
Schindler slams ‘misconception’ that regulators intend to impose standardised bank-like rules
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