Europe
No-deal Brexit could force European swaps trading to US venues
Lack of equivalence between UK and EU regimes would create “conflicting obligations” for large dealers
Fixing floaters: how the 10y10y rate can save FRNs
Experts from Crédit Agricole’s rates team explain how use of a forward euro fixing can bring positive carry and improve coupons
HSBC led EU G-Sibs on collateralisation in 2018
UK bank posted €908 billion for derivatives and SFTs as of year-end
Life’s a breach: banks settle uncomfortably into GDPR
A year into exacting data privacy regulation, ramifications are becoming more tangible
SFT netting trails swaps at big EU banks
Netting wiped €1.5 trillion off nine G-Sibs' swaps exposures
Deutsche’s counterparty exposures at odds with capital
Large share of bank’s trades capitalised under internal model method
Shadow banks gobble up cross–border loans
Traditional lenders' claims on non-bank financial institutions increased 8% at year-end
Eurex cross-currency swap clearing faces continued delays
Clearing house eyes June release; dealers voice concerns over liquidity and margining
Credit risk concentrations vary across big EU banks
The median G-Sib had roughly 60% of its credit portfolio exposed to counterparties outside its domicile
Into the void: Europe’s new but hazy securitisation market
Regulatory vagueness reaches new heights as incomplete rules take effect
The biggest stories from Isda’s 2019 AGM
From new uses of SOFR to non-modellable risk factors in Asia – here are the 10 best stories from the conference
Two banks dominate EU securitisations
Banco Santander and Deutsche account for over one-third of total securitisation exposures among G-Sibs
Remembering the range accrual bloodbath
Flatter US yield curve spurs demand for a product with a painful history
Confusion dogs start of Europe’s new securitisation rules
Incomplete rules and lack of clarity on designated supervisors thwarts hoped-for revival of key market
EU permissions regimes could reduce no-deal risks
Isda AGM: UK firms could still trade with EU clients on exit, but solutions are complex and temporary
Risk FX Briefing: Event insights
What lies ahead for investment managers
EU G-Sibs add €2.7bn of op RWAs in 2018
Op risk charge anticipated to jump €21.5 billion under Basel III
One-fifth of EU G-Sibs’ equity ineligible as capital in 2018
Goodwill and intangibles made up €114 billion of pre-adjusted equity
European lawmakers water down proposed no-action powers
ESAs to advise rather than postponing rules themselves; experts warn tool may be too slow to use
EU G-Sibs' CCP exposures topped €223bn in 2018
Societe Generale, BNP Paribas and HSBC made up over half of all exposures
Op risk past is prologue for UK banks
UK banks will not be allowed to forget past misdeeds
Sovereign risk weights cannot wait
Why reform of Basel rules is urgent – and how to improve on December 2017 proposals
Swaps, repo grow share of G-Sib leverage exposures
On-balance sheet exposures shrink as a constituent of key regulatory measure
People moves: Basel names new leaders, forex exits at BNP Paribas, and more
Latest job changes across the industry