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HSBC races to hedge against falling rates
It took a $1bn hit for HSBC to close gap on peers
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Liquidity risk looms large for US banks
How the Fed could incentivise banks to borrow before they hit turbulence
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Are banks getting better at settlement risk?
Automation, AI, fines and advent of T+1 have beneficial impact
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Behind closed doors: why regulators need to monitor pre-close analyst briefings
Could these seemingly benign calls be a source of market manipulation?
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CRE contagion risk simmers at smaller US banks
Losses at New York Community Bank underscore structural problems in CRE loans
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January 25, 2024
EU signals intent to align with UK on T+1 schedule
UK and EU may be inching towards a shared settlement T+1 time
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Banks vastly underestimate scope of new ‘Emir refit’
European Market Infrastructure Regulation refit to upend derivatives trading reporting in 2024
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Explainer: loose lips at the heart of Morgan Stanley’s block trading debacle
Investigation reveals the bank failed to enforce information barriers across divisions
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UK T+1 taskforce squares off over Easter 2026 kickoff
Government taskforce has until year-end to reconcile differences on implementation date
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EU and UK join the race to shorten settlements
The EU is monitoring UK’s potential move to align with the US
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September 22, 2023
Editor's letter: Your weekly news digest
Today the FT reports that the UK has a problem with maths, but is this problem more widespread? Windfall taxes...
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