Australia
EU eases non-cleared margin rules for smaller players
New proposals aim to cut compliance and reporting requirements for phase five and six firms
Op risk data: HSBC hit with $400m external fraud loss
Also: China’s unlicensed trading clampdown; SocGen’s insurance mis-selling woes. Data by ORX News
Why bank stablecoin projects get stuck in the sandbox
Five years ago, a wave of banks launched stablecoin projects, but most never got beyond the testing phase
Super fund FX growth threatens dealer ‘tipping point’
Overseas assets – and hedge ratios – set to grow, but lack of collateral squeezes banks
LCH and ASX eye Australia repo clearing
CCPs in talks with dealers as bond boom fuels growing demand for financing
The dollar do-si-do: hedgers review FX moves
Brief return of US dollar to safe-haven status amid Iran upheaval prompts real money investors to pause hedging activity
CCP default funds grew to record size ahead of Iran war
End-2025 figures show widespread increases in prefunded resources
Inflation shock upends Aussie dollar rates flatteners
Hedge funds’ front-end curve trades stopped out as Iran conflict drove RBA terminal rate pricing higher
How Australia’s inflation overhaul could lure global traders
Australia’s move to monthly inflation reporting set to revitalise local inflation-linked bond and swap markets
Non-cleared derivatives margining jumps after framework rollout
Margin-to-notional ratio trails early regulatory estimates
Aussie inflation traders call for linker buyback scheme
Firms fear liquidity bifurcation as market transitions to new indexation formula
Op risk data: FIS pays the price for Worldpay synergy slip-up
Also: Liberty Mutual rings up record age bias case; Nationwide’s fraud failings. Data by ORX News
Quant Finance Master’s Guide 2026
Risk.net’s guide to the world’s leading quant master’s programmes, with the top 25 schools ranked
AI and the next era of Apac compliance
How Apac compliance leaders are preparing for the next era of AI-driven oversight
Hawkish RBA comments wrong-foot Aussie dollar rates traders
Governor Bullock’s unexpected rate hike talk led to stop-outs and losses
Tomorrow’s Quants: what it takes to be a next-gen modeller
Employers increasingly prize mix of hard and soft skills, Risk.net survey reveals
Required IM at top CCPs climbs 11% to record high in Q2
Tariff shocks and trading shifts propel surge across the board
Derivatives house of the year, Australia: UBS
Risk Asia Awards 2025
Op risk data: 1MDB scandal still haunts Wall Street
Also: Woodford in hot water, Salesforce voice phishing hooks multiple firms. Data by ORX News
Asic probe piles pressure on ASX to deliver Chess replacement
But market insiders think late intervention by regulators could even slow down implementation
For variation margin payments, cash is no longer king
Dealers are being pressed to accept corporate bonds and even equities as collateral for non-cleared trades