Menghan Xiao

New York

Risk Management Reporter at Risk.net

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BoE plans to link system-wide and individual stress tests

2 weeks ago | centralbanking.com | Menghan Xiao

Tweet Facebook LinkedIn Save this article Send to Print this page The Bank of England plans to combine its newly designed system-wide stress test with traditional firm-level stress tests into a single, co-ordinated framework, in a bid to more thoroughly capture risks and interconnections across the financial system, according to a senior official.
BoE plans to link system-wide and individual stress tests

2 weeks ago | risk.net | Menghan Xiao

The Bank of England plans to combine its newly designed system-wide stress test with traditional firm-level stress tests into a single, co-ordinated framework, in a bid to more thoroughly capture risks and interconnections across the financial system, according to a senior official.
OCC's security chief on generative AI with guardrails

3 weeks ago | risk.net | Menghan Xiao

The financial industry's scramble to adopt generative AI has sometimes resembled a modern-day goldrush of companies beating a trail to the tech haven of California's Silicon Valley in search of a competitive edge in this latest form of artificial intelligence. Leading the effort in many companies is the chief technology officer. At the Options Clearing Corporation, the remit for GenAI development falls instead to Matt Rathbun, chief security officer-elect at the derivatives clearing giant.
Market whipsaw spurs calls to rethink buy-side stress-testing

1 month ago | risk.net | Menghan Xiao

Buy-side risk experts have said the tariff-driven volatility of the past few days has highlighted the need for flexible approaches to stress-testing, with a move beyond traditional assumptions and risk factor definitions. "We live in times where we see things we have never seen before [and] we have dynamics that play out differently than the past," said Mohamed El Hioum, executive director at Morgan Stanley.
Top 10 op risks: AI arms race leaves risk teams playing catch-up

1 month ago | risk.net | Menghan Xiao

This year's Top 10 Operational Risks survey featured a new open-ended question: "What will be the most significant trend influencing your firm's operational risk management in 2025?" The most cited response, by some margin, was artificial intelligence. That's about as far as consensus goes, though. Respondents were split down the middle on whether AI would be an influence for good for their firm, or for ill.
SEC's Peirce calls for rethink of international standards

1 month ago | risk.net | Menghan Xiao

A top US regulator has called on international regulatory standard-setters to rethink their agendas at a time when national governments are asserting more control over domestic policy.
DeepSeek success spurs banks to consider do-it-yourself AI

1 month ago | waterstechnology.com | Menghan Xiao |Anthony Malakian |Max Bowie |Rebecca Natale

Tweet Facebook LinkedIn Save this article Send to Print this page The success of DeepSeek, the Chinese artificial intelligence firm whose smash-hit large language model was built at a fraction of the cost of its big-tech rivals, is prompting some banks to take a fresh look at creating their own LLMs.The goal: technology that is better suited to core banking tasks and is easier to control.
DeepSeek success spurs banks to consider do-it-yourself AI

1 month ago | risk.net | Menghan Xiao

The success of DeepSeek, the Chinese artificial intelligence firm whose smash-hit large language model was built at a fraction of the cost of its big-tech rivals, is prompting some banks to take a fresh look at creating their own LLMs.The goal: technology that is better suited to core banking tasks and is easier to control. "Previously, it was rare for banks to discuss this option, because the mindset was always: "Look at OpenAI - they've spent so much to get where they are.
CCAR methodology may give first glimpse of Fed's transparency drive

1 month ago | risk.net | Menghan Xiao

The in-depth methodology for this year's capital analysis and review (CCAR) will shed light the US Federal Reserve's commitment to making the process more transparent, say lobbyists. They are keen for a more detailed description of the models used by the regulator, especially around the Global Market Shock (GMS) scenario, which has a significant impact on capital levels at the largest dealers.
Fed stress-testing operational readiness of discount window

1 month ago | nginx.production.bb8-centralbanking.uk3.amazee.io | Menghan Xiao |Christopher Jeffery |Daniel Hinge |Daniel Blackburn

The US Federal Reserve has been stress-testing its discount window to ensure it could provide liquidity to large numbers of banks simultaneously during a stress event, Risk.net has learned. Although the internal testing is not directly related to a request for information (RFI) on possible operational upgrades to the discount window, sources say both initiatives stem from criticism of the Fed’s emergency backstop following the US regional banking crisis in March 2023. “The RFI might be part of