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Non-EU banks consider updating benchmark fallbacks
Move follows Iosco call for contingency planning that mimics new EU standards
FCMs demand self-certification overhaul after bitcoin debacle
CBOE, CME rush to list bitcoin futures “felt like an arms race”, says one FCM chief
CCPs should pay twice into default waterfall, say researchers
Chicago Fed paper calls for contributions before members’ capital is tapped and after it is depleted
Europe leaves IM haircutting in CCP recovery crosshairs
No explicit ban in parliamentary text; banks say method could spark exodus from stricken CCPs
Podcast: Brigo on derivatives, AI, machine learning and more
Genuine artificial intelligence remains "very, very far away", says Imperial College's Brigo
No carve-outs in Fed’s revised leverage ratio proposal
Holdco leverage ratio will fall, but initial margin and custody funds still in scope
Investors take note as quality in Japan wakes up
Upturn in performance creates chance of “fundamental factor timing”, analyst says
Swiss loans may struggle with Libor transition, warn lawyers
Lack of standardisation means fallback clauses may be unable to handle move to Saron
Isin service increases annual fees by 73%
Anna DSB warns venues against gaming the fee model
JP, Citi may not see capital benefit from new op risk rules
Collins floor may also prevent Morgan Stanley, State Street and Wells Fargo from realising SMA savings
Goldman discloses ‘speed bumps’ for forex clients
Past behaviour may subject clients to a 200-millisecond hold period, as US bank tries to avoid losses
Forwards users unclear on status of EU’s margin regime
National regulators have not all taken public stance on pending postponement
LCH plans to let banks clear self-referencing CDSs
Move will facilitate index arbitrage trades and put CDSClear one step ahead of rival Ice, note FCMs
EU lawmaker wants cost-benefit analysis of rejecting a CCP
Hübner says adaptation period may follow decision to deny recognition to non-EU clearing house
Chinese megabanks set to lose out in switch to SMA
Bank of China, ICBC likely to see lower reductions in operational risk capital due to reliance on interest income
Mifid costs data leaves swaps users in the dark
Dealer charges can’t be compared, critics complain; banks already bracing for review
Investors warm to quant tools to gauge political risk
Many funds have lost confidence in traditional ways of measuring political risk
Industry expects fresh guidance on Mifid swaps transparency
Firms might need time to change their systems if Esma alters May 2017 guidance significantly
VM rules sound death knell for forex swaps in Europe
Market participants claim instrument was a “mythical creature” that never really existed
Revised Basel output floor could hit US banks after all
Fall in operational risk weights could push up capital requirements for market and credit risk
Taper talk drives wild swings in JSCC-LCH basis
Difference between pay-fixed yen swap rates at LCH and JSCC neared 16bp before falling 30% last week
FCA system failure throws Mifid data into doubt
Esma could be left with an incomplete list of instruments subject to reporting requirements
Reinsurers take on role providing Solvency II capital relief
Firms such as RGA are covering surrender risk, offering to replicate matching adjustment
Basel set to hammer Japanese megabank capital ratios
Sharp increase in risk weights for unrated corporates could lead to 30% jump in RWAs