Subject: The state of IMA: great expectations meet reality

WEEKLY ROUND-UP OF RISK MANAGEMENT ARTICLES
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The state of IMA: great expectations meet reality
Latest trading book rules overhaul internal models approach, but most banks are opting out. Two risk experts explore why
26 Jan 2026   |  Opinion
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How geopolitical risk turned into a systemic stress test
Conflict over resources is reshaping markets in a way that goes beyond occasional risk premia
23 Jan 2026   |  Opinion
ALM
Many banks see obstacles to options-based IRRBB hedging
Liquidity, accounting treatment and culture seen as impediments to wider use of swaptions, caps and floors
23 Jan 2026   |  Special
ALM
ALM has no formal role in capital planning at a third of banks
Risk Benchmarking study finds banks split three ways on policy mandates, with G-Sibs as likely as small regionals to assign ALM formal responsibility
22 Jan 2026   |  Special
Risk management
Fed pivots to material risk – but what is it, exactly?
Top US bank regulator will prioritise risks that matter most, but they could prove hard to pinpoint
22 Jan 2026   |  Feature
Risk management
SGX fortifies its defences to ward off tomorrow’s outages
Exchange operator fosters “breach mentality” to help prepare for business disruption, explains risk chief
21 Jan 2026   |  Profile
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Op risk data: FIS pays the price for Worldpay synergy slip-up
Also: Liberty Mutual rings up record age bias case; Nationwide’s fraud failings. Data by ORX News
16 Jan 2026   |  Opinion
ALM
Banks hold 73% of liquidity buffer in cash and Level 1 assets, on average
Largest lenders hold highest share of central bank reserves in buffer, latest analysis shows
16 Jan 2026   |  Special
Risk management
EBA supports global op risk taxonomy, but it won’t happen soon
New EU framework designed to ease adoption by banks; other jurisdictions have different priorities
15 Jan 2026   |  News
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Allocating financing costs: centralised vs decentralised treasury
Centralisation can boost efficiency when coupled with an effective pricing and attribution framework
14 Jan 2026   |  Opinion

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