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US systemic banks’ op risk charges fell in Q3
Bank of America’s charge falls 26% following a model change
Almost G-Sibs: five banks near systemic designation
Chinese banks continue to grow systemic footprints
SOFR trading tails off after ‘big bang’ boost
Volumes peak, then slow down on CCPs’ shift to new RFR, but remain above 2020 averages
FCM client margin for swaps continued to shrink in Q3
Barclays the outlier as required IM jumps 22%
Jerome Kemp on the skewed economics of clearing
Only Fed intervention prevented “a really big market disaster” during Covid, says derivatives veteran
Regulators should set ‘guidelines’ for CCP margins – Kemp
Citi’s former clearing head says CCPs are still competing on margin
OCC warns on cyber and fraud control lapses during Covid
OpRisk North America: Covid-induced changes in operations and working practices creating openings for bad actors, says senior regulator
Systemic US banks’ RWAs edge lower in Q3
Bank of America reaps benefit of op risk cut
Systemic US banks put aside $5bn for credit losses in Q3
Citi put aside $2.3 billion in Q3, the most of the top lenders
Top US dealers’ trading risk indicators varied in Q3
VAR drops sharply at JP Morgan and Goldman, stays steady at Morgan Stanley and rises at BofA
JP Morgan braces for 4% G-Sib surcharge
Fifty-basis point increase to capital ratio looms
Seeking capital savings, JP Morgan shifts assets to holding pen
Transfer of assets to HTM portfolio could reduce stress capital buffer in future
New HKEX warrant buyers surf vol in unfamiliar waters
While stock volatility is boosting inline warrant turnover, it’s driving bets more suited to wholesale products
Level 3 assets fell at top US banks in Q2
Mark-to-model instruments disclosed by banks over $100 billion in size contracted 4%
Asia moves: Asifma appoints new board chair, HSBC names new head of wealth, and more
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Deposits grow share of US G-Sibs’ short-term funding
Unsecured funding from within the financial sector also edged higher
Op risk data: Record $920m fine for JP metals ploy
Also: counting the cost of Covid cons; Citi audio dynamite. Data by ORX News
Citi turns to fintech to boost FCM interest income
Clearing giant is optimising its treasury function to combat low rates and CCP fee hikes
Science friction: some tire of waiting for quantum’s leap
Use cases for new tech are piling up – from CVA to VAR. But so are the obstacles
Banks welcome US overhaul of AML rules
Proposals signal shift to risk-based approach to financial crime detection
State regulators could lead on CFTC climate risk plans
Sympathetic rulemakers don’t need to wait for a change of federal government, say experts
Credit swap portfolios contracted at systemic US banks in Q2
Sold notionals fell 8% over the three months to end-June
Systemic US banks crushed cleared OTC notionals in Q2
Outstanding amounts fall 12% quarter-on-quarter
Autocalamity: can hit product be reinvented?
Spreads on ‘worst-of’ bonds leap 50% as some dealers retreat and others pile on hedges