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Choppy Q1 precedes big Q2 for US rates books
Interest rate and inflation swaps hit notional records, filings show, while mutual funds pile into Euribor and Sonia swaptions
AI boom turns Morgan Stanley into a hot commodity
Talking Heads 2026: Data centres need long-dated power and gas hedges that only a big bank can provide
PGGM sees a chance to diversify with fourth-trigger CDSs
Dutch pension manager hopes bank demand will continue to grow for derivatives counterparty credit protection
Imminent US shake-up of LCR slated to include discount window
Adding Fed liquidity facility to bank regulation may help overcome stigma, raise lending capacity
How Quoniam boosted its sentiment strategy by adding an LLM
Upgraded system creates scores from more-informative forward-looking parts of news
An agentic bank? Not so fast
With no clear definition or way to gauge ROI, claims of AI adoption should be taken with a pinch of salt
French regulator wants permanent changes to EU’s output floor
Push for capital relief faces resistance from supervisors in Finland and the Netherlands
Canton: has Wall Street found its blockchain?
Network and privacy behind Digital Asset spin-off’s tilt at next-gen settlement
NSE chief blames algos for India closing auction turmoil
Ashishkumar Chauhan said traders should retrain algos instead of asking Sebi to change closing auction
AI bond deluge tests credit market’s appetite
Credit strategists say multi-year, poorly telegraphed AI issuance strains investor portfolios
From Navier-Stokes to manuscripts by the kilo: AI’s impact on quant research
As AI produces results in bulk, finance needs trusted ways to assess provenance, reliability and significance
Council plans take Aquis, BME out of Esma oversight
German push to exempt Deutsche Börse catches three others, according to sources
Why watering down resolution plans is a bad idea
Bank failures are inevitable; banking crises are not
NDF algo innovation rises as internal matching builds
Banks bolster offerings with new EM pairs and improved execution quality, in bid to increase internalisation
Japan’s Great Repatriation? Don’t count on quick returns
Switch from Treasuries to JGBs by GPIF likely to be gradual, which may spell more bad news for hedge funds
Kalshi seeks CFTC approval for 10-year US Treasury perp
Extended review period for first-of-its-kind contract will run until November 29
US fund managers reshuffle dealer books amid new trading highs
Mutual funds, ETFs hit record FX forwards positions but retreat from options; insurers rotate counterparties
CME’s single-stock futures rev up to overtake ‘ugly’ options trade
New cash-settled contracts with EFP facility could be an appealing alternative to reverse conversions
‘European SEC’ no silver bullet for growth
EU policymakers hope a single, centralised supervisor will help rev up Europe’s economy but critics are mustering
People: CRO switches at Wells and Barclays, further SG shake-ups, and more
Latest job changes across the industry
Hedge funds crowd into bullish Brazilian real trades
Funds snap up FX options betting on stronger real after a Bolsonaro win
Permanent FRTB reforms seen as vital for IMA adoption
Temporary relief granted in June has done little to encourage internal model use in Europe
How to ensure the next Credit Suisse or SVB fails ‘well’
Regulators are planning changes to resolution rules after criticism that living wills were ignored in previous bank collapses
Asian firms waiting on exemptions from UST clearing mandate
Hoping for relief on extraterritoriality, 51% of Apac firms have yet to start compliance programmes
HSBC’s Orion sees cash leg challenge to tokenised bonds
Tradeweb and others agree more work needed before atomic settlement is achieved
Euro Stoxx 50 to get major revamp
Removing supersector caps and more regular rebalancing could spur increased activity in eurozone index
Fund giants turbocharge Wells Fargo’s FX forwards book
US bank jumps from 12th to second in Q2 2026 dealer rankings as Pimco and Vanguard ramp up trading
Month-long power glitch hits key Apac trade surveillance tool
Nasdaq’s alert functions were restored, but users say testing and calibration tools still disrupted
Why resilience goes beyond risk at StanChart
Risk Live: Reliability is “a business goal” that can involve difficult trade-offs, says Americas CEO DeFilippo
