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Replacing VAR: smaller banks fear expected shortfall workload
Some banks worry they may not have enough data to implement expected shortfall safely
Lobbyists fear UK will be frozen out of top EU roles
Lobbyists say UK isolation damaging industry's voice in Europe
Sifi status for funds could spark legal challenges
“No evidence mutual funds contribute to systemic risk,” says Vanguard’s head of risk
SG offers hedge fund strategies in new LSE-listed ETN
Hinde Capital long-short strategy at the heart of new LSE-listed ETN
Finra rejects ‘more than half’ of structured product adverts
‘Blast emails’ to retail investors a major offender under Rule 2210
Basel split over NSFR impact on repo, says SEB exec
"It's quite clear there is a US camp and a European camp," capital head tells conference
Repositories call on Esma to help fix Emir reporting problems
Proportion of reports that can be paired up is “very, very low” says DTCC exec
No demand for EU MTFs to seek US approval, says GFI
Banks have spent 'a lot of time and money' to avoid extra-territorial swaps rules
Quant energy models need greater emphasis on fundamentals
North American shale boom and renewables growth underline importance
TXU bankruptcy holds lessons for risk managers
‘This will never happen’ is no alternative to proper planning
Concerns over conflict of interest in large structured product hedges
Multi-million-pound hedges can move the market prior to strike date
SwapClear dealers cede control as CCP seeks Emir approval
Clearer’s founding banks – OTCDerivNet – no longer have powers of direction
'Risk-controlled' global macro tipped for comeback
Emerging cadre of macro investors are risk managers
More work required on Remit reporting, firms say
Problems linger in areas such as back-loading and self-reporting
Basel exposure limits raise questions for client clearing
CCP exposures not in scope of new regime, but clearing members are
Decision on systemically important reinsurers delayed
Designation process will be postponed until November
Esma frontloading fix leaves risks, dealers warn
UK MEP Bowles hoping for "constructive response" from EC
Maijoor: EU-US segregation clash ‘not a simple issue’
It is not clear that European rules will permit firms to use US collateral protections
Madoff case: no precedent to excuse directors
Non-execs should still challenge dominant directors
Bank-led commodity decorrelation theory rejected by analysts
Idea that bank retreat loosens correlation ‘doesn’t make any sense’
Eiopa tests insurers' resilience to sovereign stress
Firms to apply sovereign crisis and 'Japanification' scenarios
RBS sets up first Moody's-rated DPC in 14 years
Vehicle thought to cover swap with UK pub operator Punch Taverns
Trafigura paper reignites debate on systemic risk
Commodity trading houses "not too big to fail", research argues
"Worst trade of all time" pits Santander against Portuguese client
Interest rate swap with €79 million notional is nearly half a billion euros underwater