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BofA clearing vet leaves to launch start-up
Brooks Stevens plans new venture after 27 years with Bank of America and Merrill Lynch
Climate risk – Special report 2021
This Risk.net special report contains a collection of articles that consider the impact rising carbon prices will have throughout the economy, discuss the challenges of modelling climate risk exposures and of integrating climate risk into risk management…
Sending the right signals: quantifying and repricing risk
Risk.net convened a panel of three experts from different fields to discuss some of the most pressing and pertinent climate-risk related issues, each offering different insight to the discussion from their respective backgrounds, providing an exchange of…
Credit risk & modelling – Special report 2021
This Risk special report provides an insight on the challenges facing banks in measuring and mitigating credit risk in the current environment, and the strategies they are deploying to adapt to a more stringent regulatory approach.
The wild world of credit models
The Covid-19 pandemic has induced a kind of schizophrenia in loan-loss models. When the pandemic hit, banks overprovisioned for credit losses on the assumption that the economy would head south. But when government stimulus packages put wads of cash in…
Driving greater value in credit risk and modelling
A forum of industry leaders discusses the challenges facing banks in measuring and mitigating credit risk in the current environment, and strategies to adapt to a more stringent regulatory framework in the future
The impact of European gas prices on climate goals
As governments increase their focus on climate change following the UN Climate Change Conference, COP26, ZE Power asks whether high gas prices in Europe could derail decarbonisation efforts
Accelerating the evolution of credit decisioning and modelling
Anthony Mancuso, director, global head of risk modelling and decisioning at SAS, explains the importance of developing a fully capable credit modelling lifecycle to empower non-specialist personnel, and offers insight into its own solutions to this end,…
Applying scenario analysis to climate risk
Matthew Lightwood, director, risk solutions at Conning, discusses the application of stochastic modelling with scenario analysis to quantify climate risk in a portfolio
People moves: Credit Suisse senior shake-up, and more
Latest job changes across the industry
FX forwards and swaps
LCH’s Kah Yang Chong, head of FX Emea product, and James Shanahan, head of FX quantitative analytics, discuss whether clearing of FX forwards and swaps – so far limited by requirements under UMR – will provide the efficiencies market participants need
Insider dealing: amping up surveillance measures
Joe Schifano, global head of regulatory affairs at Eventus, examines how volatility resulting from the Covid‑19 pandemic has made markets more susceptible to insider dealing activity, prompting regulators to urge firms to reinforce surveillance measures…
Wells Fargo clearing and futures head departs
Veteran who oversaw bank’s swift rise to swaps clearing juggernaut retires
Citi clearing head departs for crypto firm
Senior departure is latest among swaps giant’s clearing ranks
PoP goes FXPB: prime of prime fizzes, but isn’t to all tastes
Sources report ebullient growth among PoPs, despite lingering wariness around risk redistribution
Electronic swaptions trading sparks market’s interest
Regulatory demands and Covid have upped e-trading in swaptions, but trade complexity remains a hurdle
CME targets year-end rollout of new margin model
Clearing house testing new Span 2 framework with members, more work needed with vendors
Initial margin – Special report 2021
With many phase five firms in limbo, this special report assesses the issues and key challenges involved, and reveals the changing strategies of firms in meeting their IM responsibilities
Sharpening the tools – Preparation for UMR phase five
A forum of industry leaders discusses the suitability of Simm for phase five firms, how they can optimise portfolios to minimise margin costs and how the lessons learned from previous phases can help them prepare
Time to act – Smart transitions to UMR compliance
Firms face many challenges as deadlines loom for phases five and six of the uncleared margin rules (UMR), including getting their average aggregate notional amount calculations right to determine which phase they are in. With only three months to prepare…
A sharper focus on credit risk – Accessing Basel III SCRA data
The final Basel III framework will usher in a more nuanced approach to credit risk assessment. To address the challenges and benefit from the attendant opportunities, organisations need to be able to gather and manage the necessary data
Turning challenges into solutions
With margin requirements a potential drain on financial resources, delivering healthy returns while meeting regulatory obligations is paramount. To help participants optimise more of their risk, Varqa Abyaneh, chief product officer, Quantile, discusses…
Libor Risk – Quarterly report Q2 2021
The countdown to Libor's demise is officially under way. If a recent jump in Libor usage is anything to go by, regulators face a Herculean task prising dollar markets off the discredited rate by year-end. The mission is complicated by huge swathes of the…
Page 19901: the benchmark that time forgot
CFTC probe into swap price rigging revives the ghosts of Libor manipulation