Regulators
The bank quant who wants to stop GenAI hallucinating
Wells Fargo model risk chief thinks he has found a way to validate large language models
Iosco gears up for ‘intensive work’ on AI regulation
Watchdogs risk ‘falling behind the curve’, secretary-general warns; FSB also working on guidance
Fears of runaway risk on offshore reinsurance
Life insurers catch the eye of UK regulator for pension buyout financing trick
Citrix Bleed hacks flag IT asset inventory shortfalls
To know what needs urgent patching, global banks first need to know what software they have
Tall order: why a unified op risk taxonomy is still elusive
Banks vary in how they classify operational risk losses – and regulators are in no rush to change the status quo
AI expert warns of algo-based market manipulation
Regulators must keep pace with new technology that could be used to control financial markets
Bloating CCP default funds. New margin models. Are the two linked?
Dealers grumble that greater guaranty fund payments could undermine the ‘defaulter pays’ principle of clearing
BTFP lending hits record high amid lower rate
Emergency facility extended $8bn at the start of the December, more than previous three months combined
Europe’s half-baked benchmark switch leaves some dissatisfied
Users frustrated by narrow scope of euro transition, but replacing Euribor was never a euro group objective
Citi propels G-Sibs’ OTC derivatives notionals to nine-year high
Bank leapfrogged Goldman as fourth-largest derivatives dealer after 20% jump over 2022
Most G-Sib indicators hit all-time highs in tumultuous 2022
Trading volumes and payment activity among fastest-surging indicators
UBS, three Chinese banks face higher capital surcharges
Credit Suisse and UniCredit dropped from G-Sib list in latest systemic risk assessment
Indian CCPs derecognition costs BNPP, Deutsche €6bn in RWAs
Esma’s decision forces re-weighting of local exposures by EU dealers
Industry unsure of SEC’s new short-selling transparency rule
Requirement aims to provide sufficient transparency while protecting traders from a GameStop-style backlash
JP Morgan, BofA say Basel III plan could wipe out capital cushion
Banks forecast $82 billion cumulative hike in capital requirements from Fed proposals
People: Tomczyk in, Tilly out at Cboe, Sibbern moves to Six, and more
Latest job changes across the industry
Could excessive regulation make bank stocks uninvestable?
JP Morgan's EMEA CFO says capital requirements will mean banks lose business to non-banks
Blaming open-end funds for liquidity shocks is closed thinking
Controversial proposals to overhaul how funds manage liquidity risk are based on a fallacy, writes Eric Pan
FDIC security woes make banks sweat over supervisory data
Fears over confidential reporting after inspection urges regulator to address cyber “weaknesses”
US compliance teams face more intrusive Fed supervision
Regional banks look at enhanced data management to handle growing numbers of MRA notices
BTFP becomes top source of Fed funding
Emergency lending programme accounts for over 54% of loans extended to US dealers by the central bank
SEC may lack legal clout to impose new dealer rule – Citadel
Adoption of quantitative dealer definition may require congressional changes to US Securities Exchange Act
The Fed’s stress-test models are inaccurate. Something has to change
First step for US regulator to improve its bank loss forecasts would be to open up its models to public scrutiny, argue two banking industry advocates
Vendors under new scrutiny in CFTC due diligence push
Planned cyber resilience regime will force dealers to subject “critical” tech vendors to stricter audit