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SEC targets ‘dark magic’ in fixed-income pricing with Bloomberg fine
US regulator is going after pricing vendors that deviate from their published methodologies
JP Morgan appoints two new equities quant research co-heads
New heads will share responsibilities previously held by deep hedging pioneer Hans Buehler
Op risk data: Barclays bungles multi-billion-dollar note issue
Also: Russia sanctions redux; Lloyd’s of London names bullying and sexism brokerage. Data by ORX News
Top 10 operational risks for 2022
The biggest op risks for the year ahead, as chosen by senior industry practitioners
Top 10 op risks 2022: geopolitical risk takes centre stage
Ukraine invasion, western sanctions and Russian response seen driving big rise in cyber and supply chain risks
Asia moves: trio of senior hires at Wells Fargo and Haitong International, and more
Latest job news across the industry
Private companies ‘lack data transparency’
Investors held back over issues around data quality and availability
Libor battles aren’t over, but the war is won
Transition will shift into new phase next year, leaving systemic threats behind
People moves: Citi nabs JPM and Citadel staff, and more
Latest job changes across the industry
Quant grad conveyor belt stalls as banks retrench
Jobs market is long quant graduates, short vacancies – but hiring freeze shows signs of thawing
Citi-led consortium plans multibank CLO trading platform
‘Project Octopus’ aims to fend off independent platforms eyeing a push into CLOs
What good are risk disclosures anyway?
Regulatory filings and shareholder reports offered no heads-up of Archegos’ troubles
People news: Yarian leaves HSBC, Goldman’s Lemkau joins MSD Partners, and more
Latest job changes across the industry
NY Fed’s Stiroh: ‘cultural capital’ at risk in pandemic
Risk USA: remote working could “erode” the culture of financial firms, says senior regulator
To offset US sanctions risk, banks bake in China loan clauses
Global lenders seek to hedge against the threat of US sanctions on China – which seems unlikely to ease under Biden
Revised FRTB deadline poses further challenges for Asia‑Pacific banks
Essan Soobratty, product manager for regulatory data, New York; Eugene Stern, global head of product, market risk, New York; and Vicky Cheng, head of government and regulatory affairs, Asia‑Pacific, Hong Kong, at Bloomberg explore the additional…
Quant finance courses tested by Covid’s echoing classrooms
Universities fret over drop in international students and demands of online learning
Lawyers pick holes in Libor statutory fix
US ‘tough legacy’ contracts open to legal challenge even if proposed New York law is passed
Asia moves: JP Morgan names new Apac CEO, Axa hires six heads, and more
Latest job news across the industry
Top 10 op risks 2020: IT disruption
Risk of downed systems, from hack or outage, continues to make op risk managers fret
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Prime services – It’s about what you bring
There are many benefits to integration – particularly when it comes to the provision of prime services. Societe Generale has followed this path, which has allowed it to improve cost efficiency and improve the range of products it can offer. The bank has…