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Op risk data: FIS pays the price for Worldpay synergy slip-up
Also: Liberty Mutual rings up record age bias case; Nationwide’s fraud failings. Data by ORX News
Brokers must shift HFT servers after China colocation ban
New exchange guidance drives rush for “proximity colo” in nearby data centres
BoE’s Ramsden defends UK’s ring-fencing regime
Deputy governor also says regulatory reform is coming to the UK gilt repo market
LatAm FX carry trade shrugs off geopolitical fears
Clients in regional carry positions remain undeterred by US interventions, say dealers
EBA supports global op risk taxonomy, but it won’t happen soon
New EU framework designed to ease adoption by banks; other jurisdictions have different priorities
What the Tokyo data cornucopia reveals about market impact
New research confirms universality of one of the most non-intuitive concepts in quant finance
Sticky fears about sticky inflation
Risk.net survey finds investors are not yet ready to declare victory on inflation – with good reason
Allocating financing costs: centralised vs decentralised treasury
Centralisation can boost efficiency when coupled with an effective pricing and attribution framework
S&P bull run drives interest in reset and lookback hedges
Variable strike put options proved popular alternative hedging format of 2025
Robertson leaves Barclays’ prime services in New York
Head of prime derivatives services unit departs after seven years with the bank for Carbon Point
Banks split over AI risk management
Model teams hold the reins, but some argue AI is an enterprise risk
US mutual funds slash short euro positions at record pace
Counterparty Radar: Pimco cut $4.6bn of EUR/USD puts in Q3 amid changing stance on dollar direction
Nomura hires new global eFX head
Mark McMillan to oversee e-trading and sales activities in newly created role
Collateral velocity is disappearing behind a digital curtain
Dealers may welcome digital-era rewiring to free up collateral movement, but tokenisation will obscure metrics
New EBA taxonomy could help integrate emerging op risks
Extra loss flags will allow banks to track transversal risks like geopolitics and AI, say experts
How investment firms are innovating with quantum technology
Banks and asset managers should be proactive in adopting quantum-safe strategies
Trump’s LatAm gambit spurs FX hedging rush
Venezuela op boosts risk reversals as investors look to protect carry trades
One Trading brings 24/7 equity trading to Europe
Start-up exchange will launch perpetual futures Clob in Q1 after AFM nod
Credit spread risk: the cryptic peril on bank balance sheets
Some bankers fear EU regulatory push on CSRBB has done little to improve risk management
Citadel Securities hires former Eisler CRO
Pregnell joins market-maker after demise of hedge fund
FXGO volumes surge despite fee switch-on
Dealers split on whether levy is behind volume increases across SDPs
Risk managers question US reach of Dora third-party list
Some EU subsidiaries included, but regulator control over cloud providers could still be limited
Banks hope new axe platform will cut bond trading costs
Dealer-backed TP Icap venture aims to disrupt dominant trio of Bloomberg, MarketAxess and Tradeweb
Kyriba sees uptake in AI-assisted FX hedging tools
Automated data collection and cleaning helps corporates create better hedges and has cut unexplained P&L moves by 87%, says vendor
Credit spread risk approach differs among EU banks, survey finds
KPMG survey of more than 90 banks reveals disagreement on how to treat liabilities and loans
Bowman’s Fed may limp on by after cuts
New vice-chair seeks efficiency, but staff clear-out could hamper functions, say former regulators
Review of 2025: It’s the end of the world, and it feels fine
Markets proved resilient as Trump redefined US policies – but questions are piling up about 2026 and beyond
Does crypto really need T+0 for everything?
Instant settlement brings its own risks but doesn’t need to be the default, writes BridgePort’s Soriano
Asset managers prep autocall ETFs with assets tipped to hit $30bn
Actively managed strategies wait in the wings after systematic approach nets Calamos $500m
