Banks
Cyber risks are silent, deadly and often mundane
Fear of submarine-like attack overshadows more dangerous, less scary cyber threats
Top 10 Operational Risks for 2016
Risk.net presents the Top 10 Operational Risks of 2016, as chosen by risk practitioners
Final FRTB is a game of give-and-take, say dealers
Relaxation in some areas of Basel market risk rules offset by harsher treatment in others
Operational risk: what do the regulators expect?
Ariane Chapelle offers some advice on how to avoid unnecessary scrutiny from supervisors
Speed of response a good proxy for risk culture – FCA director
Good risk culture makes firms more responsive, says UK regulator’s head of enforcement
Adios AMA: Basel proposal to bin op risk models worries banks
Firms doubtful about risk sensitivity of standardised replacement charge
Best financial crime product: Swift
Swift offers firms assistance in avoiding entities and individuals hit by sanctions
Best managed/support services provider: Thomson Reuters Org ID
Thomson Reuters managed service eases burden of know-your-customer rules
Paper of the year: JD Opdyke
New technique may help limit errors in AMA capital estimates
Bank business models changing due to Basel III, says EY
Half of G-Sifis face demands to change business mix or deleverage, survey finds
Softer rules on clearing margin may not cut end-users’ costs
Leverage ratio burden only one part of costs
The Clearing House takes aim at CCP risk governance
Banks call for audit trails and beefed-up role for risk committees
Bank of Italy chief sees legal risk in senior bonds bail-in
Banks should inform savers about senior bonds’ place in resolution hierarchy
Q&A: Visco of Bank of Italy on bank reforms and supervision
Splitting off prop trading would ‘complement’ EU resolution regime
Riskology: hedge funds and banks can learn from each other
Banks should have more risk transparency, hedge funds more formal risk management
Is the financialisation of commodities being reversed?
Energy industry veteran Kaminski offers a verdict - and some career advice
HSBC admits to misgivings over ring-fence amid cost complaints
Vickers "surprised" by bank's loss of enthusiasm given its support in 2012
Niche services growing in forex prime brokerage – RBS
Competing purely on price no longer enough
EBA: banks must fill resolution fund but support can fluctuate
Time-varying contributions would mitigate pro-cyclicality
Newcomer of the year: Huntington Bank
Regional bank’s commodity hedging desk flourishes amid retreat of larger dealers
Derivatives house of the year: Citi
Bank wins with help of book purchases and willingness to take on trickier trades
Prime of primes reduce reliance on prime brokers
Forex prime brokers have reduced their services after Swiss franc move
Market-makers tweak algorithms post-SNB move
Liquidity providers seek to improve electronic price formation
Repo market coping with liquidity regulation for now – bankers
Efficiency gains have kept capital supply up, but challenges remain