Legal
Phase five margin queues spur calls for custody revamp
Custodians urged to update “antiquated technology” ahead of three-fold jump in phase six initial margin onboarding
Currenex class action faces hurdles, say legal experts
Case could raise questions around statutes of limitations and damages calculations
Show your workings: lenders push to demystify AI models
Machine learning could help with loan decisions – but only if banks can explain how it works. And that’s not easy
Isda’s ‘master’ master agreement courts controversy
Single master agreement to cover repo, securities lending and derivatives could bring efficiencies, but many remain sceptical
US federal legislation ‘eliminates’ need for synthetic Libor
‘Tough legacy’ proposal will be discussed at a House Financial Services subcommittee meeting on April 15
People moves: new CRO at LCH, changes at Natixis investment bank, and more
Latest job changes across the industry
To offset US sanctions risk, banks bake in China loan clauses
Global lenders seek to hedge against the threat of US sanctions on China – which seems unlikely to ease under Biden
Antitrust fears cloud Isda protocol – and fallback spreads
Wait for DoJ assurances could delay Libor transition plans and further unsettle rates trading
Machine learning in fraud analytics to combat financial crime – Getting it right
Risk and compliance professionals gathered for a Risk.net webinar in association with NICE Actimize to consider the challenges and opportunities of successfully harnessing artificial intelligence in the fight against financial criminals
Lawyers pick holes in Libor statutory fix
US ‘tough legacy’ contracts open to legal challenge even if proposed New York law is passed
Initial margin – A regulatory bottleneck
With the recent announcement of an extended preparation period for those smaller entities needing to post initial margin under the uncleared margin rules, the new timetable could cause a bottleneck for firms busy repapering derivatives contracts linked…
Op risk data: Brazil bank faces near-$1bn tax probe fine
Also: UBS hit for $77m for spread hikes; PPI costs top £50bn. Data by ORX News
BMR rift fuels zombie Libor uncertainty
False rate could limp on for months under EU’s benchmark regulation
Law firm of the year: Allen & Overy
Risk Awards 2020: Not just "stodgy lawyers", fintech incubator gives A&O a headstart on automation
Competitive differentiation – Reaping the benefits of XVA centralisation
A forum of industry leaders discusses the latest developments in XVA and the strategic, operational and technological challenges of derivatives valuation in today’s environment, including the key considerations for banks looking to move to a standardised…
Opening the buy-side liquidity pool
Vikash Rughani, business manager at triReduce and triBalance, outlines a new approach enabling buy- and sell-side participants to optimise the transition of legacy Libor over-the-counter swaps contracts to alternative reference rates
The digitisation of legal negotiations and data
In partnership with Risk.net, specialists from AcadiaSoft, Linklaters, and the International Swaps and Derivatives Association weighed in on the digitisation of derivatives documentation for a virtual roundtable discussion. Recent innovations, aimed at…
Politicians must heal a fractured UK society
Political journalist Robert Peston has grave concerns over the future of Britain, seeing profound risks with or without Brexit
Libor transition and implementation – Covering all bases
Sponsored Q&A
HKEX: Hong Kong should not fear China investment rule change
Confidence in city’s legal framework remains a key advantage as China loosens QFII rules, says risk chief
Proof-of-work blockchains and settlement finality: a functional interpretation
In this paper, the authors aim to provide an interpretation of the legal issue of settlement finality in the context of proof-of-work distributed ledger technology, such as the Bitcoin network.
Risk premia strategies – Lessons learned for the future
After a difficult 2018, investors are increasingly wary of risk premia, concerned that factors leading to underperformance might be a recurring problem. Imene Moussa, executive director at UBS, clarifies this issue