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Frustration grows over ‘messy’ active account rules
Isda AGM: Less than two months until deadline, firms seek clarity on threshold calculation and scope of exemptions
European Commission changes tune on proposed FRTB multiplier
Banks fear departure from original diversification factor undermines case for permanent relief
Top 10 operational risks for 2025
The biggest op risks as chosen by senior practitioners – and what they’re doing about them
Basel III spurs €62bn credit RWA reshuffle at Rabobank
Bank switched corporate portfolios from A- to F-IRB on eve of reforms’ January 1 go-live
Shaking things up: geopolitics and the euro credit risk measure
Gravitational model offers novel way of assessing national and regional risks in new world order
EU racing to comply with active account rules
Industry wants simpler route to exemptions ahead of ‘challenging’ deadline for new clearing regime
Basel uniformity fades as members defy dress code
Rule-makers diverge from Basel III standards, denting aims of comparability and fuelling fears over fair competition
Margin standards are here – and clearing firms aren’t happy
Clearing members complain that latest transparency proposals would force them to act as middlemen by providing margin simulation tools for clients
During Trump turbulence, value-at-risk may go pop
Trading risk models have been trained in quiet markets, and volatility is now looming
Complex EU active account reporting could drive trades out of UK
Draft Emir rules might not force large volumes to move to EU, but will make compliance difficult
Deutsche misses G-Sib surcharge cut despite EU score benefit
Carve-out of intra-bloc exposure lowers score below 230bp, but 1.5% surcharge remains
‘It’s not EU’: Do government bond spreads spell eurozone break-up?
Divergence between EGB yields is in the EU’s make-up; only a shared risk architecture can reunite them
Clearing houses fear being classified as Dora third parties
As 2025 deadline looms, CCP and exchange members seek risk information that’s usually deemed confidential
Banks must loosen up on ChatGPT use – risk chiefs
Risk Live: ’Shadow use’ and inability to attract new hires mean restricting access to GPTs is untenable
JPM’s EU arm outpaced bloc’s top dealers on OTC derivatives in 2023
A 30% surge in notionals coincided with a departure from central clearing
Supervisors use generative AI to tame ‘chaotic’ data
Officials merge credit databases with unstructured reports to sharpen bank oversight, explains Banco de España ex-deputy
People: Masters moves into FNZ, Two Sigma founders step back, and more
Latest job changes across the industry
EU banks lose relief on model test after FRTB delay
Deferment of new trading book regime to January 2026 eats into transition period for “erratic” P&L attribution test
Some EU banks wanted option to start FRTB on time
Representatives of member states raised possibility with European Commission at July meeting discussing the delay
Bankers hope EBA op risk taxonomy will go global
Proposed update to 20-year-old risk map is welcomed, but international co-ordination urged
Between the lines: why banks are rethinking risk management
Lloyds is not the only bank wanting to reshuffle the three lines of defence as tech risks grow