Repo
Dealers prefer repo for new risk-free rate in Korea
Unsecured rate undercut by dwindling transactions in local call market
Systemic US banks shed $70bn of repo exposure in Q4
Goldman Sachs lowered repo exposures 13% quarter-on-quarter
False start for foreign banks under Fed’s tailoring rule
Delayed reporting form means requirements for Barclays and Credit Suisse could change twice in 2020
Credit risk – The bank data challenge in frontier markets
As the regulatory net tightens, banks working in and across frontier regions are under pressure to source and maintain more accurate data in the assessment of counterparty credit risk, but some are investing in tools to tackle the problem
US banks anticipate fresh guidance on resolution liquidity
Consultation in first half of 2020 expected to clarify intra-group and forecasting requirements
ICAAP/ILAAP – How can banks improve the process?
Regulators consider banks’ internal capital and liquidity adequacy assessment processes (ICAAP/ILAAP) – important tools in managing risk
When a lapse in concentration is no bad thing
Fortifying too-big-to-fail firms to withstand future crises could make the entire system more vulnerable
Hedge funds levered up in 2018
Relative value funds have highest adjusted leverage, at 7,155%
IM calls rocket at LCH’s repo service in Q3
Peak aggregate initial margin call of €462 million in third quarter
Review of 2019: shaken, not stirred
The market survived a cocktail of hits. But is a hangover on the way?
Loosening ties, pt 1: how US G-Sibs cut intra-system assets
Goldman Sachs reduced links with other financial firms the most in Q4 2018
Dark materials: how one academic is delving into data
David Hand shines a light on dark data and the dangers of distortion by absence
Squeezed or saved? Market divided over year-end repo stress
Fears of a cash-crunch hang heavy despite Fed’s repo giveaway and move to term funding
Initial margin – A regulatory bottleneck
With the recent announcement of an extended preparation period for those smaller entities needing to post initial margin under the uncleared margin rules, the new timetable could cause a bottleneck for firms busy repapering derivatives contracts linked…
Clearing house of the year: LCH
Risk Awards 2020: CCP conquers Brexit threat to deliver banner year for RFRs, margin and forex
Competitive differentiation – Reaping the benefits of XVA centralisation
A forum of industry leaders discusses the latest developments in XVA and the strategic, operational and technological challenges of derivatives valuation in today’s environment, including the key considerations for banks looking to move to a standardised…
At US G-Sibs, 30-day funding still in vogue
Short-term funding is secured by higher-quality collateral than two years ago
The theoretical foundations of XVAs
Bloomberg analyses the theoretical basis of XVAs, focusing on the works and findings of its head of quantitative XVA analytics, Mats Kjaer, who emphasises the role of the capital valuation adjustment as a major driver of derivatives trading profitability…
The digitisation of legal negotiations and data
In partnership with Risk.net, specialists from AcadiaSoft, Linklaters, and the International Swaps and Derivatives Association weighed in on the digitisation of derivatives documentation for a virtual roundtable discussion. Recent innovations, aimed at…
Securities lending down over 10% among US insurers in 2018
Firms stepped away from securities lending transactions and repo markets last year
Seamless integration – Drivers of and barriers to cloud adoption
Siarhei Niaborski, executive vice-president of risk at CompatibL, discusses the rate of cloud adoption in the capital markets industry and its possible drivers and barriers, how firms can derive maximum value from cloud usage and the criteria on which…
Successfully moving risk software to the cloud
Cloud technologies offer numerous benefits over traditional on-premise deployments. While the rate of adoption in the financial services industry was initially slow, banks and asset managers are now embracing these technologies and moving their…
Repo madness, FRTB and swaptions switch
The week on Risk.net, November 2–8, 2019