Lukas Becker
Desk editor
Lukas Becker is the derivatives desk editor for Risk.net. His topics of interest include over-the-counter derivatives pricing, collateral management, market infrastructure and legal risk. He is based in London.
He was previously the Europe, Middle East and Africa editor of Risk magazine.
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Morgan Stanley takes $468m FVA loss
US bank takes one-off charge to reflect cost of uncollateralised receivables
Swiss corporates suspend hedging after Sfr spike
Treasurers taking time out following removal of €/Sfr cap
RBS launches second DPC to prop up swaps
Boom-era vehicle retooled to guarantee securitisation hedges
CFTC's Massad muddies waters in CCP oversight row
Dual registration – not deference – is "proper model" for supervision, says CFTC chair
BNP Paribas reorganises its investment banking division
The latest people moves and news from the industry
First wave of EU client clearing to catch estimated 400 firms
Two of the 30 firms contacted by Risk say they will fall into Emir’s crucial category two
FCA to probe possible conflicts in barrier options
Some buy-side firms avoid illiquid underlyings over manipulation risks
Softer NSFR may not save repo, banks warn
Final rule slashes funding requirement for reverse repo, but applies it more widely
Dealers fret over NSFR impact on equities
Basel Committee ignores calls to protect market in new funding rules
Nationwide: ABS markets need more than warm words
"There does seem to be this sense in which covered bonds are innocent until proven guilty"
Conflict of interest: banks call for unity on Eonia
Traders fear swap market will be split by 0% floor disputes
CVA hedge losses prompt focus on swaptions and guarantees
Regulators and accountants don't agree on CVA but banks say smart hedges exist
Radhakrishnan to leave the CFTC
Head of clearing and risk understood to be moving into private practice
AIB welcomes AFS bond filter preservation
Senior risk manager says economy too fragile to remove filter
Banks avoiding covered bonds for LCR buffer over liquidity fears
Concerns raised about liquidity in stressed environments
FTSE vol and skew fell prior to Scottish vote
Positions unwound before independence vote, traders say
Dealers welcome US uncleared margin rules
But cash variation margin restriction may upset the buy side
Robot risk managers excite swap market-makers
Banks hope auto-hedging algorithms will cut costs, boost volumes
Black box blues: Fed starts model validation row
"They all fall short," says one expert, as banks try to vet vendor models