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Client margin up 39% at HSBC’s F&O unit in January
FCM reports highest amount since Q2 2020
Asia moves: Trio of senior hires at Wells Fargo and Haitong International, and more
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Top 10 op risk losses for 2021 hog $15bn total
Despite more fraud and crypto crime, firms’ op risk losses fall in number and in volume. Data by ORX News
People moves: Ice rings changes, new CFTC appointees, and more
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Hedging specialists vie for swelling FX overlay business
Custodians, banks and others look to capitalise on trend for buy side to outsource currency hedging
BoE stress tests: Lloyds just 10bp above minimum CET1 ratio
Bank’s simulated core ratio was just 10bp above requirements at the worst point of a severe recession
HSBC leads systemic banks in cutting derivatives exposures
On aggregate, the top 30 banks shrunk notionals by 7% year on year
Most G-Sibs fail to disclose financed emissions
None of the world’s top 30 banks disclose climate impact of their whole portfolio
Asia moves: HSBC appoints new Apac head, Barclays hires country CEO for China, and more
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EU software capital reversal to hit Lloyds, Barclays the most
Top UK banks boost CET1 ratios in Q3 as the PRA confirms capital benefit will end on January 1
HSBC faces capital headwinds as regulatory changes kick in
Bank expects its CET1 capital ratio to fall 100–120bp through 2022, with regulation taking the heaviest toll
Firms doubt benefits of EU Mifid best execution reform
Esma proposal retains unpopular aggregated reporting; bankers want more cost-benefit analysis
UK bank LCRs fall in Q2, led by HSBC
Implementation of new methodology weighs on bank’s end-quarter LCR
From the margins: CGBs vie to join the collateral club
Can CGBs emulate US Treasuries as initial margin on cross-border derivatives trades?
StanChart’s CVA charge up 19% in Q2
Higher capital requirements also at Barclays, Lloyds and NatWest, with HSBC the only outlier among top UK banks
Level 3 assets at global systemic banks down 36% since 2014
Hard-to-value holdings down sharply over the past six years, but pandemic threw spanner in the works at some banks
People moves: Credit Suisse senior shake-up, and more
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Asia moves: LCH appoints new head of Asia, BNY Mellon picks treasury services chief, and more
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BoE floor could double capital charges on HSBC’s UK home loans
New rules could forcibly push up residential mortgage portfolio’s 5% risk density
New China data law threatens KYC efforts
Local banks will need permission to export any data that could end up in the hands of foreign law enforcement bodies
Top UK banks’ RWAs rose in Q2, reversing downward trend
HSBC’s $15.5 billion increase was the main driver, but other banks saw RWAs fall
Safety first: UK set to keep ring-fencing but may ease rules
There is also pressure to make changes to tackle banks’ overexposure to retail debt due to the rules
PoP goes FXPB: prime of prime fizzes, but isn’t to all tastes
Sources report ebullient growth among PoPs, despite lingering wariness around risk redistribution
Tackling insider fraud – Best practice for banks
Volatile markets, the pivot to remote working and the prevalence of private messaging are just some of the factors contributing to the rising risk of insider fraud. At a recent Risk.net webinar, an expert panel explored the challenges for banks and…