European Union (EU)
EU G-Sibs’ score win is political boost, but no panacea
Carve-out of intra-bloc exposures from BCBS score enshrines banking union, but produces little
Fortunes of VAR: dealers decry effect of war on risk models
European banks with large Russian derivatives exposures face risk of backtesting exceptions – and higher capital requirements
Energy market split over emergency government support
German move to backstop margins with liquidity facility welcomed by energy producers – but others say it’s unnecessary
EU banks kept building Russian exposures as sanctions loomed
Latest EBA data shows the bloc’s lenders cut holdings of government debt securities, but increased commitments to private sector
Net zero banks playing catch-up in ECB climate review
Banks that aim to align to Paris Agreement still fall short on climate disclosures
Banks, CCPs protest Esma’s ‘prescriptive’ procyclicality rules
Dealers welcome model transparency push, but call for greater say on methods to combat spikes
Russia sanctions put spotlight on banks’ dirty laundry
As punitive measures against Moscow increase, so do the risks to banks from financial crime
EC ignores pleas to extend clearing consultation deadline
Despite industry appeals for more time on EU-wide clearing consultation, EC refuses an extension
RWA increase puts ABN’s core ratio closer to Basel III estimate
Higher RWAs shrink gap between actual and pro forma ratios
Netting challenges push ING’s market RWAs up 64%
A regulatory issue left the bank unable to consolidate cross-border positions in Q4
Market halts clearing shift to Eurex ahead of EU consultation
Participants hit ‘pause’ after proposed three-year equivalence extension for UK clearing houses
Spanish regional bank’s CVA charge up 30-fold on SA-CCR
Banco de Crédito Cooperativo saw end-June charges balloon the most year-on-year across a sample of 120 European banks
Europe swap dealers eye London return post-Brexit
Proposed Mifid exemption paves way for BNP Paribas, SocGen and Deutsche to trade swaps on UK venues
You’ve got a Frandt: banks set to port EU clearing rules to UK
FCMs set to adhere to higher standard on commercial terms for swaps clients
US megabanks lead push for agency clearing in Europe
Clearing through agency model would cut US lenders’ G-Sib capital surcharges
BoE hints at retaliation if EU derecognises UK clearing houses
Warning follows release of new BoE proposals for assessing foreign clearing houses
Buy-side rates traders staying on sidelines after wild October
Funds cautious after staggering collapse of the year’s steepener trade
How ‘open’ became ‘random’ in Mifir open access CCP rule
EU clearing monopolies endure as share trades are rarely cleared at end-users’ chosen CCP
European banks set for 17.6% capital hike under Basel III
Output floor expected to push Tier 1 capital requirements up 7.3% alone, latest BCBS monitoring report shows
Why new EU rules are fuelling greenwashing and how to stop it
Reporting requirements for ESG funds may not solve the problem – a list of harmful investments might
EU banks aim to block new counterparty risk guidance
Requirement to include exposure spikes linked to swap payments within EEPE models prompts blowback
EU ‘unlikely’ to force swaps relocation – ex-MEP Swinburne
Multinational corporates would resist clearing move if CCP equivalence is lost, says former lawmaker
Banks hail UK plan to pare scope of taxing pre-trade reporting
UK wants to exempt bonds and OTC derivatives from Mifid rules on pre-trade transparency
After bruising EU model review, banks ask: ‘Why bother?’
Post-Trim changes erode capital savings from internal models while raising their running costs