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North America Barclays, JPM drive record FCM funds growth in 2025 Futures, options and swaps customer funds log biggest annual jump since 2020 How geopolitical risk turned into a systemic stress test Conflict over resources is reshaping markets in a way that goes beyond occasional risk premia Deutsche Bank returns to US swaps client clearing Re-entry comes after Basel III endgame proposals sparked capacity concerns among global clients Fed pivots to material risk – but what is it, exactly? Top US bank regulator will prioritise risks that matter most, but they could prove hard to pinpoint Pinnacle-Synovus merger could create cat IV bank by year-end $100bn threshold breach looms, but Fed’s Bowman plan could blunt impact Bowman’s GDP-linked proposal would lift bank thresholds by 42% Recalibration would push five banks out of category III and leave Synchrony and Flagstar below the large-bank line Credit card rate cap would cut NII by over 40% at top lenders Synchrony, Capital One and Amex face steep losses under Trump’s proposed 10% ceiling Op risk data: FIS pays the price for Worldpay synergy slip-up Also: Liberty Mutual rings up record age bias case; Nationwide’s fraud failings. Data by ORX News Wells Fargo bucks peers with rise in CCP default fund contributions Heavier clearing drives bank’s balance to new high in Q3 BofA Securities defies year-end pullback with record F&O customer funds December growth contrasts with broader FCM retrenchment from October peak Collateral velocity is disappearing behind a digital curtain Dealers may welcome digital-era rewiring to free up collateral movement, but tokenisation will obscure metrics MBSD liquidity risk hits four-year high Estimated largest payment obligation tops $40bn in Q3 RBC books C$984m soured-loan PCLs as tariff uncertainty persists Set-asides run at elevated rate for yet another quarter Interest rate ETDs surge to second-highest level on record Futures-led surge signals firmer views on rate direction OCC’s initial margin spikes 27% in Q3 CCP hits new margin record for second consecutive quarter US insurers turn to short-dated FX forwards as notionals rise Counterparty Radar: Trades under three months make up nearly 60% of total positions, up from just a third in 2022 Morgan Stanley marks biggest risk category swing in 2025 G-Sib test Substitutability overtakes complexity at US bank for first time Quant Finance Master’s Guide 2026 Risk.net’s guide to the world’s leading quant master’s programmes, with the top 25 schools ranked Six FCMs set record lows for target residual interest share Brokers’ own resources are outpaced by customer funds CME faces battle for clients after Treasuries clearing approval Some members not ready to commit to 2026 start date; rival FICC enhances services Could one-off loan losses at US regional banks become systemic? Investors bet Zions, Western Alliance are isolated problems, but credit risk managers are nervous
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