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US dollar Libor’s fate in doubt after IBA delays funeral plans
Decision to exclude US dollar Libor from cessation plan is being treated as effective extension
Liquidity buffers thinned at Morgan Stanley, Goldman in Q3
Build-up of HQLA slows over the third quarter after post-Covid surge
Regulators voice concerns over cloud risk
Risk USA: failure of big cloud service provider could cause “a very large shock”, says NY Fed exec
EU’s dividend ban overshadows reform effort
Banks may be reluctant to run down buffers even if regulators soften the MDA threshold for payouts
Quarles’ legacy Libor contracts plan stirs confusion
Cryptic comment feeds speculation about synthetic US dollar Libor – prompting pushback from ARRC
BofA the outlier as most US banks improve SLRs in Q3
Aggregate Tier 1 capital climbs 2% in Q3
NY Fed’s Stiroh: ‘cultural capital’ at risk in pandemic
Risk USA: remote working could “erode” the culture of financial firms, says senior regulator
The buy side and Libor: it’s decision time
Investors weigh pros and cons of signing newly released Isda fallback protocol, as Libor demise looms
Asia’s private wealth giants shift gears to market-neutral
With interest rates low, structured product investors bypass capital-protected products for market-neutral strategies
G-Sibs see little sign of relief on Fed’s systemic buffer
Central bank liquidity and Treasuries will push US firms into higher G-Sib buckets
Top US-based foreign banks shrink systemic footprints
US units of Barclays, Credit Suisse and Deutsche Bank have cut assets 40% since Q3 2016
Congress readies surprise ‘tough legacy’ Libor fix
Federal legislation to ensure legacy Libor contracts can move to SOFR is in the works
Op risk data: Firm-wide control fails cost Citi $400m
Also: Deutsche draws fire and AML fine over Danske trades. Data by ORX News
Joe Biden’s slow road to remaking US financial regulation
Moves on climate risk could come early; other changes may have to wait until end of 2021, or later
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
Banks fold climate, pandemic and cyber risks into CCAR
OpRisk North America: anchoring idiosyncratic risks to macro scenarios a challenge, say experts
Jerome Kemp on the skewed economics of clearing
Only Fed intervention prevented “a really big market disaster” during Covid, says derivatives veteran
US election scenarios: meltdown fears if poll contested
Crowdsourced election scenarios show sharp falls and correlation breaks if Trump challenges results
Bailed-out basis traders face regulatory backlash
The cash/futures basis trade could be a test case for regulating systemically risky activities
BNP Paribas grew share of MMF Treasury repo over Q3
French bank accounted for 13% of traded volume as of end-September
Fed set to unveil operational resilience proposals
OpRisk North America: banks expected to design idiosyncratic stress scenarios to test resilience
CME asks clients about changing implied UST futures coupon
Falling yields prompt review of 6% conversion factor for delivery-eligible bonds
Covid policy risk hangs over bank stress tests
Banks and regulators are second-guessing the policy response to new outbreaks
Regulators seek harmony on op resilience rules
Alignment on principles needed “in short order”, says Basel working group chair