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Bankers – shape up or ship out, says UBS compliance head
Tough approach comes as ECB prepares new guidance on conduct risk for 2024 release

Op risk data: WhatsApp fines keep on coming
Also: ‘Five families’ stock-lending cartel pays up; double hit for Wells Fargo. Data by ORX News

UBS leapfrogs global peers following Credit Suisse takeover
Swiss lender reports big increases in RWAs, leverage exposures and other key metrics

FCM client margin for swaps hit record high in June
JP Morgan, Barclays drive required funds increase, with UBS doubling prior-year figure
Goldman’s Marquee is a gradual revelation
Multiple apps are being corralled into a sticky cross-asset ecosystem, updated with Python and cloud
Op risk data: UBS lands $380m Archegos loss
Also: BofA billed for bilking customers; red faces over Deutsche greenwashing. Data by ORX News
Overboard: ditching clients imperils Treasuries clearing mandate
Standardised docs a drop in the ocean as dealers eye potential costs of sponsored Treasuries clearing
Credit Suisse CDS blip spotlights obligations list overhaul
Isda began work on updating reference instruments before banking crisis erupted
People: Wipf hands ARRC reins to Phelan, Tyce heads to Nomura, and more
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Five US banks would breach CET1 buffers on AFS loss reinclusion
Fed’s vice-chair proposal to scrap AOCI waiver would cripple KeyCorp the most
DFAST mortgage loss rate doubles 2022 figure
At $6.9bn, JP Morgan would bear brunt of losses, according to Fed projections
US G-Sibs’ OTC derivatives hit record $243 trillion
JP Morgan leads US dealers in boosting notional amounts during volatile first quarter
In DFAST, banks clear 4.5% minimum but breach all-in buffers
Forty-three percent of participants would have seen capital plans rejected under pre-2020 CCAR regime, up from 30% last year
US arms of Credit Suisse, SMBC stumble on VAR
Breaches of trading forecasts in Q1 result in higher value-at-risk multipliers for the duo
Client margin for swaps hit all-time high in March
Wells Fargo, Goldman and BNP Paribas reach record figures, but overall trend driven by five big dealers
UBS found no advantage in quantum computing – ex data chief
Swiss bank tested various use cases in the trading business before giving up on the technology
UBS precious metals team shines amid market turmoil
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Investor wish-list offers no quick fix for Swiss CoCos
Some want bond doc overhaul to clarify bail-in risk, but sovereigns can always change the rules
UBS’s risk density set to increase after Credit Suisse takeover
Rescued bank’s RWA-to-exposure ratio rose at faster clip prior to collapse
Why tougher liquidity rules may not reduce the risk of bank runs
EU regulator and industry experts say LCR reform is the wrong response to Credit Suisse and SVB
Legacy legal costs could stretch state support for UBS
Downside protection of Sfr9 billion must cover numerous outstanding claims against Credit Suisse
Token effort is no blockchain boon for illiquid assets
Cash-like tokenised instruments find takers; initiatives based on less liquid assets struggle to take off
People: UBS rehires Ermotti for top job, Citi promotes Selva to COO, and more
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