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Morgan Stanley shoots into FX options dealer top spot
Counterparty Radar: US mutual funds added $11.1 billion in new positions in Q1
Banks look to offload ‘orphan’ hedge risk
Bespoke CDSs shift private credit borrowers’ derivatives default exposures back to the buy side
US election a ‘classic inflection point’ – Rory Stewart
Risk Live: Podcaster and former politician talks geopolitical risk and UK politics in keynote speech
FRTB data-quality issues persist amid shifting start dates
Even the standardised approach poses tricky market and reference data challenges
FCM-style client clearing comes to Europe
Eurex and LCH among CCPs ready to adopt new agency model aimed at easing bank capital
AI hack threat forcing banks to review cyber controls
Risk Live: AI lowers barriers to entry for phishing, say firms; more common controls needed
Op risk managers say models will survive phase-out of AMA
Risk Live: Supervisory focus expected to shift to Pillar 2 capital, and ILM may make a comeback in Europe
Deutsche Bank’s seven lead use cases for GenAI
Risk Live: Innovation head sees “multi-multi-million benefit” in AI documentation and email tools
Bank treasuries should help monitor hidden optionality – JPM exec
Risk Live: JP Morgan ALM structurer calls for greater treasury involvement in product design
UK supervisor rejects concerns over reg reporting burden
FCA official says data from new requirements doesn’t go into “black hole” but supports risk monitoring
Third-party risk ‘converging with KYC’ amid regulatory drive
Risk Live: Banks seek annual supplier contract reviews to comply with new resilience requirements
Attention shifts to US, UK after European Union postpones FRTB
Risk Live: Global timeline still unclear, with banks hoping lawmakers will use delay to soften rules
MMF margin adoption needed to boost tokenisation efforts
Instruments must be more widely accepted as initial margin for new tech initiatives to take off, says JPM exec
No EC timeline yet for LCH equivalence decision
Commission may wait to see impact of active accounts rules, says official
Bank of America’s Kris Fador elected FS-ISAC board chair
Industry consortium for cyber security also adds new board directors from Swift, PNC, Truist and CME
VAR migration postponed at LME amid nickel crisis review
Clearing house faces tricky balance between arbitrage trades and corporate metals hedging
Pimco doubles down on FX forwards trades in Q1
Counterparty Radar: Pimco accounted for nearly 60% of all notionals added by mutual funds
Capital rules explain leverage craving in US bank risk transfers
Tougher requirements have led to conservative structuring and lower coupons
Euribor fills panel gaps with Finland and Greece
OP Corporate Bank and NBG take contributors to 21 as administrator switches off “expert judgement”
Non-deliverable CNY swaps defy doubters
Swap Connect’s launch has helped rather than hindered the instrument, say dealers
Regulators urged to promote cyber security investment
Public interest in stopping cyber attacks that could trigger bank runs, says Bundesbank researcher
SEC intensifies scrutiny on ‘AI washing’
Regulator made first enforcement actions against high-tech misrepresentations this year
FX automation plans focus on predictive analytics – panel
Panellists suggest banks could explore AI tools for foreign exchange pricing
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