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Quant sceptical of machine learning algos and black boxes
Fed adviser denies plan to ‘euthanise’ Libor
IBA agreement to keep the benchmark alive would be welcomed but comes with risks, says Bowman
Data riches pose new test for risk managers
New quant tools must be balanced with old-fashioned intuition
Fed plans reform of US bank ownership rules
Relaxing the definition of control would allow funds to invest without becoming BHCs themselves
New DTCC fee structure could lure non-bank traders
US regulator approves proposal targeted at government securities business
MSCI proposes ‘fairer’ alternative to swing pricing
Exiting investors should only pay the cost of net redemptions, says Acerbi
Isin database users oppose further fee increase
Derivatives Service Bureau may hike fees for top users to cover cost of proposed additional services
Quant manager spurns vendors’ machine learning software
Ex-head of algo trading at JP Morgan says machine learning processes should be built internally
New US buffer triggers fresh focus on CCAR transparency
Banks fear capital volatility and may also push for changes to US G-Sib surcharge
Brexit dims hopes for Solvency II change in UK
Lawyers say political tensions may have killed off chance of reform, following PRA U-turn
Banks question CECL procyclicality research
Banks dispute Fed paper showing accounting switch will lessen loan reserve procyclicality
BIS calls for ‘redrawing of regulatory boundaries’ around crypto
Regulation will have to adapt to “new reality”, says BIS, suggesting new ways the underlying technology could improve financial efficiency
EIB shrugs off term RFR worries with Sonia bond plan
Issuer to use daily compounded, backward-looking rate with time lag for sterling benchmark
Machine learning study points way to smarter beta
‘Boosted trees’ method uses same metrics as conventional factor investing but mixes them in new ways
European banks face ‘bottleneck’ to complete EBA stress test
New accounting rules and supervisor demands squeeze teams prepping for 2018’s exercise
trueEX sues 11 banks over swaps ‘conspiracy’
Platform alleges market-makers acted to preserve dominance of bank-owned Tradeweb
Buy side frets over fallbacks in ‘zombie Libor’ scenario
Firms say any future plunge in number of Libor contributors should trigger switch to fallback rate
Problems remain with op risk standardised approach, say banks
US bill HR4296 could scupper US implementation of SMA, say op risk bankers
Regulators need to adopt AI for monitoring, experts say
Growing bank usage of artificial intelligence means authorities must hasten adoption themselves
Stricter vendor regulation not ‘magic pill’, banks say
Third parties would still require oversight from banks, even if formally regulated
Questions remain on scope of Mifid extraterritoriality
Global firms confused about reach of trading obligation and best execution rules
BoE to set tolerance levels for operational disruptions
Regulator cites recent TSB and RBS outages as it plans incident response framework
EU prime brokers hit by new rules on collateral reuse
Draft AIF and Ucits regulation would oblige more stringent record-keeping along custody chain
Regulators zeroing in on non-financial risk, say banks
Several big financial firms said to be considering appointing heads of non-financial risk