Europe
Taco trades and fake news fatigue
Is another era of ‘will he, won’t he’ numbing rates and FX traders to its jeopardy?
Danske shrinks CVA capital charges 44% after hedge revamp
Credit protection buying spree helps cut capital requirements to lowest level since 2014
Market shocks push IRC to records at EU banks
Component for default and migration risk hits new highs at several dealers
BoE revision may ease MREL load for UK challenger banks
Monzo, Starling, Metro posed to benefit from long-awaited asset threshold hike
Op risk data: GVA and Nobitex in geopolitical risk strikes
Also: UBS chief a target of third-party data hack, internal bank frauds in Asia. Data by ORX News
CVA risk charges spike 73% at EU banks under Basel III
Crédit Agricole leads surge, as basic approach dominates CVA capital calculations
EU firms want clarity on new active account operational test
Final Esma rules reduce burden, but require firms to prepare for higher onshore clearing volumes
Basel III overhaul triggers credit RWA reshuffle at EU banks
A-IRB down by a third, F-IRB more than doubles and standardised approach up by a quarter
Can behavioural science curb rogue traders… and compliance costs?
Instead of using surveillance to catch endless bad apples, experts urge banks to clean the barrel
UniCredit’s market RWAs would inflate 75% under FRTB
Pro forma figures for capital floor give first look at de-modelling impact on a major EU dealer
Barclays euro swap trading head departs
Ankur Aneja’s exit said to be unrelated to recent reports of job cuts
Investors hope US rate cuts will lower FX hedging costs
European investors in US assets set to boost hedge ratios as implied yields rise
StanChart market RWAs surge to record $37bn
SVAR jump alongside higher interest rate and FX risk behind Q1 spike
For Esma to triumph as supervisor, it must stop being Esma
Europe’s markets watchdog may soon have sweeping new powers, but experts say it will have to shed its reputation as slow, expensive and process-driven if it is to succeed
Industry warns EU not to imitate US equity market rules
Adopting a US-style equity order protection rule will hinder, not bolster EU markets, groups say
Esma official insists CCP model approvals will speed up
CCP supervision chief says regulator is seeking more human resources for its new responsibilities
Platforms expand portfolio trading to EGBs
Bloomberg and MTS to follow Tradeweb with extension of popular credit protocol
People: Rustad to head SwapClear, Kimmel exits Citadel, and more
Latest job changes across the industry
Esma still open to minimum thresholds for onshore clearing
Final active account rules ease reporting burden, but no guarantees on outcome of 2026 review
For variation margin payments, cash is no longer king
Dealers are being pressed to accept corporate bonds and even equities as collateral for non-cleared trades
Global OTC derivatives jump €72trn in 2024
Europe, UK, Canada and China hit record highs, while US banks pull back
Bank of England urged to rethink HHI concentration risk add-on
Experts think overhaul of credit risk measure should be part of PRA’s ongoing Pillar 2 review
The VAR-centric models that never were
Often spotlighted, rarely dominant – VAR plays a surprisingly small role in most IMA stacks
LCH plans Q4 launch for FCM-style clearing
UK clearing house will be first to offer Europe’s new agent model as Eurex faces tax hold-up