North America
AmEx debuts with second-lowest unadjusted NSFR
Category II transition will likely reduce funding cushion from 2027
Options vanna positioning echoes 2024 vol spike, banks warn
Extreme negative position could exacerbate vol response in US equity selloff
Supersize me: top US houses grab bigger share of pie
Dealer Rankings 2026: For US funds and insurers, filings show more business going to five domestic dealers
Equity VAR at top US banks hits highest level since 2020
Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley and JP Morgan lead surge; Citi bucks trend with unusual negative reading
Top US banks’ secured funding outflows grow to record $1.6trn
Stressed cash outflows hit new highs at all eight G-Sibs in Q2
Cross-border credit to the US hits highest since 2008
Milestone of crossing a fifth of GDP represents culmination of decade-long trend
Cuts and points – how the Dealer Rankings work
Dealer Rankings 2026: We have a simple way to compare dealers. Sort of simple, anyway
How US dealers flipped the script in OTC trading
Dealer Rankings 2026: After years of creeping specialisation, buy-side filings show top US houses expanding across the board, and squeezing European rivals
Morgan Stanley joins Goldman below old 5% SLR threshold
Four US G-Sibs reach record-low ratios as leverage requirements ease
On buy side, equity index options tilted bullish in Q1
Counterparty Radar: Share of notional in short positions hit new low for US life insurers; mutual funds also reported smaller short books
Goldman gobbles up credit options
Counterparty Radar: Q1 surge comes as US mutual funds and life insurers pile into index CDSs
US buy side flocked to FX forwards and options in Q1
Counterparty Radar: Pimco led $187 billion rise in forwards notional among funds, while TIAA drove insurer activity
AOCI losses widen at US regional banks
Rising Treasury yields put renewed pressure on AFS valuations
US housing law delivers good news for insurers
Congress added curbs to institutional property ownership; insurers are more interested in the underlying loans
Have CCPs got better at absorbing shocks?
Data suggests most CCPs weathered the Iran-war disruption, but shock frequency is starting to bite
US funds become fixed-rate payers in swap market
Counterparty Radar: Since 2021, receiver swaps have dominated US mutual fund positions; in the latest data, the sector’s book flips round
Lower-risk models face excessive reviews, banks say
Risk Benchmarking: Validation workload stretching teams, amid emerging regulatory divergence
Model risk managers see growing regulatory divergence
Risk Benchmarking study finds most banks expect easing of model risk supervisory scrutiny in the US, but tightening in Europe
SpaceX gives CME’s single-stock futures a much-needed boost
New contracts could take off as IPO bolt-on to S&P 500 contracts
Risk density and capital requirements inversely related – FSI
Report says jurisdictions could be choosing between higher capital requirements or model restrictions
US Basel III will provide reprieve for clearing, but no release
Worst excesses of original endgame proposal avoided, but increased capacity still seen as unlikely
JP Morgan’s negative AOCI widens in Q2
Three US G-Sibs report larger unrealised losses, but Citi bucks the trend
MSIM retools renminbi options wager
Counterparty Radar: US manager rebuilds USD/CNH call book to $15.7bn with strikes closer to spot and cheaper premiums
US banks add $75 billion of CRE as concentration risks recede
Portfolios grow at fastest pace in nearly three years, while exposure above regulatory thresholds drops