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Final active account rules ease reporting burden, but no guarantees on outcome of 2026 review
FMX set to extend trading hours for rates futures
New schedule matches CME’s hours, but some worry about clearing mismatch
US G-Sibs set to reclaim $6.6trn in leverage room under eSLR reform
Replacement of fixed 2% buffer with variable add-on could cut requirements by up to 150bp
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Hedge funds scale back steepener positions as risks rise
Uncertainties around US Treasury issuance and timing of rate cuts see investors trim ‘consensus’ trade
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US Basel III delay to 2026 seen as almost inevitable
Reprioritisation and leadership changes cast doubts on timing of new proposals
For variation margin payments, cash is no longer king
Dealers are being pressed to accept corporate bonds and even equities as collateral for non-cleared trades
How to reform the NSFR… and why regulators may never get there
Ideas for updating funding rules after SVB include recalibration and concentration limits
Macro trading
Chinese corporates shunned hedging during tariff upheaval
High hedging costs and increasingly stable spot rate meant exporters opted not to add FX hedges as RMB rose
Will Taiwan lifers ramp up FX hedging amid tariff turmoil?
As TWD remains strong against the US dollar, Taiwanese life insurers are still poised to act
Macro traders tread carefully ahead of tariff pause deadline
Uncertainty has held buy-siders back from both hedging and directional trades
Hedge funds return to HKD carry trade after May stop-outs
Widened interest rate differentials spur investors to re-enter positions, but risks remain
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US G-Sibs set to reclaim $6.6trn in leverage room under eSLR reform
Replacement of fixed 2% buffer with variable add-on could cut requirements by up to 150bp
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Wells Fargo’s FX strategy wins over buy-side clients
Counterparty Radar: Life insurers looked west for liquidity after November’s US presidential election
Model risk
Brain drain at OCC raises concerns about US model supervision
Quant team cull will reduce capacity to validate bank models, but that could be part of the plan
Bank of England urged to rethink HHI concentration risk add-on
Experts think overhaul of credit risk measure should be part of PRA’s ongoing Pillar 2 review
The VAR-centric models that never were
Often spotlighted, rarely dominant – VAR plays a surprisingly small role in most IMA stacks
EBA mulls rule changes to speed up model approval process
Risk Live: Reducing compliance burden of credit risk model updates can aid banks and supervisors
Risk Live Europe 2025
Risk Live Europe took place in London on June 17-18, with Anthony Scaramucci offering tips on how to understand the Trump administration – and Elon Musk’s third party ambitions. Other highlights included IMA guinea pigs, Deutsche Bank’s AI workers, forecasts of a powerful new bull market, and reasons to believe in Basel standards from the Bank of England’s David Bailey. Read all of our coverage here.
Asset allocation
Allocators try to stay strategic in a world turned upside down
Investors are revisiting long-held assumptions about how to allocate large pools of assets
How Brightwell navigates a world of change
‘One portfolio’ approach helped UK pension fund steer a course through trade turmoil, Covid and LDI crisis
Why asset owners aren’t turning their backs on America (yet)
Pension and sovereign wealth investors see US exceptionalism outlasting policy-driven turmoil
Credit investors struggle to decide what tariffs will mean for defaults
Traders report difficulty evaluating risk, but elevated yields have kept demand strong nonetheless
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