Home page
Latest
Dealers shun yen barriers after joint US-Japan action
Market-makers retreat from exotic structures amid intervention risk, with funds in wait-and-see mode
Banks urge Singapore to relax exposure limit on crypto assets
Lower capital for tokenisation and stablecoins welcomed, but cap will curb bank involvement for now
On buy side, equity index options tilted bullish in Q1
Counterparty Radar: Share of notional in short positions hit new low for US life insurers; mutual funds also reported smaller short books
Digital deposits blunt India’s LCR overhaul
Higher run-off rates drive up stressed outflows at HDFC and ICICI, offsetting relief for wholesale funding
Chain reaction: can the UK drive demand for digital gilts?
Market will need regulatory clarity, fungibility with traditional issuance and interoperable protocols
Basis trade loses its bite as banks move in
Returns on popular hedge fund strategy dwindle to as little as three basis points, while dealers make use of softened capital rules to replicate the trade
Trending
How these stories are chosen
How these stories are chosen
These articles reflect the choices of users with a similar profile to your own. To see stories that are trending for a different user profile, use the dropdown to select a different profile.
Artificial intelligence
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
Frontier AI poses new cyber risks – BIS study
National and international co-operation needed to tackle increased threat
How quants are getting the most out of Claude
Agentic tools boost productivity by multiples, but using them takes skill
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
Risk Quantum
Data insights, delivered daily
Risk Quantum tracks thousands of data points across hundreds of metrics from organisations that represent a cross-section of the financial system. Published daily, articles are short and broken into chunks – the facts, the context and a brief commentary – and use data visualisations to get each story across.
Digital deposits blunt India’s LCR overhaul
Higher run-off rates drive up stressed outflows at HDFC and ICICI, offsetting relief for wholesale funding
Risk Benchmarking
Banks building GenAI governance in parallel to model risk
Risk Benchmarking: Majority have established AI governance committees, but ownership is fragmented
Capital requirements
BoE’s crisis lending plan hits buffers
Scepticism greets regulator’s proposal to increase releasable leverage capital buffers
US Basel III will provide reprieve for clearing, but no release
Worst excesses of original endgame proposal avoided, but increased capacity still seen as unlikely
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
Fourth-trigger CDS market weighs going blind
Dealers see benefit of undisclosed, replenishable pools – but not everyone is convinced
Clearing
Larger EU players move slower on clearing relocation, says Esma
Active accounts rule driving smaller firms onshore; regulator ready for bigger role if lawmakers want
Have CCPs got better at absorbing shocks?
Data suggests most CCPs weathered the Iran-war disruption, but shock frequency is starting to bite
Clearing members want more from HKEX on collateral rates
The CCP has cut handling fees on posted margin, but is still paying members less than global peers
CFTC backs clearing exemption for risk reduction runs
CCP sources concerned about switch to bilateral trades, as other regulators also soften rules
BoE’s crisis lending plan hits buffers
Scepticism greets regulator’s proposal to increase releasable leverage capital buffers
Sponsored content
About
These articles were paid for by contributing third parties. Click here for more information on content funding.
A scientific approach to sovereign climate risk assessment
Regulatory capital calculation product of the year: Regnology
Prudential regulation reporting system of the year: Regnology
The evolution of operational risk scenario analysis
Governing AI execution as institutional infrastructure
Agentic AI set to drive end-to-end automation of MRM workflows
Addressing mispricing in sovereign climate risk assessments
Bringing real-time US options analytics to Apac market participants
Climate risk service of the year: First Street
