Europe
UK offers unlimited dark trading on lost EU stocks
FCA gives London dark pools an edge over EU rivals, but will fund managers use it?
JSCC increases skin in the game after merger
CCP added ¥2.4 billion to cover commodities contracts
At LCH Ltd, IM levels edged lower in Q3
Peak aggregate initial margin call for equities fund hit £3 billion
EU firms face margin threat as Brexit tips futures into OTC regime
Mid-2021 clearing, margin thresholds loom as LME, Ice futures lose exchange-traded status in EU
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EU banks’ reliance on ECB loans has grown in Covid’s wake
Central bank funding accounted for 14.5% of Greek banks’ liabilities in September
Quant Guide 2021: Princeton still top, but runners-up close gap
Baruch takes second spot; Zurich, top-ranked European programme, rises to fourth
Barclays leads Europe’s banks on trading risks
Top 20 banks with most trading risks accounted for 79% of market RWAs across EBA sample
Banks worldwide have built up liquidity buffers post-Covid
Lenders in Japan have the highest LCRs of global banks surveyed
Four in five European banks don’t model their op risks
Advanced measurement approach is the preserve of large banks
Fears EU’s ‘tough legacy’ fix could tie risk managers’ hands
Proposal bans use of replacement rate in new products, which some fear could hamper hedging and novations
CVA charges concentrated among top banks in Europe
Crédit Agricole, Deutsche Bank, Barclays, Commerzbank and Societe Generale account for 31% of total CVA across 135 banks
EU benchmark drama set for cliffhanger end
Access to key FX rates due to be decided six months before potential cut-off
EU banks built up own-sovereign risks through Covid crisis
Italian, Spanish and French banks in particular saw holdings of domestic government debt surge
IFRS 9 relief added €30bn to EU bank capital post-Covid
Greek banks are top beneficiaries of emergency measures
Post-Covid crisis, EU banks have thin dollar liquidity buffers
Dollar LCRs declined between March and June
Mifid transparency battle pits dealers against non-banks
Dealers fight to preserve reporting exemptions, but prop traders want US-style regime
Markets search for FX factor as rates fall flat
Traders signal shift to currency strategies, but is it passing fad or permanent fixture?
Slow €STR swap take-up threatens term rate fallbacks
Esma’s Maijoor calls for greater use of new benchmark to help develop forward-looking rates
EU changes to Basel III would soften capital blow
“Parallel stacks” approach would reduce capital shortfall by 70%
Margin rules snare FX options users
US banks forced to post margin on ‘naked’ trades, with buy-side firms soon to follow
Banks in outer EU grew loan reserves most through Covid – EBA
Substantial differences found at country level on degree of coverage ratio build
Output floor to drive Basel III capital increase at EU banks
About 40% of total Tier 1 capital surge due to limits on modelled RWAs
Covid disrupted sale of bail-in bonds by EU banks
Top banking groups are short €146.5 billion of MREL-eligible instruments