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Comerica, Frost lead US banks on commodity derivatives concentration
Commodity-linked trades account for one-third of derivatives books at both lenders
Iran conflict forces EM carry trade unwinds
Surging oil prices, rising vol and dollar flight triggered stop-outs of emerging market positions, say dealers
Ninety-one per cent of banks have specialist teams for resilience risk
Latest survey shows regulatory pressure is driving broader framing of resilience, beyond IT and cyber
Why Iran tensions failed to rattle markets
Despite initial fears, traders say risks were signposted and investors had deleveraged after April
On geopolitical risk, G-Sibs choose their battles
Conflicts – both existing and threatened – raise concern among banks, but many are still grappling to weave the risk into their frameworks
Saudi Arabia poised to become clean netting jurisdiction
Isda AGM: Netting regulation awaiting final approvals from regulators
Inflationary cloud has silver lining for some quant strategies
Research finds certain factors may perform better than previously realised when prices rise
Op risk data: Credit Suisse hit for $900m in offshore trust bust
Also: Goldman boys’ club gets the boot; HSBC double whammy; Havilland’s economic sabotage plan. Data by ORX News
Risk managers mull Basel-style climate standards
Risk Live: Splintered approach to stress-testing across jurisdictions “very, very worrying”, says risk expert
Isda’s fork provision gives crypto market plenty to chew over
Not everyone is happy with the discretion new digital definitions offer to calculation agents
Tales from the crypto prompt calls for FX-style market structures
Demands for interdealers and prime brokers to be brought into crypto market in wake of FTX debacle
People: Credit Suisse’s FX revamp; Barclays hires co-heads; and more
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Currency derivatives house of the year: BNP Paribas
Risk Awards 2023: Paris-based bank profits from dollar/offshore renminbi volatility
People moves: Capitolis lay-offs, UBS’s new risk chief, and more
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Credit Suisse shake-up, HSBC’s new CFO, and more
Latest job changes across the industry
People: Credit Suisse’s new CFO, Velani joins BofA, and more
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Geopolitical risk models not ‘rigorous’ enough, says quant
Joseph Simonian believes game theory and reinforcement learning could improve matters
Asia moves: Senior hires at Standard Chartered, Barclays and more
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Exchange of the year: Intercontinental Exchange
Risk Awards 2022: Amid Brexit and benchmark transition, Ice fulfils Abu Dhabi exchange ambition
People moves: Quarles quits Fed, CS credit team exodus continues, and more
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People moves: Citi nabs JPM and Citadel staff, and more
Latest job changes across the industry