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Basel III changes set to create big winners and losers
Capital hit for G-Sibs ranges from 28% drop to 43% jump, QIS reveals
Risk Awards 2018: The winners
Morgan Stanley takes top derivatives prize; lifetime award for Xavier Rolet; Citi lands risk management award
Lack of transposition to delay Mifid II enforcement
Some states won’t have adopted directive before June, making rule-imposition difficult, say lawyers
FASB to vote on hedge accounting for US Libor successor
Standards body likely to approve SOFR as eligible
Icap European Sef faces axe as US, EU reach equivalence deal
Dual-registered venue no longer necessary under US-EU substituted compliance regime, say lawyers
European split on NSFR worries dealers
Squabble over derivatives liabilities factor sparks fears of unlevel playing field
Eonia jump forces rethink of euro swap pricing
Traders say volatility of discount rate should be taken into account after "unprecedented" 12bp move
LCH hires Goldman MD for rates role
New appointee replaces John Horkan, promoted to group COO last month
JP Morgan urges clients to compress over G-Sib fears
Bank trying to mitigate impact of draft Federal Reserve rule change on clearing business – others are said to be doing the same
Quintenz: futures will allow regulated bitcoin exposure
New products allow investors to access digital currency in a monitored marketplace, says CFTC commissioner
Quants find hidden currency risk in domestic stocks
Pure exposure to home equities harder to isolate than previously thought, new paper says
Mifid II position limits regime faces non-EU reporting woes
Position reports will contain “meaningless information”, experts warn
Esma downplays fears of LEI logjam
Applications have risen sharply in recent months, but concerns Asia is lagging behind other jurisdictions remain
Doubts cast on Europe’s IFRS 9 transition period
Dynamic transition viewed as too complicated for banks to use or investors to understand
Carney: conduct risk failings could spark capital add-ons
Senior Managers Regime is helping BoE identify cultural weaknesses at individual firms, says governor
SEC eyes new rules on algo trading in bond markets
Electronification of bond markets may require a regulatory response, Jay Clayton says
Singapore to miss out on first wave of Mifid equivalence
New Esma guidance could still allow EU firms to trade Singapore stocks
Dealers warn of FRTB impact on funding programmes
EMTNs issued by treasury functions may need to be moved to trading desk because of new market risk rules
‘I’ll miss my team’: Rolet’s parting words
LSEG chief executive thanks firm’s staff at Risk awards just hours before departure
DTCC set to cut US Treasury clearing fees
Revised fee structure could prompt more firms to participate in clearing
Definition of credit spread risk unclear in EBA proposals
Market participants say banking book guidelines will be difficult to follow
EU sparks hopes of securitisation margin reprieve
Optimism over EU Council amendment, but Parliament will still have to approve
China bond sell-off makes case for options market
Current hedging tools inadequate, but regulators reluctant to liberalise derivatives markets
EBA highlights ‘cliff-edge Brexit’, cyber and NPL challenges
High NPL levels and low profits also challenge European banking sector, EBA report says