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Lower margin can fuel procyclicality in CCPs – research
Efforts to prevent ‘margin spiral’ during stress could encourage more risk-taking, paper argues
Basel turns its attention to operational resilience
New working group will focus on business continuity in the age of cyber threats
Banks warned on holes in EU’s proposed Brexit relief
Potential EC, French and German no-deal relief is expected to be short-lived and incomplete
Podcast: Dominique Bang on his stochastic local vol model
New approach delivers quick and accurate computation of prices
CME abandons buy-side direct clearing initiative
CCP shutters plan after feedback from regulators and market participants
Two banks begin moving swaps out of London, pre-Brexit
Part VII transfers underway as Barclays, UBS seek ‘big bang’ trade moves; clients warned of legal, regulatory questions
BlueCrest seeks direct membership at LCH’s SwapClear
Investment firm to make leap away from clearing broker reliance
Brace for more Nasdaq-like losses, HKEx CRO warns
Roland Chai says defaults more likely as global instability increases; CCPs should focus on auction processes
UBS names group head to advance data push
Swiss bank is known to be exploring commercial potential of client data
FDIC suspends resolution plans for deposit takers
Requirement for opcos of bank holding companies could be tailored or scrapped entirely
BNPP US linear rates head to join NatWest Markets
Eric Duclos moves from French bank to run linear rates trading
Hedge fund giants lead fourth wave of IM candidates
BlueCrest, Capula, Citadel, Millennium and Rokos expected to be in scope for next phase of margin rules
China warning spurs banks over bail-in debt plans
Competing for attention in global TLAC markets could drive up costs for Chinese lenders
FCA survey reveals significant increase in tech failures
Cyber incidents represented 18% of incidents reported to the FCA in year to October
Greece slashes rates exposure with €35 billion swap programme
Sovereign debt agency entices 18 banks into hedging programme, locking in historic low rates on bailout loans
Risk Awards 2019: The winners
BNP Paribas wins derivatives house; lifetime award for Craig Broderick; CME takes clearing house award
Ice changing margin model for move into options
CCP aims for Q1 2019 roll-out of new Monte Carlo-based methodology as it plans launch of index swaptions
Banks won’t return to commodity markets, conference hears
Energy Risk Asia: energy majors and other entities taking up space vacated by banks
Fuel spikes expected from sulphur cap on shipping
Energy Risk Asia: IMO 2020 will save lives, but also impact entire energy complex
Swaps users wary of hedge accounting hit from Brexit transfer
Uncertainty over exemption for novated trades may force hedgers to sacrifice netting benefits
Banks demand greater scrutiny of CCP margin add-ons
Nasdaq Clearing blow-up prompts questions over CCPs’ methods of applying top-ups to concentrated positions
UBS hires Moussa from Credit Suisse for Asia QIS role
Imene Moussa to work on QIS and off-balance-sheet structuring across the region
Brexit drama muddies water for FX options market
Traders focusing on new dates – and scenarios – after domestic UK criticism of proposed deal
Eurozone banks bet on 2024 MREL deadline to ease Brexit pain
SRB says legacy English law bonds ineligible, but BRRD grandfathering could solve problem