Brexit
New EU rules threaten to lock out US prop traders
Revisions to Mifid equivalence make opaque demands requiring “psychic abilities”, warn lawyers
Brexit fear drives futures trades out of London
Transitions via FIA protocol have escalated since January as no-deal concerns mount
Credit data: UK banks hold firm as Brexit looms
The credit status of UK banks remains unchanged, but other industries have seen significant deterioration
Tech marathon for FCA as Brexit uncertainty continues
FCA international head says regulator faces huge reporting and data sharing challenges
CFTC paves way for no-deal Brexit swaps transfers
Affiliate transfers would not trigger US margin rules if UK crashes out of EU without a deal
EU swap users still hope for single-sided reporting, one day
Lawmakers fail to deliver Emir reprieve but tease at potential future changes
Buy-side quant says Brexit a ‘test’ of new AI
Natural language processing can give “more insight” into possible market shudders, says Simonian
Brexit to deliver further blow to Mifid transparency data
Market participants say duplicate reports in UK and EU will result in misleading public data
Top 10 operational risks for 2019
The biggest op risks for 2019, as chosen by industry practitioners
Top 10 op risks 2019: Brexit
UK departure from European Union could result in “every operational risk you’ve ever seen”
Top 10 op risks 2019: organisational change
Missteps during strategic change open up a grab bag of different risks
‘No way’ to avoid no-trade lists in no-deal Brexit
EU clients are likely to sever some cross-border ties with UK banks
Data theft leads top 10 op risks survey for 2019
Fears of data breaches eclipse concerns over disabling cyber attack; IT failure and Brexit enter top 10
Firms fear Mifid-style reporting crunch for Brexit day one
Operational clarity still needed to fully implement system changes in time for April 1
Brexit threatens to trip up derivatives reporting
Split will increase firms’ workload and costs, and result in less-accurate regulatory reports
Brexit relief aids Singapore on EU swaps trading equivalence
Sources say decision imminent, but Singapore venues may still face EU licensing requirements
Escalating global threats make for harsher BoE stress test
World GDP assumed to contract 2.6% in 2019 scenario
FRTB, Brexit brain drain and problems with RFRs
The week on Risk.net, February 23-March 1, 2019
Time running out for Brexit data compliance, Bailey warns
FCA head also highlights shortfall on Mifid trading venue equivalence
UK quant academics fear Brexit brain drain
Brexit hitting graduate jobs, funding and “driving European academics away from the UK”, say universities
Podcast: Princeton’s Carmona on the future of quant education
Course director discusses machine learning explainability and reclaiming game theory from economists
UK banks' ECL scenarios vary
Projected economic outcomes most widely dispersed at Barclays
Nikkei faces hurdles in EU benchmark registration
Brexit confusion forces Japan index provider to look beyond UK
Brexit novations ‘on hold’ to gain reg relief
Conditional relief would subject early swaps movers to clearing and margin rules