Europe
FRTB to double market RWAs of EU banks
Risk-weighted assets across 44 banks to increase 105% on average
Why Europe’s markets might need Mifid III
Lawmakers leaning towards small-scale review, others call for fuller rewrite
Buy side still not adopting global forex code – Debelle
Forex committee wants asset managers to embrace standards; shifts focus to algo trading
Isda to poll Libor users on pre-cessation triggers, again
Trade body seeks clarity on zombie lifespan and CCP response as it bows to regulatory pressure
Clearing house of the year: LCH
Risk Awards 2020: CCP conquers Brexit threat to deliver banner year for RFRs, margin and forex
EU banks cut toxic loans, but pace of improvement slowing
Cypriot and Greek banks improve NPL ratios the most in nine months to end-June
Appetite for corporate credit risk grows at EU banks
Total credit RWAs increase 3.2% from end-September 2018 to end-June 2019
In hunt for profitability, EU banks turn to risky assets
Exposures to high-risk items across EU banking sector hit €97.2 billion
OTC client clearer of the year: Bank of America
Risk Awards 2020: Pivot to Europe pays off with market share growth and big client wins
CCPs, margin ease and equity option freeze
The week on Risk.net, November 25–29, 2019
Threats posed by systemic banks vary by region
Eurozone and UK G-Sibs are too big to fail because of their cross-border activities, Chinese G-Sibs because of their size
EU to grant last-minute margin reprieve for equity options
European Commission to publish changes to Emir technical standards within days
Lifetime achievement: Benoît Coeuré
Risk Awards 2020: The departing ECB executive has helped transform eurozone financial markets
Risk Awards 2020: The winners
BofA claims top derivatives prize; lifetime award for Benoît Coeuré; Goldman wins rates house
Derivatives house of the year: Bank of America
Risk Awards 2020: New home in Paris has brought more European clients to the Street’s most consistent markets franchise
OTC infrastructure service of the year: UnaVista
Risk Awards 2020: LSEG platform seals dominance in battle for European trade reporting
Rates flow market-maker of the year: Citadel Securities
Risk Awards 2020: US Treasuries business in Europe stoked by credit rating addition
Currencies flow market-maker of the year: Credit Suisse
Risk Awards 2020: Swiss bank shows block trading can still compete in the age of the algo
Equities flow market-maker of the year: Citadel Securities
Risk Awards 2020: US giant boosts client-facing European business into second spot by market share
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First all-RFR cross-currency swap traded
Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley strike landmark €STR v SOFR trade
JP Morgan turns to start-up to manage CME margin
Bank also weighing whether to bring its business at two other clearing houses on to Baton platform
Now less of a systemic risk, Deutsche wins capital relief
Prospective leverage ratio should fall to 3.75% after risk-cutting efforts
ECB favours higher countercyclical buffers
Releasable buffers only make up fraction of required capital