Regulation
Collateral resilience is more than just understanding initial margin
New regulations and extreme global events are seeing initial margin (IM) requirements rise in prominence, with investment managers needing to focus on more than just their regulatory and operational compliance
EC looks to force market’s hand in euro clearing battle
Industry exasperated as commission proposes new mandates and capital penalties for banks clearing in London
EU trading venue definition could crush innovation, fear bank execs
Widening scope of regulated firms could undo progress in fixed income electronification and increase costs
Banks: sanctions evasion driving rise in money laundering risk
Attempts by oligarchs to siphon cash out of Russia sparks heightened scrutiny of AML alerts
HSBC’s SA market RWAs double on new structural FX rules
Move from Pillar 2 to Pillar 1 for unhedged FX risk adds $6.8bn of RWAs
Top 10 op risks 2022: geopolitical risk takes centre stage
Ukraine invasion, western sanctions and Russian response seen driving big rise in cyber and supply chain risks
Outrunning risk with cloud
Supercharged risks are running circles around banking risk models. Here’s how the cloud can keep you one step ahead
New rules could see hedge funds sued for ‘doing a good job’
SEC proposal would make it easier for investors to sue hedge funds than mutual funds for negligence
Building artificial intelligence in credit risk: a commercial lending perspective
This white paper provides a contemporary look at what AI and machine learning adoption could mean for commercial lending and credit risk assessments
Banks hope new US rule will see AML judged on effectiveness
Proposed FinCEN ruling asks regulators to look beyond design to whether AML measures actually work
Markets Technology Awards 2022 winners' review
The Markets Technology Awards were as fiercely contested as ever this year, a testament to the volume, strength and variety of technology firms playing a key role in today’s markets
Don’t impose blanket margin model rules, say BoE advisers
Focus instead on outcomes and costs and factor in different clearing membership, say Murphy and Vause
Canada looks beyond bankers’ acceptance market in rate reform
Banks “moving away” from antiquated lending practice that is a key input for CDOR benchmark
UBS sees $20bn RWA impact from Basel III
Increase expected to materialise by 2024 following the implementation of new rules on FRTB, CVA, credit and operational risk
Financial crimes regulatory review
This white paper reviews some of the legislative and regulatory activity in the past 12 months in what has been an extremely active year, particularly in the US
Leveraging data in e-FX trading
A white paper explaining how, in a world where electronic trading has infiltrated virtually every aspect of today’s FX market, having access to data and the means to interpret it are fundamental components of a successful e-FX strategy
Outrunning risk with cloud
Supercharged risks are running circles around banking risk models. Here’s how the cloud can keep you one step ahead
How North American capital markets firms derive maximum insight from their data and analytics tools
This report is based on a WatersTechnology survey commissioned by TIBCO and completed in October 2021
Cryptocurrency regulation summary: 2022 edition
An analyst report summarising global regulatory guidelines surrounding the trading and issuing of crypto assets around the world
Moving targets: the new rules of conduct risk
How are capital markets firms adapting their approaches to monitoring and managing conduct risk following the Covid‑19 pandemic? In a Risk.net webinar in association with NICE Actimize, the panel discusses changing regulatory requirements, the essentials…
CCPs unlikely to be wiped out by op losses, research suggests
Former LCH risk chief says sharing loss data would help CCPs avoid risk of holding too little capital, or too much
Rising inflation may spare smaller middle-market lenders
PennantPark bets that picking the right entrepreneur can protect private credit from rising prices
Central counterparty capital and nondefault losses
This paper analyses the components of central counterparty (CCP) capital requirements and makes several observations on the potential for loss absorption.