Europe
Credit spread risk approach differs among EU banks, survey finds
KPMG survey of more than 90 banks reveals disagreement on how to treat liabilities and loans
Morgan Stanley marks biggest risk category swing in 2025 G-Sib test
Substitutability overtakes complexity at US bank for first time
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People: Fishwick hands over BlackRock CRO role, Citi expands Asia FX team, and more
Latest job changes across the industry
One in 10 property loans at EU banks threatened by climate hazards
Helaba remains the most exposed among peers, with both residential and commercial books linked heavily to climate risks
Will Iosco’s guidance solve pre-hedging puzzle?
Buy-siders doubt consent requirement will remove long-standing concerns
BoE lowers capital benchmark for first time in a decade
Drop to 13% envisages 0.5pp decline in Pillar 2 add-ons after Basel III
Chinese banks narrow gap to US on systemic risk
Smallest ever distance between two countries in FSB assessment after China surges 160bp
Op risk data: Low latency, high cost for NSE
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ECB bank supervisors want top-down stress test that bites
Proposal would simplify capital structure with something similar to US stress capital buffer
Hedge fund holdouts boost euro steepener bets into year-end
After some investors took profits in September, those that stayed in the trade are now doubling down
Dutch pensions weigh hedge unwinds ahead of transition
As January 1 nears, Dutch pension funds consider unwind timing to avoid rush to the exit in thin year-end liquidity
Clearing houses warn Esma margin rules will stifle innovation
Changes in model confidence levels could still trip supervisory threshold even after relaxation in final RTS
Playing the yield: rates rev up structured products
Higher government bond yields and steeper forward curves fuel demand for new range of fixed income structures
CCPs trade blows over EU’s new open access push
Cboe Clear wants more interoperability; Euronext says ‘not with us’
Squashing CVA still dominates XVA desks’ priorities
Dealers favour options-based strategies to manage charges; some explore contingent CDSs amid rising exposures
EU single portal faces battle to unify cyber incident reporting
Digital omnibus package accused of lacking ambition to truly streamline notification requirements
XVA desks prioritise core tech upgrades over AI
Vendor upgrades, cloud-native rebuilds and sensitivities tooling dominate 2026 budget road maps
Basel Committee members ‘buying time’ before fixing FRTB mess
Despite inconsistencies today, regulators maintain they want to align global regime eventually
How window-dressing distorts US repo markets
Banks crush their repo balances periodically to massage systemic indicators, with far-reaching consequences for borrowing rates
Derivatives industry blasts EU reporting framework
Complaints about duplicate and ambiguous trade reporting requirements aired at Esma’s Data Day