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At bigger banks, enterprise risk owns scenario frameworks
Risk Benchmarking research finds ERM teams tasked with providing effective challenge on scenario construction across risk silos
Asian firms waiting on exemptions from UST clearing mandate
Hoping for relief on extraterritoriality, 51% of Apac firms have yet to start compliance programmes
Month-long power glitch hits key Apac trade surveillance tool
Nasdaq’s alert functions were restored, but users say testing and calibration tools still disrupted
HSBC’s Orion sees cash leg challenge to tokenised bonds
Tradeweb and others agree more work needed before atomic settlement is achieved
Asian dealers may be more exposed than US in AI selloff scenario
Prime brokers face regional counterparty risk from huge flows in leveraged ETFs, say risk managers
From Pillar to Pillar… to post: where now for op risk in Europe?
Experts think enhanced Pillar 2 charge informed by Dora would be more useful than a blunt Pillar 1
Enterprise Risk Management
Risk managers go softly-softly on AI adoption
ERM teams still in testing mode for most AI use cases, latest Risk Benchmarking study shows
Most banks embed risk appetite into business decisions
Risk Benchmarking: Second line more likely to be shut out when it comes to product launches or market entry
Four in five banks report breaching risk appetite in past year
Risk Benchmarking: Those reporting no breaches run skinnier appetite frameworks, despite similar governance mechanisms
Slimmed-down and automated, ERM seeks a seat at the top table
Latest Risk Benchmarking exercise finds ERM growing in influence, even as headcounts shrink
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Commodity and equity derivatives drive record liability gap at UK banks
Net derivatives balance narrows to lowest in a decade as liabilities rise faster than assets
Tokenisation
Tokenisation: a load of old bull for London’s financial markets?
Focusing on tech in context of digital transformation risks repeating 1980s Taurus debacle
Rapid-fire repo raises hopes of cheaper, faster trading
Tokenised Treasuries piloted by DTCC could squash settlement cycles and enable 24/7 repo
Risk managers grapple with hazards and benefits of intraday repo
Expected increase in collateral velocity and re-use could also boost leverage and risk in markets
Repo tokens won’t be cleared. Or will they?
Uncertainty lingers over clearing status of tokenised Treasuries, with decision likely devolved to DTCC
JSCC faces pushback on plans to merge futures default funds
Members say commodities products should be kept fully segregated because of different risk profile
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