Europe
Buy side would welcome more guidance on managing margin calls
FSB report calls for regulators to review existing standards for non-bank liquidity management
Industry calls for major rethink of Basel III rules
Isda AGM: Divergence on implementation suggests rules could be flawed, bankers say
EBA’s correlated currencies shake-up raises EU banks’ charges
Capital requirements for FX risk double after EUR/USD and other 196 pairs deemed no longer in sync
Pension funds eye 30-year Bunds as swap spread tightens
Long-dated bonds continue to cheapen versus euro swaps, and some think they might fall further
First green asset ratios come in low as EU banks protest methodology
ABN Amro only bank to break double digits in a sample of 23 lenders
Market for ‘orphan’ hedges leaves some borrowers stranded
Companies with private credit loans face punitive costs from banks for often imperfect hedges
LCH issued highest cash call in more than five years
Largest same-day payment obligation triples in Q4 2023
EU banks’ incremental risk charges soared in volatile H2
Charge for traded-bond default and downgrade risk hit 10-year high at BNP Paribas
Euronext microwave link aims to cut HFT advantage in Europe
Exchange plans to level playing field between prop firms and banks in cash equities with cutting edge tech
Top 10 op risks: change brings challenges as banks splash the cash
Higher interest margins and a trend toward insourcing drive major tech projects
Industry pushes to extend review for Emir active accounts rule
Fears that compressed timeframe leaves less than a year to test if controversial policy is working
Vanguard begins clearing NDFs on LCH
Addition of mutual fund giant gives big boost to client-cleared activity on ForexClear
Energy Risk Commodity Rankings 2024: markets buffeted by geopolitics and economic woes
Winners of the 2024 Commodity Rankings steeled clients to navigate competing forces
Should the ECB stress-test counterparty default risks?
The US Fed already does, but it is notable that EU banks were less exposed to Archegos
Energy Risk 2024 Software Rankings: IT demands increase amid rising risk
Heightened geopolitical and credit risk increase requirements on commodities software
LCH UK units experience diverging IM requirements
EquityClear and RepoClear drop by half while SwapClear hits record high
Top 10 op risks: third parties stoke cyber risk
High-profile hacks on market infrastructures and vendors expose linkage between top three risks
Slicing algos blamed for market impact on dark venues
Fragmented markets contribute to sixfold jump in possible price moves
As FCMs dwindle, regulators fear systemic risk
Panellists highlight dangers of clearing membership becoming more concentrated
Record rise in concentration at top CCPs leads to all-time high
Median top-five member open position concentration rises 2.4pp in Q4
EU index managers face funding risks as US moves to T+1
Rotations from European to US assets will need prefunding due to slower EU settlement