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Fed stress-testing operational readiness of discount window
Experts say consultation on improved ops should be accompanied by focus on willingness to borrow
People: New brooms at NatWest and Tradeweb; MUFG splits rates, and more
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House of cards? The $3 trillion (non-systemic) real estate risk
Regional banks share the bulk of US commercial real estate exposure, but the sector’s downturn doesn’t faze them
US Treasury official calls for SLR relief during market stress
Under Secretary Liang also urges scrutiny of “artificial incentives” for Treasury futures in 40-Act rules
Calls grow for dealers to unbundle US Treasury clearing
SEC’s Gensler and NY Fed’s Neal turn up pressure on dealers to clear ‘done away’ trades
Fed needs to fix discount window op risk – ECB official
Suggests the BTFP might have been unnecessary if existing US facility was more reliable
Cecilia Skingsley on monetary policy tech and a unified ledger
BIS Innovation Hub head discusses tokenisation, CBDCs and AI’s ‘black box problem’
People: All change at Citi, new FX head at Nomura, and more
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How US insurers went to war over CLOs
Mutuals and private equity-backed rivals clash over determination of capital charges
Investors cheer Fed guidance on bank credit risk transfers
Institutions say clarification of regulations could jump-start US market
Regulator warns against ‘happy endings’ for op risk wargames
Risk Live: Bankers say third parties should also be at the table when simulating crisis scenarios
How repo roll risk could spoil US Treasury basis trade
Financing worries emerge as popular trade becomes increasingly reliant on overnight repo
Plumb job: can Basel III unblock US credit risk transfer?
Deals from G-Sibs have slowed in recent years due to regulatory confusion over capital relief
Banks mull structured notes as term SOFR basis hedge
ARRC signals opposition to passing term SOFR-SOFR basis risk to investors via structured payoffs
NY Fed paper warns of systemic risks from SOFR credit lines
Stress tests need to account for credit facilities being “drawn to the limit”, says Stanford’s Duffie
Treasury clearing will drive up trading costs: BofA exec
Rates co-head warns SEC proposal could squeeze smaller dealers out of Treasury market
Spat over Toyota deal stalls vote on easing term SOFR curbs
ARRC concerned by use of forward rate in securitisations, stands firm on swaps restrictions
Credit Suisse shake-up, HSBC’s new CFO, and more
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No clear gain: banks question SEC’s Treasuries clearing plan
US Treasuries dealers say clearing won’t help post-Covid illiquidity – and could harm it
Quarles calls for SLR ‘recalibration’ to support Treasuries
Former vice-chair says leverage ratio gold plate was based on flawed projections of Fed reserves
US Treasury market preps for reporting showdown
Sifma expected to attack transparency plans; prop traders brand objections “crazy”