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Hopes rise for cross-product netting under SA-CCR
Banks want rule change in Basel III endgame to lower capital costs of clearing UST repos
FCMs held record customer funds on eve of Iran war
F&O funds climbed 6% in February as seven brokers set new records
The loneliness of the model risk manager
Boards may see them as a drag on innovation; risk functions need to show they embrace efficiency
Long way round: EU banks lament credit spread saga
EBA ditches some of banks’ preferred qualitative reasonings – and shortcuts – for CSRBB exclusion
Short dollar bets make cautious return after safe-haven rush
Cautious USD-weakening positions re-emerge despite return of natural ‘dollar smile’ hedge
‘A new model’: Marex’s plan to take on the big banks
Non-bank challenger stepping into new businesses and new markets as incumbents retrench
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Artificial intelligence
FHLB Cincinnati explores AI to spot failing banks
Agentic model detects anomalies, monitors sentiment and drafts credit reports for analyst review
BPI says SR 11-7 should go; bank model risk chiefs say ‘no’
Lobby group wants US guidance repealed; practitioners want consistent model supervision and audit
At BNY, a risk-centric approach to GenAI
Centralised platform allows bank to focus on risk management, governance and, not least, talent in its AI build
JP Morgan AI research founder and head departs
Manuela Veloso leaves as bank announces greater spend on tech and AI
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FCMs held record customer funds on eve of Iran war
F&O funds climbed 6% in February as seven brokers set new records
Risk Benchmarking
Most banks run physical climate scenarios beyond 2050
Risk Benchmarking data finds majority rely on geospatial asset mapping, while a third use third-party catastrophe models
Middle East crisis
Banks urge EBA to delay risk benchmarking amid Iran conflict
Risk managers say hypothetical portfolio exercise clashes with severe market turbulence
CME’s Duffy warns against government intervention in oil markets
Exchange head doesn’t rule out possibility of oil hitting $150 a barrel
Polytechnique’s Lehalle on bottleneck models and Hormuz closure
Iran conflict raises a now-familiar problem, says quant: how to predict which goods go where
Hedge funds stopped out on euro steepener amid Iran conflict
Gas price rises flattened 10s30s euro swap spread, forcing investors to cut positions
Mob rule: populism’s rise pits banks against the people
Trump and fellow mavericks are reshaping politics, leaving banks scrambling to adjust to new and unpredictable risks
Equities
Leveraged ETFs may have fuelled Kospi plunge
Record one-day drop in Korean equity markets follows months-long surge driven by leveraged bets
After market whipsaws, banks put new twist on QIS options
Variable strike options aim to catch recoveries after volatility spikes
Real money investors cash in as dispersion nears record levels
Implied spreads were elevated to start 2026. Realised levels have been “almost unprecedented”
One Trading brings 24/7 equity trading to Europe
Start-up exchange will launch perpetual futures Clob in Q1 after AFM nod
Could prediction markets go wholesale? Exchanges think so
Some venues are exploring demand for institution-focused product; others say wholesale users can play in retail space
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