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Risk Awards 2022: the winners
JP Morgan claims top derivatives house, lifetime award for Mark Carney, BofA wins rates
Dealers slam alternative for Tibor Tokyo swap rate
Refinitiv activates synthetic version, but TSR’s cessation is on hold pending further consultation
People moves: new Credit Suisse chair, and more
Latest job changes across the industry
Indian banks struggle to make gains from close-out netting law
Lawyers say undocumented derivatives trades hinder the audit trail needed to secure capital benefits
Investors shun Chinese bonds favoured by biggest benchmarks
Indexes are increasing their allocation to China, but European investors want climate action first
Starting salaries jump for top quant grads
Quant Guide 2022: Goldman’s move to pay postgrads more is pushing up incomes, says programme director
Asia moves: trio of senior hires at Wells Fargo and Haitong International, and more
Latest job news across the industry
Quant Finance Master’s Guide 2022
Risk.net’s guide to the world’s leading quant master’s programmes, with the top 25 schools ranked
Japan’s Tibor swap rate faces cessation
Administrator Refinitiv could end benchmark as soon as next week following withdrawal of contributors
Fears over strong dollar put Asia’s hedgers on edge
Local corporates look to manage US dollar exposures in response to inflation and Fed tapering concerns
The bank, the vendor, the turrets and the golf day
After DBS switched supplier, a row broke out, raising questions about entertainment and influence
Princeton, Baruch and Berkeley top for quant master’s degrees
Eight of 10 leading schools for quantitative finance programmes are based in US, latest rankings show
Top 5 trends to watch in 2022
1. Individual investor initiative 2. ESG investing 3. Hedging China risk 4. Digitisation and cryptocurrency 5. Futurisation
Trends shaping investment in Asia
As several new trends impact investment in Asia, Randolf Roth and Mezhgan Qabool discuss how Eurex is catering to the evolving needs of market participants and what it sees happening next
Sustainable finance, Ibor transition and China bond investment take centre stage
Sustainable finance, moving to risk-free rates, and the further liberalisation of China’s capital markets will all remain a focus for Crédit Agricole CIB in Asia-Pacific
Margin rules lead to rise in Asian NDF clearing volumes
LCH and Eurex position themselves for NDF clearing uptick ahead of next UMR phase
New branch rules threaten Japanese banks’ EU plans
Draft CRR III may cause foreign banks to think twice before expanding in the EU
Tradeweb’s head of Asia reflects on the firm's year of connecting China’s investor community with global financial markets
James Sun, industry veteran and Tradeweb's head of Asia, talks about the firm's 2021 Asia-Pacific highlights, including the evolution of mainland China’s financial markets and how Bond Connect’s Southbound channel is streamlining Chinese investors’…
Evergrande stress boosts fledgling China CDS indexes
Interest surges in products seen as better gauges of credit risk for embattled property sector
Banks plan first yen Libor bond transitions
SG and Crédit Agricole Tona switches expected to be first bonds that ditch outgoing Japanese rate
CME delays Span 2 rollout till at least mid-2022
FCMs ask bourse to postpone long-planned switch to new VAR model to allow more time for testing
China regulation: the path clears slowly
Co-ordination among Chinese regulators has improved, but new data law shows continued tensions
Asia moves: Trio of senior hires at Barclays, Credit Suisse and Deutsche Bank, and more
Latest job changes across the industry
China netting: industry raises concerns on cross-border trades
Filing requirement of new netting law could unfairly penalise trades from foreign banks