Articles by Sharon Thiruchelvam
Narrow path to compromise on EU’s post-Brexit clearing rules
Lawmakers unlikely to support industry demand to delete Emir active accounts proposal altogether
Legal challenges loom for renewed US focus on Sifis
Lawyers say any FSOC attempt to designate systemic non-banks risks a repeat of MetLife case
Overboard: ditching clients imperils Treasuries clearing mandate
Standardised docs a drop in the ocean as dealers eye potential costs of sponsored Treasuries clearing
EU rulemakers lean towards Simm validation for dealers only
Council supports EBA proposal to narrow scope of rules, while parliament takes a tougher line
Risk managers mull Basel-style climate standards
Risk Live: Splintered approach to stress-testing across jurisdictions “very, very worrying”, says risk expert
Fed’s discount window comes in from the cold
BTFP offers zero haircuts on collateral, but long-term usage is not recommended
People: UBS rehires Ermotti for top job, Citi promotes Selva to COO, and more
Latest job news across the industry
How Finma milked Credit Suisse’s CoCos in UBS deal
Unusual clause in Swiss AT1 bonds allowed them to be written off; could others follow suit?
Fed’s climate stress test whips up storm for banks
Long-awaited US climate risk exercise puts tough pressure on banks’ data and models
Regulated UK crypto firms fear authorisation Groundhog Day
Industry wants grandfathering in new Treasury framework to avoid business continuity risk
Alameda’s mystery bank stake reignites Fed deposit debate
Crypto challenger Custodia accuses regulator of unlevel playing field over master accounts
CFTC chair defends under-fire crypto bill following FTX debacle
Proposed legislation addresses many of the issues that led to FTX’s failure, Behnam tells Congress
FTX failure resets US crypto legislative programme
Lawmakers expected to seek stronger customer protection; industry wants flexibility for DeFi
PTFs call for reform before Treasuries clearing mandate
Non-banks warn all-to-all trading relies on requiring dealers to accept ‘done away’ trades
Treasury clearing will drive up trading costs: BofA exec
Rates co-head warns SEC proposal could squeeze smaller dealers out of Treasury market
BoE official signals tough stance on CCP skin in the game
Default waterfalls must include a second tranche of CCP capital, says Cunliffe
Credit Suisse shake-up, HSBC’s new CFO, and more
Latest job changes across the industry
No clear gain: banks question SEC’s Treasuries clearing plan
US Treasuries dealers say clearing won’t help post-Covid illiquidity – and could harm it
Regulator warns on fragmentation of climate risk supervision
International standards needed to support growing preference for Basel Pillar 2 approach
HSBC hits up rivals to strengthen US risk team
Bank hires from BNPP for US CRO and BofA for head of model risk management
Fed governor questions Barr’s regulatory agenda
Republican governor Bowman delivers “shot across the bow” to new vice-chair
Duffie: SEC plan heralds all-to-all Treasuries trading
Former Fed adviser welcomes long-advocated Treasuries clearing mandate
CFTC backs banks in tussle over clearing house governance
CME and Ice will need to pay more attention to clearing members on risk committees
Top Fed watchdog supports non-bank Sifi designation
Vice-chair Barr complains regulators lack “even basic data” on some areas of shadow banking