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For variation margin payments, cash is no longer king
Dealers are being pressed to accept corporate bonds and even equities as collateral for non-cleared trades
Bank of England urged to rethink HHI concentration risk add-on
Experts think overhaul of credit risk measure should be part of PRA’s ongoing Pillar 2 review
Tariff turmoil tests limits of market risk playbooks
Risk Live: Volatile markets reveal need for quicker data and more dynamic risk limits
European supervisors showing ‘no mercy’ on SA-CVA approvals
Risk Live: Bank of America found the compliance workload similar to FRTB internal models
Risk managers say second line needs to identify its value-added
Risk Live: Risk functions must see themselves as problem-solvers, but first line should share responsibility
LCH plans Q4 launch for FCM-style clearing
UK clearing house will be first to offer Europe’s new agent model as Eurex faces tax hold-up
EBA mulls rule changes to speed up model approval process
Risk Live: Reducing compliance burden of credit risk model updates can aid banks and supervisors
Deutsche Bank casts a cautious eye towards agentic AI
Risk Live: “An AI worker is something that is really buildable,” says innovation and AI head
Regulators urged to use Dora reporting to track systemic risk
Risk Live: Bankers and regulator say governance requirements for new rules are complex to implement
BNP Paribas eyes selective algo white label tie-ups
The French bank struck its first FX algo white-labelling partnership with Lloyds
BoE official plays down fears of global regulatory fragmentation
Risk Live: UK expects close co-operation with US, while others express concern over Basel III endgame
Barclays takes selective approach to FRTB IMA applications
Risk Live: UK bank is applying for approval for parts of its portfolio most likely to pass approval tests
AI shows cognitive bias just like humans, tests show
Risk Live: New form of op risk may be “especially dangerous” for model validators, quant says
Ice: EU regulation simplification not happening in practice
Ice Clear Europe president says excessive EU checks distract firms from addressing real financial risk
Trump getting stuck in Washington ‘swamp’, says Scaramucci
Risk Live: Former White House comms director says lobbyists have become effective constraint on Trump agenda
DRW’s Wilson: regulatory confusion hinders euro stablecoins
Conflicting interpretations of EU rules will divert more capital to USD coins and away from euro assets, says Don Wilson
US Basel III delay to 2026 seen as almost inevitable
Reprioritisation and leadership changes cast doubts on timing of new proposals
Cboe pushes to harmonise equity options specs
Standardisation of expiry times and dates will boost European markets, exchange exec says
EU tipped to tag less than 30 tech firms as critical for Dora
Irish regulator suggests European supervisors will take narrower view than some feared
FCMs take wait-and-see approach to digital collateral
“It takes a very brave person to be the first mover,” says David Martin at GH Financial
‘I feel like a guinea pig’ – lessons from an early IMA adopter
Risk Live: Nomura’s Epperlein urges flexible approach to backtesting exceptions
Bankers feeling even more bullish after tariff selloff
Risk Live: “This is a powerful bull market that has legs to run,” says former Credit Suisse CIO
Deutsche Bank exec urges EU to consider competitiveness
As global rules diverge, pressure mounts on bloc to ensure reforms don’t hold back its banking sector
Will Taiwan lifers ramp up FX hedging amid tariff turmoil?
As TWD remains strong against the US dollar, Taiwanese life insurers are still poised to act