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Brexit threatens some swaptions trades
Force majeure clauses could be triggered on physically settled contracts
Paper calls for action on payment ‘free-riding’ in Colombia
Country’s financial corporations most likely to prefer to rely on others’ liquidity to fund payments
Lo’s ‘dynamic alpha’ gives quants new tool to fine-tune strategies
Time-sensitive measure could help manage systemic risk too
Hong Kong banks fear clashing swaps margin rules
SFC proposal could complicate trades with HKMA-regulated entities and centralised treasuries
Eonia woes hold up euro swaptions switch
Eleventh-hour derailment for project that has been in the works for a year
Podcast: Lo on adaptive regulation, machine learning, bitcoin
MIT quant says next project will be to combine behavioural science with tech such as machine learning
French regulator: we are not the Brexit bogeyman
AMF denies pursuing relocations from UK, but calls on EU27 to build its financial markets
Amber zone in new P&L test ‘almost useless’, say banks
Analysis shows many desks would not benefit from safe harbour in Basel FRTB proposals
Clearers diverge on SOFR swaps discounting
CME switches to new rate for clearing; rival LCH stays with Fed funds
The sharing economy comes to banking
A start-up some are calling the Airbnb of capital is bringing a Silicon Valley idea to Wall Street
Newman retires, ING's new commodities head, and more
Latest job changes across the industry
EU trading venues warn over looming end of LEI relief
Expelling issuers with no legal entity identifiers could hurt liquidity and investor strategies
CPI bonds set for growth, say dealers
Double issuance sparks hopes for inflation-linked swap market
Quants tout exposure-based approach to op risk modelling
Ebor especially suited to modelling loss events such as legal claims, say proponents
French regulator voices doubts on Europe’s FRTB timeline
Federal Reserve warns EU delay would force US to reconsider 2022 implementation
Banks fear loss of Emir intragroup exemptions
Firms would have to clear or margin transactions with affiliates in non-equivalent jurisdictions
BAML replaces head of global rates
Gupta and Stanley named co-heads as Roberts exits
SRB denies conflict of interest claim on Banco Popular
Bondholders poised to challenge “no creditor worse off” valuation if compensation is denied
Ex-CROs lacking on bank risk committees
Only four former CROs are members of committees at 15 large banks, same total as 2012
Has op risk capital peaked for US banks?
Analysts expect steady fall in biggest banks’ $1.4 trillion in RWAs
Large non-systemic US banks call for tailored liquidity rules
Two banks urge lawmakers to provide LCR relief because they do not fall into G-Sib category
Podcast: Richard Martin on EM debt, copulas, machine learning
Quant sceptical of machine learning algos and black boxes
Fed adviser denies plan to ‘euthanise’ Libor
IBA agreement to keep the benchmark alive would be welcomed but comes with risks, says Bowman
Data riches pose new test for risk managers
New quant tools must be balanced with old-fashioned intuition