Liquidity
Banks will not be frowned upon for discount window borrowing – Fed official
Risk Live: more banks have completed paperwork to access Fed lending facility than a year ago
Top 10 operational risks for 2024
The biggest op risks for the year ahead, as chosen by senior industry practitioners
BTFP shutters with loans at near-record high
Program saw last-minute $3bn dash for loans in final three days of operation
Brazil readies long-dated FX hedging scheme for green projects
Development bank IDB will lend its credit rating to unlock cheaper USD/BRL hedges out to 25 years
Nasdaq liquidity risk jumps 15% on increased settlement flows
Maximum amount owed to CCP by single member in stress scenario rises in Q4
Deutsche Börse building equities dark pool
Move comes hot on heels of Euronext launching its own dark pool
Japan’s interest rate derivatives trading and clearing on the rise
Japan Exchange Group and OpenGamma chart Japan’s journey towards a flourishing derivatives trading and clearing ecosystem
NSCC issued record $45bn cash call in Q4
Worst-case scenario estimate up 22% from previous quarter
EC adviser: more dealer help needed on EU bond secondary market
For their part, banks want greater clarity around issuance plans after 2026
Quarter-ends add $184bn to FX swap costs, study finds
Academics observe 36% increase in bid/ask spreads in short-tenor liquid currency pairs at quarter-end
US dealers slam capital hit on clearing for unreal CVA risk
Fed would diverge from Basel standards by imposing CVA capital on client-cleared trades
Interbank lending plummets at major European banks
Reduced repo operations and TLTRO repayments among drivers
Capital One’s purchase of Discover would triple its Treasury holdings
Record UST boost would propel combined company past six US lenders
NYCB’s borrowing boosted cash reserves by 66% in Q4
Embattled bank bolsters liquidity in anticipation of tighter supervision but sees funding costs climb
Schwab’s MMF assets rose 225% through Fed’s rate-hike journey
Climb of fund managers’ ranks contrasts with slumping banking deposits
Taming the systemic risk Hydra: 10 years of mandatory clearing
Regulators, clearers and market participants reflect on a decade of the clearing requirement
Clearing members sour further on cash for IM collateral
Sovereign bonds remain preferred choice at top CCPs in Q3
BMO Capital Markets gaining ground in US Treasuries
Canadian bank goes head-to-head with large US bulge brackets in D2C market
US MMF repos with dealers hit record amid RRP pullback
Non-Fed trades up 13% in November as facility’s usage declines rapidly
Former NY Fed chief calls for overhaul of discount window
Dudley’s proposed changes include prepositioning collateral, cutting costs of secondary credit facility
US climate guidance stokes debate over defining material risks
Banks welcome flexibility, but it could lead to big divergence on climate risk management
AmEx expansion puts it on track for tougher prudential standards
Lender is within spitting distance of category III designation, which would attract stricter capital and liquidity requirements
OCC default fund up 19% in Q3
Hypothetical stress losses behind latest spike in member contributions
LMAX taps real money clients with Cürex deal
Acquisition aims to offer liquidity providers diverse flows from asset managers