United States
In the US, it’s an even ‘tougher legacy’ for Libor
A legislative solution for cash products is in the works, but lawyers say it raises constitutional issues
US firms must rerun non-cleared margin test in March
Proposed CFTC calculation delay offers in-scope firms chance to trade out of phase five compliance
Squeezed or saved? Market divided over year-end repo stress
Fears of a cash-crunch hang heavy despite Fed’s repo giveaway and move to term funding
G-Sibs in US grow leverage exposures faster than EU rivals
HSBC saw exposures fall 2.81% in Q3
EU gives one-year margin reprieve on equity options
Regulators point to possible systemic risk in margin loophole, as industry urges parity with US
Calls to hike climate policy raise risk for oil firms
Increased climate policy will put more oil and gas assets under threat of stranding
Big US banks cut OTC notionals by $10trn in Q3
Cleared notionals made up 54% of aggregate total notionals outstanding
BMR rift fuels zombie Libor uncertainty
False rate could limp on for months under EU’s benchmark regulation
CLO stress test shows losses for US insurers could top $6.9bn
Under one stress scenario, BBB tranches could suffer losses
Climate risk-weighting: the devil and the deep blue sea
Should capital charges be calibrated to climate risk? European banks test the waters
UK regulator issues plans for bank ops resilience
Bank of England to publish formal policy for recovering from disasters in 2020
Clearing house innovation of the year: Ice Clear Credit
Risk Awards 2020: Clearing house lures fund business with efficient new Monte Carlo methodology
NY Fed’s Stiroh: ‘More work to be done’ on bank culture
Supervision chief warns on new risks from machine learning bias
Buy side still not adopting global forex code – Debelle
Forex committee wants asset managers to embrace standards; shifts focus to algo trading
Isda to poll Libor users on pre-cessation triggers, again
Trade body seeks clarity on zombie lifespan and CCP response as it bows to regulatory pressure
Final Volcker rule spurs rethink on FRTB trading desks
Regulators encourage structural alignment between the two rules, but hurdles remain
RWA density drops at Goldman Sachs
Bank built up stocks of risk-free assets in third quarter
Clearing house of the year: LCH
Risk Awards 2020: CCP conquers Brexit threat to deliver banner year for RFRs, margin and forex
OTC client clearer of the year: Bank of America
Risk Awards 2020: Pivot to Europe pays off with market share growth and big client wins
Goldman leads US banks on trading VAR, but not on revenue
NY-based dealer makes $9.1bn trading revenue year-to-date to JP Morgan’s $18.7bn
Top US banks fall short of Fed standards
Supervisor says bulk of outstanding problems for largest banks concern governance and controls
Over five years, swaps plummet, options climb at US banks
Swap notionals down $45 trillion since Q2 2014
Threats posed by systemic banks vary by region
Eurozone and UK G-Sibs are too big to fail because of their cross-border activities, Chinese G-Sibs because of their size
EU to grant last-minute margin reprieve for equity options
European Commission to publish changes to Emir technical standards within days