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Energy and commodities voice broking will never die
OTC markets may be under siege, but they won’t disappear, writes Mark Earthey
Monthly swaps data review: credit volumes peak in June
Global cleared credit derivatives volumes reached $1 trillion before ebbing in July
Monthly credit data review: energy sector firing on all cylinders
Bank-sourced credit data shows rising confidence about oil and gas firms
Monthly credit data review: the Amazon effect and a rising Russian state
David Carruthers of Credit Benchmark looks at bank, sovereign and corporate credit risk data
Adjusting to the P&L attribution test in FRTB
Consultants offer tips on eligibility framework for new internal models approach
Monthly swaps data review: analysing CCP and Sef volumes
Data shows strong growth at LCH and JSCC, while OIS products surge
Addressing the eurozone’s ‘lemons’ problem for NPLs
State-aided securitisation of riskiest tranches could prompt purchases of loans, write ECB staffers
Repeal CEM; reform SA-CCR
Capital framework hurts clearing resilience, Citi execs argue
Monthly credit data review: PDs imply Brexit stress
Default risk for group of UK corporates has risen 11% over the past year
Monthly swaps data review: a day in the life of a swap
As US rate-setters met last month, real-time reporting showed the impact on swaps
A 10% leverage ratio does not justify waiving the Volcker rule
Former Fed manager Christopher Laursen warns against prop trading, even for well-capitalised banks
The quant factory: not muppets, but not perfect
Universities offering quant master’s programmes must adapt to stay relevant, writes UBS’s Gordon Lee
Solvency II model approvals: lessons from round one
Board members must help shape model validation process
Don’t let the SMA kill op risk modelling
The SMA is not a good response to the AMA’s failings – but don’t throw the baby out with the bathwater
Monthly credit data review: new-tech scepticism
David Carruthers of Credit Benchmark looks at the most recent trends in bank-sourced credit data
Monthly swaps data review: ADV for OTC derivatives
Daily volumes are a pillar of the futures market, and can now be found for US swaps
Size-discovery protocols are not on the efficient frontier
Practice improves allocations but more can be done, says Darrell Duffie
Beware the pitfalls of right- and wrong-way risk
Credit exposure can be hazardous. Misinterpreting the risks posed can be ruinous
Memo to bank CEOs: treat op risk with more respect
High-profile critics of op risk capital rules are misguided, say Ariane Chapelle and Evan Sekeris
How Europe can fix the Basel IRRBB standards
Building an outlier test for interest income would be better than the standardised EVE approach
Is wholesale banking disruption-proof?
Fintech threatens market-making, research and wealth management, writes eCo Financial Technology CEO
Why multi-asset managers shouldn’t count on the past
Risk models are backward-looking but history won’t repeat itself
Monthly swaps data review: ETD vs OTC margin totals
New disclosures from big CCPs show listed market consumes more margin than cleared swaps
Monthly credit data review: gloomier than spreads suggest
David Carruthers of Credit Benchmark looks at banks’ credit risk data