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One vision, two paths: UK reporting revamp diverges from EU
FCA and Esma could learn from each other on how to cut industry compliance costs
Cyber insurance premiums dropped unexpectedly in 2025
Competition among carriers drives down premiums, despite increasing frequency and severity of attacks
Podcast: Pietro Rossi on credit ratings and volatility models
Stochastic approaches and calibration speed improve established models in credit and equity
Esma to issue guidance on active account reporting
Briefing and Q&A aims to clarify how firms should report data ahead of RTS adoption
Forex looks to flip the (stable)coin
Friction-free foreign exchange is the prize offered by stablecoins such as Tether and USDC. But the prize remains elusive
Market warns BoE against blanket mandatory gilt repo clearing
Official says proposals receiving push-back on one-size-fits-all approach and limited netting benefits
Op risk data: Kaiser will helm half-billion-dollar payout for faking illness
Also: Loan collusion clobbers South Korean banks; AML fails at Saxo Bank and Santander. Data by ORX News
Ram AI’s quest to build an agentic multi-strategy hedge fund
The Swiss fund already runs an artificial intelligence model factory and a team of agentic credit analysts
Banks eye cost cuts ahead of RateStream Treasuries push
FX SpotStream’s move into rates seen as both fee-saver and potential boost to streaming execution
Real money investors cash in as dispersion nears record levels
Implied spreads were elevated to start 2026. Realised levels have been “almost unprecedented”
JP Morgan gives corporates an FX blockchain boost
Kinexys digital platform speeds cross-currency, cross-entity client payments
China eases cross-border grip in new derivatives rules
Lawyers hail return to a “more orthodox territorial approach” to regulating the market
Market doesn’t share FSB concerns over basis trade
Industry warns tougher haircut regulation could restrict market capacity as debt issuance rises
Beyond the hype, tokenisation can fix the pipework
Blockchain tech offers slicker and cheaper ops for illiquid assets, explains digital expert
Fannie, Freddie mortgage buying unlikely to drive rates
Adding $200 billion of MBSs in a $9 trillion market won’t revive old hedging footprint
CGB repo clearing is coming to Hong Kong … but not yet
Market wants at least five years to build infrastructure before regulators consider mandate
Market-makers seek answers about CME’s cloud move
Silence on data centre changes fuels speculation over how new matching engine will handle orders
Ardagh CDS outcome satisfies some, but presents more questions
Early restructuring trigger and asset-package delivery could signify a new era for European trades
Nomura’s new global markets strategy: less risk, more return
Japan’s top dealer is moving away from risk warehousing, chasing real money clients and going global
Rethinking model validation for GenAI governance
A US model risk leader outlines how banks can recalibrate existing supervisory standards
FX options API trading takes off at quant hedge funds
Systematic players behind surge in direct execution, say dealers
Investors turn to costly ‘all weather’ hedging strategies
Geopolitical and technology risks spur demand for multi-strategy QIS tail hedges
FCMs warn of regulatory gaps in crypto clearing
CFTC request for comment uncovers concerns over customer protection and unchecked advertising
UK clearing houses face tougher capital regime than EU peers
Ice resists BoE plan to move second skin in the game higher up capital stack, but members approve
Wild dollar swing upended FX options hedges
Banks chased vol higher as last week’s EUR/USD surge knocked out barrier trades
There’s a punt factor in stocks that investors might be missing
Speculative trading creates linkages between crypto and equities that vary depending on the stocks in question
How US shutdown set off long-awaited basis bet
Hedge funds dust off a years-in-the-making relative value trade to profit from fallback mismatch
ECB seeks capital clarity on Spire repacks
Dealers split between counterparty credit risk and market risk frameworks for repack RWAs
Passive investing and Big Tech: an ill-fated match
Tracker funds are choking out active managers, leading to hyped valuations for a dangerously small number of equities
