Europe
Ice Credit makes biggest IM call since early pandemic
Aggregate peak calls were 17% higher in Q1 than previous quarter across 25 clearing houses
Euro Axi rate proposed as Euribor fallback
New study lays groundwork for euro version of across-the-curve credit spread index
BNP Paribas, SocGen brace for more hits from TLTRO hedge unwinds
Duo expect combined €600m in losses after already booking €500m in first quarter
Buy-siders to face rising settlement risks when 2 becomes 1
Non-US asset managers may miss crucial window to settle trades with CLS after switch from T+2 to T+1
Inflationary cloud has silver lining for some quant strategies
Research finds certain factors may perform better than previously realised when prices rise
CCPs shun central banks in liquidity buffers rejig
LCH, Ice US and CME lead the way towards commercial banks
EU banks balk at new market risk models back test
EBA proposals introduce additional expected shortfall back test for market capital risk models under FRTB
ECB zeroes in on wrong-way risk as a key lesson of Archegos
Counterparty risk experts agree with focus on “long-neglected” topic after family office default
People: Barclays’ equity hires, CA’s CVA head departs, and more
Latest job changes across the industry
Initial margin hits all-time high at two LCH services
Despite initial margin spike, breaches at SwapClear climb to nearly 19,000
The battle to stop energy markets boiling over
European CCPs and supervisors join call for changes to mitigate any repeat of last year’s crisis
Futures industry must hone comms after Ion hack
Operational resilience hinges on maintaining communication channels in a cyber outage
Raft of EU clearing changes is self-defeating – BNPP lobbyist
Diverging rules between EU and UK starting to threaten EU firms’ competitiveness
Trading volume surged at ABN Amro and BNPP in 2022
Banks’ role in secondary market intermediation continues to grow as Deutsche retreats, G-Sib indicators show
Esma calls for enhanced disclosures in OTC energy markets
LME has already mandated more information on non-cleared positions to help foresee market shocks
Crédit Agricole’s XVA head departs
Laurent Chédin is leaving the banking sector; Mickael Crabos takes his place
EU active account rule may impose costly CCP basis
Buy-siders say end-users could be forced into volatile Eurex/LCH basis at the worst time under EU proposals
EU Council backs Emir exemption for corporates
Leaked doc shows majority of members want to keep intra-group reporting relief introduced in 2019
SA-CCR charges surge at BNP Paribas and ING
Dealers’ RWAs rise combined €3.1bn in volatile Q1, among biggest quarterly jumps since SA-CCR’s EU debut
Regulatory confusion clouds first annual IM recalculation
Firms dropping out of scope may need to continue posting non-cleared margin in some jurisdictions
Dora ‘critical tech vendor’ designation could cast a wide net
Experts think cloud services, data providers and software firms are all in regulators’ sights
Eurozone needs harmonised resolution tools, officials say
Commission proposals could bolster stability and common deposit insurance plans, say supervisors
FMIs pose greatest challenge for operational resilience tests
Risk Live: Calls for large-scale industry exercises to plan what happens if major CCPs go down
Top EU banks’ OTC derivatives climbed 12% in 2022
All but two dealers report higher notional amounts, led by Crédit Agricole