Feature/Risk management
Fed pivots to material risk – but what is it, exactly?
Top US bank regulator will prioritise risks that matter most, but they could prove hard to pinpoint
EU single portal faces battle to unify cyber incident reporting
Digital omnibus package accused of lacking ambition to truly streamline notification requirements
How conflict sharpened Israel’s role in cyber security
Recent growth in offshoring of infosec comes despite regulatory focus on supply-chain resilience
Global banks ‘hassled’ by China’s mystery data rules
Some firms left in the dark as new guidance on exporting data overseas is distributed bilaterally
Some European banks still failing net interest income test
Swedbank joins seven other outliers after it updates methodology assumptions
Dora delay leaves EU banks fighting for their audit rights
Regulation requires firms to expand scrutiny of critical vendors that haven’t yet been identified
Future proof: can FMX-LCH platform prevail?
A year into FMX Futures Exchange, Treasury futures volumes are low, and firms aren’t cross-margining
Saved by the Byrd? The fight over the OFR’s future
Dodd-Frank made it the premier data-grabber, and the financial world doesn’t like it
Speedy onboarding: the push for faster model approvals
Europe’s banking watchdog is planning to streamline how it authorises credit model updates. Not a moment too soon, say bankers
Glass houses: US agencies urged to shore up cyber defences
Email hack at OCC raises concerns over more widespread frailty at regulators
Why margin transparency is always somebody else’s problem
As Esma pushes for clearing clients to receive better information, no-one wants to provide it
EU firms want clarity on new active account operational test
Final Esma rules reduce burden, but require firms to prepare for higher onshore clearing volumes
Can behavioural science curb rogue traders… and compliance costs?
Instead of using surveillance to catch endless bad apples, experts urge banks to clean the barrel
Risk Technology Awards 2025: Tariff turmoil’s tech effects
Upheaval in US trade policy drove demands for more data, more simulations as supervisors pushed banks to plan for the worst
CCAR at a turning point, but which way is forward?
Banks sniff an opportunity to push the Fed for more openness over stress test models – and seize capital benefits
Risk managers brace for night shifts as 24-hour trading looms
Questions swirl around how margin breaches and defaults will be handled during overnight hours
Why US banks are not taking their eye off reputational risk
The concept may be removed from supervisory exams, but the 2023 crisis showed the risk is real
Op Risk Benchmarking 2025: the FMIs
Exchanges and CCPs respond to regulatory scrutiny and evolving threats with tighter vendor management and scenario refreshes
Wait in the Q: US banks hold back on tariff-related provisions
Lack of data on supply chain vulnerabilities creates challenges for early CECL adjustments
Dodging a steamroller: how the basis trade survived the tariff tantrum
Higher margins, rising yields and stable repo funding helped avert another disruptive blow-up
Amid tariff turmoil, banks warned not to fudge IFRS 9 overlays
Flip-flopping US policies challenge loan loss provisioning models; EU regulators take watching brief