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RJ O’Brien plots expansion into US Treasury clearing
Chairman and CEO says futures house plans to capitalise on SEC’s new mandate for interdealer trades
Clearing members cry foul over restrictive FICC rule change
Draft interpreted as attempt to obstruct rival clearing houses entering US Treasuries market
More data urged for effective counterparty credit risk management
Disclosure of client positions may not be commercially realistic, expert warns
Securitisation clears way for UK insurers to buy ground rents
Asset manager says booming sector will make up for falling demand from pensions
US Fed reveals its five use cases for generative AI
Internal sandbox used to assess viability and risks; coding and content generation on the agenda
US Treasury official calls for SLR relief during market stress
Under Secretary Liang also urges scrutiny of “artificial incentives” for Treasury futures in 40-Act rules
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