United States (US)
Citi continues cutting derivatives exposure
Total is down 16% from 2016, limiting impact of US leverage ratio
Dodge & Cox turns to MBS as Treasury yields rise
Income Fund grows securitised allocations from 36.1% to 39.7%
Coal house of the year: Javelin Global Commodities
Energy Risk Awards 2018: Bulk commodity trader helps US coal producers find new routes to growing markets in 2018
Emissions house of the year: Element Markets
Energy Risk Awards 2018: Established environmental business flourishes despite political uncertainty
Business growth and HQLA cuts see US LCRs fall
Cutbacks in high-quality liquid assets and higher deposits drive reductions across the G-Sibs
US bank VAR-based charges surge in volatile first quarter
Average quarter-on-quarter increase of 23% for VAR-based capital across 11 large dealers
Bank of America and BNY Mellon suffer VAR breaches
Trading losses exceeded estimates on a single day at each dealer in the first quarter
Morgan Stanley LCR dips
Increased lending commitments boost net cash outflows
Share of op risk RWAs at US banks falls
Drops at Citi, Goldman, Morgan Stanley suggest op risk capital may have peaked
JP Morgan counterparty credit risk grows
Risk-weighted assets consumed by least-risky counterparties decline from 57% to 36% in two years
CME has chance to rule US rates after Nex deal
Market expects exchange to unite bond, repo, futures and swaps clearing – eroding grip of banks and DTCC
CFTC probed CDS market under last enforcement head
Goelman compares manufactured payouts to match-fixing, and says CFTC has jurisdiction to bring case
Crapo bill could end LCR limbo for three banks
US Bancorp, PNC and Capital One stand to benefit if House passes bill
Prudential Financial braces for higher lapse risk
Net redemptions hit $1.2 billion at US insurance giant
Allstate posts lower investment returns
Limited partnership income falls in first quarter
BP net derivative assets top $1.5 billion
Hedging instruments fair values rise while oil prices surge
General Motors embraces hedge accounting change
Automaker ramps up cash flow hedging in wake of FASB update
US will implement FRTB, insists Fed official
Isda AGM: “I don’t know why people doubt” US adoption, says Lynch
Lord Abbett turns to Deutsche for CDSs
German lender increases share of fund's CDS portfolio
Op risk capital: why US should adopt SMA today
No reason to delay roll-out of standardised approach, says TCH’s Greg Baer
Giancarlo expects to resolve EU-US CCP spat
CFTC chairman lauds relationship with EU’s Dombrovskis
Ford reports $204 million derivatives charge
Foreign exchange and commodity contracts fall in value
CFTC’s long-awaited Sef reboot set for July
Isda AGM: Proposals will allow all execution methods – including voice – and expand range of Sef mandate
Fed discussing margin impact of SOFR switch
Isda AGM: Legacy Libor swaps should be protected from new rules when ditching Libor, MetLife’s Manske says