Opinion
EU banks and state-backed loans: bad news with a long fuse
EU banks face a time bomb as public guarantee schemes expire next year
Never mind the buffers: Covid reveals deeper flaws in Basel III
Tweaking discretionary capital buffers won’t address all the prudential issues raised in 2020
Direct clearing could solve CCP concentration risk
Allowing more clients to self-clear can reduce CCPs’ reliance on a few firms, says ex-Chicago Fed adviser
Capital buffers, contingent hedges and USD Libor
The week on Risk.net, November 28–December 4
A guiding light for corporates lost in the fog of XVAs
Chris Kenyon proposes a framework for optimising XVAs – from the client perspective
ECB certificates: a ready-made euro safe asset
The CMU must be backed by a stock of safe assets. The ECB can supply them, writes Daniel Hardy
A step closer to the perfect volatility model
Research on ‘rough volatility’ gives fresh insight into financial fluctuations, quant expert explains
SA-CCR, SOFR lending and model approval
The week on Risk.net, November 21-27, 2020
Fallbacks, Libor and the cultural risks of lockdown
The week on Risk.net, November 14-20, 2020
November 9: the day the Brexodus started?
The UK Treasury’s equivalence verdict is a positive gesture, but could backfire if not reciprocated
Warrants proving a big opportunity for Asia private banks
While the products are booming amid fall-off in principal-protected structures, some distributors are missing out
Climate risk, fixing Libor and tough times for US G-Sibs
The week on Risk.net, November 7-13, 2020
Breaking barriers in options pricing
A new technique for pricing exotic options unifies two classic models
SME risks take centre stage at European banks
Lenders could suffer if government support for small business starts to wane
Op risk data: Firm-wide control fails cost Citi $400m
Also: Deutsche draws fire and AML fine over Danske trades. Data by ORX News
FVA pain, ethical hedging and a degraded copy of Trace
The week on Risk.net, October 31–November 6, 2020
Why the US election fallout was not a surprise to banks
A contested result was unexpected, but scenario planning meant banks weren’t unprepared
Basis trades: a test case for regulating risky activities
FSOC is right to focus on dangerous behaviour, but Treasury meltdown reveals a complex chain of actors
One man’s trash is another man’s Treasury
With yields at record lows, investors are asking how much protection bonds will offer in a future crisis
Basis traders, prime brokers and election risk
The week on Risk.net, October 24-30, 2020
Covid bank tests, swap fix deferred and SOFR switch
The week on Risk.net, October 17-23, 2020
Strengthening supervisory co-operation in derivatives markets
Heath Tarbert and Jon Cunliffe set out a framework for regulating the global derivatives markets
Big bangs, FinCEN leak and prime exodus
The week on Risk.net, October 10–16, 2020
Whales or minnows? Sizing up crowded trades
Strategies for measuring crowding in trades can help to avoid its effect, writes quant fund founder