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It’s amateur hour: how retail traders upended options market
Cutting-edge data shows non-professionals are driven by news events and desire to make a quick buck
CFTC backs banks in tussle over clearing house governance
CME and Ice will need to pay more attention to clearing members on risk committees
Could a cold collateral winter be coming for pension plans?
UK LDIs passed an early test from rising rates, but margin call pressure is mounting
‘Monster’ rally shows junk index isn’t what it was
Speed of recovery reflects structural and technical changes in US high yield
Credit checks, what credit checks? How crypto lending ate itself
Collapse of hedge fund Three Arrows Capital exposes “sloppy and irresponsible” credit standards among crypto lenders
Banks shock commodities by 1,000% in stress-test rethink
Energy price spikes force clearing firms to consider extreme or even ‘implausible’ scenarios
US Treasury market preps for reporting showdown
Sifma expected to attack transparency plans; prop traders brand objections “crazy”
Bingeing on block sets: DLT could give FX its ‘Netflix moment’
Blockchain’s proponents say faster settlement times make technology akin to TV’s streaming revolution
Quiet man: is Michael Barr the Clark Kent of regulation?
A decade after crafting Dodd-Frank, Fed’s new vice-chair must tame DC's warring regulatory factions
Pension buyouts: rock-bottom prices mask unease over risk
US insurers will digest $40bn in pension assets this year but tight pricing and an economic downturn could lead to reflux
Pick a lane: Anna DSB to rival CDM coded swaps reporting?
Dual machine-executable rules are set to create choice – and maybe bifurcation – for swaps reporting
Archegos revives Lehman-era trade booking controversy
Experts debate whether defaulted TRS positions should have become house exposures immediately
Banks temper credit loss models by editing Covid narrative
Faced with geopolitical chaos and signs of recession, expected credit loss models need to adapt fast
Return of volatility revs up FX options market
Macro disruption hikes volatility for eager dealers, however liquidity and spread compression remain a concern
PRA’s pot shots threaten Simm’s global ubiquity
UK regulator’s push to improve model governance could tip non-cleared derivatives market into chaos
Amid macro storm clouds, a silver linings playbook for fintech
Banks and VCs believe inflation and rising interest rates will result in winners as well as losers
US banks’ Brexit gambit hit by EU cross-border ban
US firms trying to Brexit-proof their European operations could now be hit by CRD VI
‘Are we nearly there yet?’ Banks navigate ESG loan accounting
Lenders ask standards boards for guidance on how rules should be applied
‘Nightmare’ of uncertainty plagues FRTB model applications
Shifting timetable and rule tweaks that could alter incentives dampen appetite for internal models
In a bit of a fix: Refinitiv seeks ideas to improve WM/R
Operator launches consultation following criticism of 4pm fixing rate
Covid chaos spurs on search for model risk aggregation
Many models failed in pandemic, but analysing them in clusters easier than whole-bank view
Growing use of ‘carte blanche’ keeps FCMs ‘awake at night’
Executing brokers want to speed up trade processing, but practice is deemed risky by clearers
Why FRTB model test loves volatility, but hates hedges
Crucial P&L test for internal models easier to pass if price swings are large, or desks poorly hedged
When stagflation looms, investors get no satisfaction
In a toxic inflation-stagnation mix, conventional trades and hedges falter; alternatives are unproven