Political risk
Quant funds plan to ‘skip the day’ after French election
Some model-driven investors see signs of crowding in short volatility trades
Doubts grow over US FRTB implementation
Fragmented roll-out would price European banks “out of the market”
SEC derivatives rule on the chopping block
Exposure cap for mutual funds likely to be scrapped, but segregation proposals may survive
Draghi’s euro-exit redenomination hedge
Marcello Minenna says new ECB policy effectively hedges QE bond purchases
Brexit preparations block Mifid third-country guidance
EU authorities see keeping rules vague as a way to maximise leverage in negotiations with UK
Brexit and financial regulation: a delicate negotiation
The UK needs access, the EU needs regulatory data, but a mutually beneficial deal could be elusive
Swinburne hits out at ‘politicised’ EU equivalence process
Politics could further frustrate equivalence decisions in the future, particularly after Brexit, warns MEP
Trump casts a shadow over US swap stays legislation
Changes to agency heads could delay or derail a vital part of bank resolution rules
Op risk survey shows the insidious effects of political risk
Rise in geopolitical turmoil drives other risk factors, suggests a network analysis of 2017's survey
Top 10 operational risks for 2017
Risk.net presents the top 10 operational risks of 2017, as chosen by risk practitioners
Cyber is top op risk for 2017, say CROs
This year's Top 10 Operational Risks survey highlights sharp rise in geopolitical risk following Brexit and Trump election
How will banks suffer large op risk losses in the future?
Eight interlocking trends mean more multi-billion-dollar losses to come
Don’t use structured products to bet on politics, say issuers
Structured Products Europe: Panellists speak of Brexit hedges backfiring and Trump win confounding expectations
Trump win forces rethink of investment risk assumptions
Risk management preparations confounded by day that shifted from risk off to risk on
Trump victory: market whipsaw could spell exotics losses
Seesawing markets prompt speculation of big losses for structured product issuers
Trump victory boosts FX volumes and uncertainty
Activity in interbank forex set to exceed levels seen after UK referendum and Swiss franc shock
Brexit will hit equivalence decisions, warns Iosco chair
Asia may face harder negotiations with EU as result of Brexit
US elections: whoever wins, Wall Street loses
Republican nominee is no fan of bankers and a Democrat Senate would block reform of Dodd-Frank
Risk managers take note: Brexit was not a black swan
Protecting yourself against true black swans is the art of the possible, not the probable
What Brexit teaches operational risk management
Receptiveness, resilience and reflection are crucial for avoiding nasty surprises
Brexit spurs rethink of political risk at global banks
Some banks are reserving capital against political risks, such as Brexit
Chinese slump demonstrates the weakness of 'government puts'
Unquestioning trust underlies most catastrophes
UK election fog prompts surge of FTSE 100 puts
Puts on UK's leading index rose 30% last week, with put/call ratio nearing historical high
FVC review: Reyker’s FTSE 100 autocall – a UK election hedge?
Lookback feature aims to mitigate sudden falls in first few months of the term