Banks
A call to arms – How machine intelligence can help banks beat financial crime
The revolution in artificial intelligence promises new leads in banks’ fight against dirty money. Alexander Campbell of Risk.net hosted a live online forum, in association with NICE Actimize, to investigate the applications of this emergent technology
The management traits of problem banks
Former Bank of Spain head of supervision Aristóbulo de Juan discusses how to stop dangerous activities before they take hold
Complying with regulatory initial margin and automating the collateral management process
Since the introduction of uncleared margin rules, collateral management has been thrust into the regulatory spotlight, becoming a priority for firms with over-the-counter derivatives portfolios
To be resolved: the FDIC and the future of bank failure
Will Jelena McWilliams finally nail down the FDIC’s role as a resolution authority?
Mifid II, RFQs and the future of Europe’s G-Sibs
The week on Risk.net, August 11-17, 2018
Unlocking value from risk and finance data
For banks facing squeezed margins and increasingly agile competitors, a lack of consistent data quality and insight is a significant hurdle for risk and finance teams trying to transform the organisation. Innovative banks have brought the two functions…
Branching out: foreign banks seek shelter from Fed rules
Foreign banks stashing repo businesses within their branches, outside Fed’s full gaze
No escape from climate change tail risks
Harsh decisions need to be made on the future of energy financing now, before we run out of time
Bank risk committees: desperately seeking risk managers
Most boards still lack career risk specialists despite tighter governance requirements
Large non-systemic US banks call for tailored liquidity rules
Two banks urge lawmakers to provide LCR relief because they do not fall into G-Sib category
Japanese cross-border claims on European countries hit all-time high
Loans to entities in developed European countries outpace those to other western nations in Q1 2018
Asia Risk Interdealer Rankings 2018: The winners
Societe Generale and BGC top the tables
Mark Yallop on conflicts in fixed income
Banks and their clients need protocol on information sharing, says FMSB chair
Actionable data breach insights from op risk modelling
Thomas Lee, chief executive at VivoSecurity, and Martin Liljeblad, operational risk manager at MUFG Americas, examine how a data breach cost model can replace an advanced measurement approach in a structured scenario
IBM and Promontory on stress testing – A valuable exercise making its way in the world of regtech
The past 10 years have seen stress testing take centre stage as a methodology for regulators to assess the soundness of their respective institutions. Stress testing is made even more interesting by the larger context of regtech in which it now finds…
Innovations in financial crime – How artificial intelligence and machine learning are changing the game
Financial crime is a critical element in the overall risk profile of a bank. Fines associated with failure to have effective institutional controls in place can extend from hundreds of millions to billions of dollars. Furthermore, the complexity of the…
Rethinking XVA sensitivities – Making them universally achievable
With derivatives pricing becoming increasingly complex, a host of new trade valuation adjustments – collectively known as XVAs – have emerged, and regulatory developments have driven demand for calculation of XVA sensitivities. IBM discusses XVA…
CME has chance to rule US rates after Nex deal
Market expects exchange to unite bond, repo, futures and swaps clearing - eroding grip of banks and DTCC