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Competitive differentiation – Reaping the benefits of XVA centralisation
A forum of industry leaders discusses the latest developments in XVA and the strategic, operational and technological challenges of derivatives valuation in today’s environment, including the key considerations for banks looking to move to a standardised…
The theoretical foundations of XVAs
Bloomberg analyses the theoretical basis of XVAs, focusing on the works and findings of its head of quantitative XVA analytics, Mats Kjaer, who emphasises the role of the capital valuation adjustment as a major driver of derivatives trading profitability…
Libor transition and implementation – Special report 2019
A critical halfway stage has been reached on the Libor transition journey – at least in terms of timing. It’s just over two years since the UK’s top financial regulator called notice on the discredited benchmark. It’s also just over two years until the…
ETF strategies to manage market volatility
Money managers and institutional investors are re-evaluating investment strategies in the face of rapidly shifting market conditions. Consequently, selective genres of exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are seeing robust growth in assets. Hong Kong Exchanges…
Funds look to ‘retrain’ traders as automation takes hold
As technology reshapes markets, nearly a third of buy-side staff will need to gain new skills
Looking forward to backward‑looking rates
Interbank offered rates are critical in the world of contracts and derivatives, acting as reference rates in millions of financial contracts and with a total market exposure in the hundreds of trillions of dollars. Bloomberg explores why offering…
Libor transition and implementation – Covering all bases
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2022 – A market risk odyssey
Though January’s final version of FRTB offered no great surprises to those who have followed the regulation since its inception, banks now have a greater idea of what is required of them. Bloomberg explores the importance for banks to have FRTB…
trueEX to shut swaps trading platform
Would-be disruptor will exit business on July 19, leaving swaps market in hands of incumbents
Risk premia strategies – Lessons learned for the future
After a difficult 2018, investors are increasingly wary of risk premia, concerned that factors leading to underperformance might be a recurring problem. Imene Moussa, executive director at UBS, clarifies this issue
A helping hand – Addressing industry concerns
The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision’s final revisions to the FRTB guidelines aim to address industry concerns around complexity and capital implications. A forum of industry leaders discusses whether the changes have been effective and how banks…
Ice creates daily credit risk monitoring tool
Company muscles into Bloomberg’s fixed income data territory with bond analytics service
Nowcasting can illuminate China’s macro scene
Nowcasting teams are proving a valuable tool for investors
Mifid data publishers drag feet on Esma guidelines
Four publishers yet to align post-trade data format with Q&A issued eight months ago
People moves: Piterbarg joins NatWest Markets, Le Brusq leaves Natixis, and more
Latest job changes across the industry
Day one of a no-deal Brexit: swaps and chaperones
Banks, trading platforms, repositories tee up EU entities – and dread the repapering crunch that would follow
Risk.net podcast: DTCC’s Lind on FRTB, data pooling and NMRFs
As many as 70 banks globally could adopt internal model approach for market risk capital
Asia Risk Technology Rankings 2018: The winners
Murex, Finastra, FIS take top spots in this year’s rankings
Brexit deal talk ‘too late’ for departing brokers
Contingency plans are past point of no return, say venues
Own goal: Mifid II reduces transparency in some EU markets
New rules replace voluntary arrangements in ETFs and Nordic bonds, fragmenting post-trade data
Buy side using two-way prices in bid to hide trade intent
Number of trades done via ‘request-for-market’ protocol leaps 510% in past year