Menghan Xiao
Menghan Xiao is a reporter on the Risk Management desk, based in New York. She earned a bachelor’s in economics from Mount Holyoke College in 2021, and a master’s in journalism from Northwestern University in 2022. Prior to Risk.net, Xiao covered cyber security and technology for SC Media.
Contact Xiao at menghan.xiao@infopro-digital.com
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Credit loss database reveals holes in Basel’s IRB formula
Researcher has used two decades of data to propose improved internal model methodology
Banks urged to track vendor AI use, before it’s too late
Veteran third-party risk manager says contract terms and exit plans are crucial safeguards
AI ‘lab’ or no, banks triangulate towards a common approach
Survey shows split between firms with and without centralised R&D. In practice, many pursue hybrid path
Everything, everywhere: 15 AI use cases in play, all at once
Research is top AI use case, best execution bottom; no use is universal, and none shunned, says survey
Researchers, quants, strats – AI is coming for you
Survey IDs roles to be most impacted by front-office AI, but experts say many will change, not disappear
Looming US Basel endgame redraft sparks calls to save IRB
Experts say 20 years of data makes credit risk models more appropriate than standardised approach
How Citi moved GenAI from firm-wide ban to internal roll-out
Bank adopted three specific inward-facing use cases with a unified framework behind them
Fed stress-testing operational readiness of discount window
Experts say consultation on improved ops should be accompanied by focus on willingness to borrow
CFTC weighs third-party risk rules for CCPs
Clearing houses could be required to formally identify and monitor critical vendors
Cyber risk can be modelled like credit risk, says Richmond Fed
US supervisors may begin to use historical datasets to assess risk at banks and system-wide
What Goldman’s appeal victory means for Fed stress tests
Decision could embolden more banks to appeal, analysts say. But others believe result is one-off
MUFG blocks vendors that refuse to reveal subcontractors
Risk Live: US arm of Japanese megabank asks first line to sign written waivers when risk advisories are ignored