United States
Opaque NCCBR market twice as big as regulators expected
Transaction-level data reveals $5trn in non-centrally cleared bilateral repo, raising transparency and risk concerns
XVA desks target capital in optimisation runs
US regulatory uncertainty leaves banks cautious on investing in new optimisation tools, Risk Benchmarking study finds
Fed’s new LFI regime most lenient since 2020
Revised rating system could cut not-well-managed share to its lowest since framework’s introduction
US G-Sibs rediscover appetite for less-liquid HQLAs
Aggregate eligible Level 2A assets rise to $110bn while median LCR falls to record low
LSEG adds market risk optimisation for FX options
Tool attracts eight dealers and could be expanded to rates and equity options
FICC to launch new default fund before UST repo clearing mandate
Clearing members expected to welcome FICC’s plans to separate loss mutualisation from margin
Destabilising: is stablecoin deposit drain a bank funding risk?
While some fear a trillion-dollar flight to stablecoin, others doubt crypto is an existential threat for banks
Huntington, Fifth Third set to become cat III banks in 2026
Purchases of Cadence and Comerica expected to lift assets above $250bn threshold, triggering stricter regulatory requirements
Real money looks to dynamic hedges after tariff bout
Buy-siders are adopting more responsive FX hedging strategies after correlations broke down
Euro credit growth catches up with dollar in global flows
Cross-border lending hits $37trn as euro flows gain ground
Bessent’s Treasury buy-back ‘success’ draws expansion warnings
BMO Treasury trading head warns of “overarching presence” as Treasury scales up programme
Treasury market urged to beef up operational resilience plans
NY Fed panel warns about impact of AI and reliance on critical third parties
Popular sees highest NPL inflow since 2012
Telecoms and hotel loans behind $242 million in new NPLs in Q3
Tomorrow’s Quants: what it takes to be a next-gen modeller
Employers increasingly prize mix of hard and soft skills, Risk.net survey reveals
Narrower US supervisory remit could lead to more bank failures
Some former regulators see risks in fewer MRA letters, but others welcome streamlining
FICC takes record bite from MMF repo investments
Funds shift cash from the Fed’s ON RRP as cleared repos hit $1.11trn
Default risk overtakes credit spreads in Japan's first year under FRTB
Securitisation charges lift a bigger slice of banks’ market risk requirements
Dealers prep for year-end equity financing surge
Cost of funding equity derivatives bets blew out to 227bp in 2024 and is ticking higher again
Lower SCBs bring Citi, JPM close to Collins floor
Uncertainty lingers amid Fed proposal on SCB averaging and push to scrap the floor
Ex-governor says Fed should use Treasury derivatives in crisis
Doing so could split response from monetary policy and hedge interest rate risks, argues Jeremy Stein
No Fed G-Sib buffer reform in 2025, say experts
Recalibration of method 2 seen as more likely than its abolition; banks resist daily averaging
Pimco piled into euro put options in Q2
Counterparty Radar: EUR/USD buying spree takes Pimco’s FX options book to $7 billion
Banks grapple with Fed’s double deadline on stress-test plans
Supervisor consulting simultaneously on next year’s test scenario and broader model changes
DFAST model changes would boost capital ratios
But category IV banks would suffer amid PPNR overhaul