Europe
It’s amateur hour: how retail traders upended options market
Cutting-edge data shows non-professionals are driven by news events and desire to make a quick buck
Banks face capital hit on broader energy market collateral
Non-standard clearing house margin for energy trades would increase RWAs unless relief granted
European pension funds must start clearing next year – EC
Exemption preventing pension funds from mandatory clearing will come to an end permanently in June 2023
EU banks’ leverage ratios slip as ECB relief ends
Lenders still carving out central bank balances in March saw ratios drop 60bp on average
Bypassing consent may aid CCP porting – report
CPMI-Iosco report says clearing houses cannot reasonably accommodate client preference; brokers favour rule book harmony
EU plan to suspend power derivatives gets icy response
Proposal from energy ministers to ease collateral burdens blasted as “silly” and “terrible idea”
Esma to meet with clearing industry over EU energy crisis
Widening eligible collateral on table; ECB intervention would need government indemnities
BoE’s planned procyclical capital hike bewilders banks
Some doubt regulator will go through with buffer hike while forecasting recession
People: Credit Suisse’s new CFO, Velani joins BofA, and more
Latest job changes across the industry
Margin costs leap on Simm rejig and rates hikes
Acadia finds roughly one-third jump in exposure following Simm recalibration, with higher funding costs adding to burden
EU Parliament creates multiverse of SA-CCR outcomes
Some MEPs want to ease rules further than EC draft; others want return to undiluted Basel text
360T is second venue to demand FX code compliance
GFXC urges other platforms to follow suit, potentially making code adoption an entry ticket to FX markets
Credit checks, what credit checks? How crypto lending ate itself
Collapse of hedge fund Three Arrows Capital exposes “sloppy and irresponsible” credit standards among crypto lenders
Banks shock commodities by 1,000% in stress-test rethink
Energy price spikes force clearing firms to consider extreme or even ‘implausible’ scenarios
Bingeing on block sets: DLT could give FX its ‘Netflix moment’
Blockchain’s proponents say faster settlement times make technology akin to TV’s streaming revolution
How Citi is handling topsy-turvy rates markets
Talking Heads 2022: Rate hikes and inflation have forced a rethink of the US bank’s hedging strategies
Net-zero pledges bring big unknown for credit risk
Uncertainty on how governments plan to curb emissions adds political dimension to credit quality assessments
Split emerges over data requirements for term €STR
Refinitiv warns against relying on Level 2 inputs, as Emmi targets October launch
Banks begin China close-out netting work after Isda opinion
Rise in collateralised transactions will be next step, dealers say
Banks relieved as EBA punts on dual-track stress tests
Hybrid approach for 2023 will see top-down models used to project net fee and commission income only
Pick a lane: Anna DSB to rival CDM coded swaps reporting?
Dual machine-executable rules are set to create choice – and maybe bifurcation – for swaps reporting
Uncertainty over ECB’s TPI muddies monetary and fiscal impact
Analysts say anti-fragmentation tool exposes long-standing flaws in EU fiscal framework
Esma warns new foreign clearing house rules could backfire
Löber says euro swaps trading may move away from CCPs that face toughest EU scrutiny
Can the EC reach consensus in clearing countdown?
Brussels faces a cold, hard deadline to build clearing regulation accord in Europe