UBS
Switzerland house of the year: UBS
Structured Products Europe Awards 2017
Italy house of the year: UBS
Structured Products Europe Awards 2017
Deal of the year: UBS
Structured Products Europe Awards 2017
Front-office backlash: the EU gets tough on research unbundling
Three EU watchdogs – including CNMV and AFM – say front-office content can still be Mifid II research
The future of risk in 10 interviews: volatility, liquidity and tech
Fed’s Powell, JP Morgan CRO, Bridgewater co-CEO all feature in upcoming profiles
UBS’s Athanasopoulos on volatility, Mifid and hedging by machine
Risk30 profile: Athanasopoulos sees opportunities to cut hedging costs
Goldman swaps assets drop $140bn after margin change
Move follows guidance from US regulators; no word from Goldman on capital impact
Bankers lament growing global regulatory fragmentation
Piecemeal roll-out of Basel III will be “enormously costly”
Dealers blame US futures IM dip on low vol
CFTC data shows required initial margin down 15% since start of 2017
Extended resolution swap stays divide EU lawmakers
SRB defends EC moratorium proposal, but Parliament and Council are turning against it
People moves: UBS hires new Apac investment bank vice-chair
Also: Commerzbank’s trade finance Asia head; Blackstone nabs JPM Japan chief; and others
Keeping global regulatory co-ordination alive
WEF council members call for consistent implementation of current and upcoming rules
Libor’s sunset sees US repo market cast a longer shadow
Concern over structural deficiencies as SOFR chosen to replace key benchmark
Eurex urges more regulators to endorse VM capital savings
CME, Ice and LCH treat variation margin as settlement; Eurex awaits further guidance
Australia house of the year: UBS
Structured Products Asia Awards 2017: UBS’s firm grip on Australia is rewarded by upswing
China house of the year: UBS
Structured Products Asia Awards 2017: Wise application of risk management, clear awareness of regulation and a sustainable spirit of innovation have allowed the bank to support investors and market growth
Hong Kong house of the year: UBS
Structured Products Asia Awards 2017: Dominance in Hong Kong’s tough warrants market combined with strong wealth management business has pushed UBS to the fore
US regulators approve VM route to capital savings
Guidance tips balance in debate over interest payments in settled-to-market swaps
Banks tap equities and FX staff for fixed-income fizz
BAML, HSBC, RBC, StanChart among banks transferring e-trading know-how
The quant factory: not muppets, but not perfect
Universities offering quant master’s programmes must adapt to stay relevant, writes UBS’s Gordon Lee
Retail structurer of the year: UBS
Structured Products Americas Awards 2017: Efficiency and automation set UBS apart in the retail space
Is there still life in the low-vol bet?
Quant analysts disagree on rate sensitivity of $150 billion strategy
Nex Group’s Knott untangles banks’ trade challenges
Post-trade business reorganises with a focus on cost-cutting and simplification
UBS to get new market risk head
Internal move sees equities risk chief replace Kasenally, after her move to UBS AM