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Financial markets are being reshaped by regulatory change, evolving market structures, new technologies and shifting macroeconomic conditions. From changes in clearing and settlement to the growth of digital assets and electronic trading, firms are adapting how they trade, price and manage risk.
Risk.net explores the latest developments across fixed income, foreign exchange and equities, including market structure and liquidity, trading technology, benchmarks, digital assets, clearing and post-trade, and innovations in pricing and modelling.
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Managing Japanese interest rate risk and creating trading opportunities
With an anticipated rise in Japanese interest rates, 3-Month TONA Futures have attracted the interest of investors worldwide since debuting on the Osaka Exchange (OSE) in May. Kensuke Yazu, general manager for derivatives business development at OSE,…
Banks unravel data conundrum as FRTB implementations stall
This Risk.net Rapid read survey report, commissioned by Refinitiv, details how much progress banks have made in implementing FRTB and highlights the major challenges they face in gaining data insight, both for the SA and the IMA
Navigating market turmoil with robust credit risk management
In today's fast-paced and ever-evolving financial world, firms must master credit risk management to navigate market volatility. This webinar explores the dynamics of credit risk management and offers insight into risk assessment techniques, challenges…
Beyond Libor: the impact of SOFR on rates, bonds and loans
Dmitry Pugachevsky, director of research at Quantifi, explores how the transition from Libor to the SOFR impacts rates, bonds and loans, alongside some of the challenges that are due to arise
Mounting pressure to capture real-time exposures spurs data aggregation efforts
A range of market factors and technological advances is driving the need for real-time data and analytics, and persuading firms to move away from their risk management infrastructures. In a recent Risk Live panel session sponsored by KWA Analytics,…
US regional bank casualties: the Fitch Ratings view
The rapid collapse of four US banks in March raised serious questions over risk management failures and regulatory blind spots. Christopher Wolfe and Olivia Perney of Fitch Ratings discuss the root causes of the problems in the US – and concerns…
Making banks investible again after this year’s turbulence
Following the failure of four US banks and the bail-in of Credit Suisse, panellists at Risk Live Europe discussed the market outlook and whether reform is needed
Zero-day options: ticking time bombs or high alpha trades?
Zero-day-to-expiration (0DTE) options have surged in popularity over the past several years, with 0DTE options now exceeding 40% of daily trading volumes in S&P 500-linked options by recent estimates. A panel of market experts provide their perspectives…
New developments in XVA: an inside view on bank strategy in a changing world
This webinar addresses market issues and explores banks' strategies for optimising capital efficiency, shedding light on how banks are adapting to changing regulation, how they minimise the impact of market volatility on capital requirements and how…
D-day for the rates market: solving the outstanding issues in US Libor transition
The next months will determine how rates markets cope with the death of Libor. With transition efforts approaching D-day, experts discuss the issues facing the market, the progress made so far and the outstanding issues facing the ‘new look’ rates market…
Counting down to dollar Libor transition
In a Risk.net webinar, experts discussed the impact of market volatility on Libor transition, the availability of term SOFR, developments in non-linear markets and management of forthcoming CCP conversions
Managing inflation risk with hedging strategies
Dmitry Pugachevsky, director of research at Quantifi, explores how banks manage inflation risk using inflation swaps and inflation-linked bonds as hedging instruments
Banks in crisis
The peak of the global financial crisis arrived in 2008 with the collapse of Bear Stearns and Lehman Brothers, and a raft of bailouts. However, it had already been rumbling on for a year at that point, blowing holes in bank funding models and capital…
Stemming the tide of rising FX settlement risk
As the trading of emerging markets currencies gathers pace and broader uncertainty sweeps across financial markets, CLS is exploring alternative services designed to mitigate settlement risk for the FX market
Pricing in volatile markets and potential regulatory impact
A combination of volatile and turbulent prices, challenges for valuation and the introduction of the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Rule 2a-5 means data specialists are more essential than ever for investment firms
JSCC and the future of clearing and settling yen-denominated trades
The Japanese Securities Clearing Corporation (JSCC) explores how market participants can benefit from a wide array of yen products while accessing robust risk and margin management frameworks with a high level of transparency
Smarter data: steering a course in volatile markets
Fixed income markets are entering a new era of turbulence. This paper outlines the challenges facing asset managers in this macro environment and how to overcome them through high-quality data and cutting-edge analytical tools that uncover alpha and…
FX Smart Clearing at LCH ForexClear: solving SA-CCR capital challenges
LCH ForexClear explores how, with the standardised approach to counterparty credit risk increasing the capital requirements of banks’ FX portfolios, its FX Smart Clearing solution can reduce capital burden and achieve additional savings for members
Repo clearing: trends, developments and outlook
Recent volatility in the UK gilt market has highlighted the repo market’s need for CCP stability, predictability and resilience. LCH RepoClear unpacks the trends and key developments of 2022, and shares an outlook for 2023
Optimising balance sheet management in today’s market conditions
Financial institutions are going to continue struggling with challenges and volatility in 2023
The evolving use of swaps by pension schemes
The end of the Emir mandatory swaps clearing exemption for pension scheme arrangements (PSAs) is approaching. Susi de Verdelon, global head of LCH SwapClear, discusses the significance of the upcoming change for PSAs, and the implications for their…
Marginal gains: buy side gets set for cross-product margining
Faced with higher margin and funding costs, more buy-side firms are looking to optimise margin requirements across their fixed income portfolios. Here Lee Bartholomew, global head of FIC product design at Eurex, and Per Haga, global head of prime…
Offshore renminbi: breaking new ground for a new era of safe settlement
With offshore renminbi (CNH) now one of the world’s five most traded currencies, Alex Knight, global head of Emea at Baton Systems, explains the importance of extending the ease and speed of riskless, payment-versus-payment (PvP) settlement access across…
Next Generation ETD: a future-proof concept
In June, the infrastructure for Eurex’s next generation of exchange-traded derivatives (ETD) contracts went live. The concept meets changing market demand and is implemented across Eurex’s entire value chain, allowing more flexibility in the design of…