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Revival of off-balance-sheet financing merits close scrutiny
Banks need more diverse funding sources, but new structures must be vetted carefully
Top US banks set aside $6bn for credit losses in Q3
Quarterly provisions highest in two years
US mutual funds pulled back from repo market in Q2
Counterparty Radar: Cash borrowing fell to lowest level since 2020; JP Morgan remains top dealer
Derivatives law firm of the year: Linklaters
Asia Risk Awards 2022
BNY Mellon, Schwab would benefit most from SLR relief
A repeat of the pandemic carve-out would boost average ratio across US banks by 45bp
TLAC rules no sweat for US regionals
Capital One and US Bancorp best placed to fund their balance sheets with long-term debt
JP Morgan increases FX options dealer lead as Goldman slips
Counterparty Radar: GSAM up five manager spots amid market decline, while MSIM holds RMB positions steady
HSBC claims top FX forwards spot as US banks fall back
Counterparty Radar: Morgan Stanley slips for first time since Q2 2021 amid wider volume decline
Citi leads US banks’ jump in rates VAR-based charges
In a volatile Q2, the bank saw requirements for interest rate positions rise more than 300%
Morgan Stanley’s top-of-the-league TLAC rises further
The bank’s bail-in RWA buffer, already the highest among US peers, rose five percentage points in Q2
JP Morgan’s VAR multiplier increases following Q2 breach
Citi also reported one backtesting exception but kept VAR-based market risk capital requirement flat
Op risk data: Banks dial in $600m loss for illicit phone use
Also: Santander staff mistreatment; cum-ex rumbles on; CFTC steps up scrutiny of swaps reporting. Data by ORX News
Geopolitical risk models not ‘rigorous’ enough, says quant
Joseph Simonian believes game theory and reinforcement learning could improve matters
‘Repo by the minute’ could reshape lending – but not quite yet
Blockchain-based platforms from JP Morgan and Broadridge offer smart contracts that enable intraday repo
US banks’ Brexit gambit hit by EU cross-border ban
US firms trying to Brexit-proof their European operations could now be hit by CRD VI
Banks may spend ‘billions’ to stop quantum hacking threat
Quantum-proof algo standards nearing completion, but enhanced cryptography won’t come cheap
Rival platforms battle to control electronic trading of CLOs
Octaura has the backing of dealers, while Kopentech is leaning into its buy-side roots
Citi, BNY Mellon escape Collins floor
Both banks return above the threshold after just two quarters
JP Morgan takes $14bn AOCI capital hit
Q2 loss from fair-value securities book was largest in 16 years
Will last look disclosures come to FX derivatives?
JPM and NatWest have published their swaps and options last look windows – will others follow suit?
FCM client margin for F&O hit all-time high in May
But concentration among top 10 broker-dealers continues to shrink
JP Morgan extends run as top repo dealer to US funds
Counterparty Radar: New data shows wide variation in haircuts, with biggest clients – like BlackRock and Pimco – getting best terms
Almost half of top LPs yet to publish GFXC disclosures
FX market disclosure remains patchy, fuelling buy-side concerns over transparency
Banks prepare to unleash FX swap bots
BNP Paribas, JP Morgan build execution algos to plug into platforms – but swaps liquidity needs to catch up first