United States
Hopes, fears and ‘mass confusion’: the sudden end of SR 11-7
Banks welcome chance to prioritise model reviews, but fret over future policy changes and AI
Foreign banks can swerve US Basel op risk capital charges
New proposal offers category III and IV banks op-out from regime, but intragroup trades penalised
SRT issuance hits €260bn as capital relief grows
Banks cut capital ratios by over 40bp on average via SRT deals, BIS research shows
CDS notional tops $8trn as clearing spike hits records
Investment-grade trades drive biggest weekly rise since 2013
StanChart: UK, EU should copy US ‘commercial’ Basel III
Isda AGM: Exec warns divergent Basel III rules will push trading into less-regulated entities
US G-Sibs ease off TLAC build as buffers plateau
Loss-absorbing buffers edged lower across most major banks at end-2025
BlackRock uses options to rewire AI bets
Counterparty Radar: Global Allocation Fund shifts from net short to net long derivatives as equity allocation falls
Large hedge funds push leverage to post-pandemic high
OFR data shows renewed build-up as regulators eye reporting changes
Can US regulators keep Collins happy with one capital stack?
Legal experts say Basel III endgame redraft retains spirit if not letter of the floor
SLRs at four US banks sink to record lows on early rule switch
Goldman Sachs biggest beneficiary of softened minimum requirements
American Express crosses category II threshold
Cross-jurisdictional activity tops $75bn, but four-quarter average keeps bank in category III
SEC enforcement actions fall to 20-year low
Fewer filings but higher penalties driven by past actions
JPM gripes over Fed G-Sib surcharges tweak
Disentangling RWAs from STWF indicator would dampen surcharge relief under endgame proposal
Op risk data: Corporate spies spell trouble for BBVA
Also: BofA buttonholed for alleged Epstein links; minority shareholders take a bite of Brookfield. Data by ORX News
The dollar do-si-do: hedgers review FX moves
Brief return of US dollar to safe-haven status amid Iran upheaval prompts real money investors to pause hedging activity
Don’t mention the rules: the fight against prediction market abuse
For the CFTC to regulate new venues effectively, it must first redefine insider trading
End-quarter repo compressions still widespread at global banks
Erste sees biggest leverage boost among 41 banks from end-2025 SFT compression
Middle East crisis revives demand for VKOs – with a twist
Equity investors balance fear and optimism by pairing 2022’s best hedge with lookback options
Small bond fund breaks ranks with bumper sovereign CDS bets
Counterparty Radar: Boston Management and Research builds sizeable protection-heavy positions across narrower set of issuers
Can the US FRTB revamp make the IMA great again?
Banks are finally presented with a viable internal models framework under Basel III’s market risk rules
Mizuho leads FCM customer fund surge after Iran war
F&O balances jump 51% at Japanese dealer as industry hits fresh heights
UK rethinking tougher capital rules for US bank subsidiaries
US endgame draft would trigger UK Basel III trap floor for foreign banks, but PRA is reviewing
Wells Fargo tops US banks’ financing of private credit
Bank reports $71bn in loans and commitments, but reporting differences cloud comparisons
The do-it-all machine: model risk in the age of generative AI
Banks race to understand risks posed by new breed of multi-purpose bots