Standard Chartered reported $36.7 billion of market risk-weighted assets (RWAs) in the first quarter, up 29.9% since the end of last year, and a record high figure for the bank. The jump marked the ...

The debate over 24/7 trading is dividing the derivatives industry in two. One camp, largely represented by crypto enthusiasts, sees continuous markets as both inevitable and risk-reducing. Its ...

Brazilian fund manager uses combo of options and forwards to push down hedging costs compared with plain NDF strategy ...

The authors investigate the impact of banks' digital transformation on operational risk, finding that in most cases, this ...

Europe’s markets watchdog may soon have sweeping new powers, but experts say it will have to shed its reputation as slow, expensive and process-driven if it is ...

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When Israel launched a missile strike on Iran’s nuclear programme on June 13, some traders were left puzzled by why the ...

Four industry groups have written a letter to dissuade the European Commission from pursuing equity market structure reforms inspired by the US. This follows a rapid consultation undertaken by the ...

Risk model validations will not slow overall under reworked clearing rules, says Klaus Löber, chair of the European ...

Some of the most dramatic VAR overshoots have taken place at the US ’s top systemic dealers. Goldman Sachs logged two in Q3 ...

JP Morgan’s loan losses in the US Federal Reserve’s latest stress test topped $89.6 billion – $5.6 billion higher than last year’s exercise – underscoring its position as the single largest ...

When the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) voted in February to delay the deadlines for its US Treasury clearing ...