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Banks warn of rise in ransomware attacks
OpRisk Europe: Banks must improve resilience of remote-working staff, says Wells Fargo financial crime expert
Rethink of Mifid, MAR extraterritorial impact ‘on the table’
Brexit could lead to firms facing different compliance requirements on the same trades
Citi turns to fintech to boost FCM interest income
Clearing giant is optimising its treasury function to combat low rates and CCP fee hikes
BoE may update resilience guidance, post-Covid
OpRisk Europe: Granular targets on minimum service provision after outages could be revisited, adviser suggests
Ex-Isda risk chief: ditch gross notional thresholds for clearing
10 years on, David Murphy says mandate should be rebased to exempt less risky firms
IBA launches Sonia Ice swap rate
Test version of key benchmark is latest phase in switch from Libor to sterling risk-free rate
DoJ gives green light to Isda protocol
Move clears path for possible late-January announcement on Libor cessation
Dutch banks seek quantum edge for stress tests
ABN, ING and Rabobank working together; US quantum developer seeks patent for CCAR
Protocol delay casts doubt on Libor death knell timing
Two-month delay to Isda fallback protocol leaves FCA’s planned end-2020 statement in the balance
Rent-a-fund managers rebuff ‘misguided’ Esma criticism
Europe regulator warns of conflicts of interest between risk and portfolio managers in AIFMD delegation model
Banks welcome US overhaul of AML rules
Proposals signal shift to risk-based approach to financial crime detection
State regulators could lead on CFTC climate risk plans
Sympathetic rulemakers don’t need to wait for a change of federal government, say experts
Quants try to explain why value works better in credit
Equity value may be in the doldrums, but the strategy works in credit – investors think they know why
Euribor fallback consultation set for November
ECB’s Holthausen raises concerns over inclusion of non-existent term €STR as safety net for euro contracts
Fed will calibrate NSFR to avoid hurting repo
Fed’s supervision head says final liquidity rule will be fast-tracked without fresh consultation
Libor webinar playback: spotlight on euros
Panellists from ECB, LCH, Natixis and Societe Generale discuss struggling liquidity in €STR
ECB’s Holthausen urges market to ditch Eonia
Regulator sees risk in relying on fallbacks to effect switch to €STR – and calls on dealers to educate clients
Liquidity test clouds Ibor switch accounting rules
IFRS 9 update will lead to hedge accounting breakdown if new rates markets lack depth
Libor webinar playback: spotlight on sterling
Panellists from Barclays, HSBC, Intralinks and Morgan Stanley discuss early cessation announcement
FX swap volumes set to rise on China bond index inclusion
Traders expect greater use of FX derivatives if FTSE Russell adds bonds to WGBI this week
Sterling swap traders brace for new Sonia switch deadline
Covid delays force regulators to set new date for interdealer swap market to price off RFR
Bonds go back to the future as electronic volumes grow
Surge in bond ETFs and portfolio trades accompanies investor return to platforms
Friary deal clears path for Sonia switch revival
Consent solicitation for Libor-linked pass-through notes is first transition test for variable-duration instruments
Non-EU corporates thwarted on Emir reporting relief
Esma suggests foreign-headquartered firms can’t benefit from intra-group exemption