Societe Generale
The murky world of transparency disclosures
Lack of data granularity on Russian exposures should prompt a rethink by regulators and banks alike
Required margin by FCMs hit all-time high
JP Morgan reported the largest monthly increase across the 48 reporting firms
EU banks racked up VAR breaches in 2021
Crédit Agricole and ING Bank hit with higher multipliers after exception count rises
On Russia, finance needs to find its moral compass
The looming risk of big write-offs should prompt investor rethink
UniCredit ties buybacks to Russian exposure fallout
The Italian lender could lose as much as 200bp of CET1 ratio from a full write-down of Russian assets
Big banks seek solace in quantum-proof encryption
Barclays, JP Morgan and SocGen act to counter threat from next generation of computing
SG, UniCredit, RBI most exposed to Russia as sanctions loom
EBA data shows €47bn of exposure to Russia from five most-exposed EU banks
SocGen cut trading VAR by a third in Q4
Trading risk gauge shrinks to lowest in 17 years
People moves: Ice rings changes, new CFTC appointees, and more
Latest job changes across the industry
Mizuho’s F&O clearing unit boosts client margin by $1.05bn
In contrast, Morgan Stanley reports largest drop over same period
Clouding the issue: blurred lines divide banks and servicers
Banks clash with big three cloud service providers over data security and configuration errors
SMFG reports highest power sector emissions intensity
Across all systemic banks, only eight dealers disclose their GHG emissions for this field
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
Banks plan first yen Libor bond transitions
SG and Crédit Agricole Tona switches expected to be first bonds that ditch outgoing Japanese rate
Most G-Sibs fail to disclose financed emissions
None of the world’s top 30 banks disclose climate impact of their whole portfolio
Driving greater value in credit risk and modelling
A forum of industry leaders discusses the challenges facing banks in measuring and mitigating credit risk in the current environment, and strategies to adapt to a more stringent regulatory framework in the future
EU’s new carbon-scoring metric bedevils investors
Buy-side risk survey 2021: Evic could have harmful consequences for green investing
Barclays’ F&O clearing unit boosts client margin by $2.1bn
JP Morgan remains the FCM with the largest share of required segregated customer funds for futures and options trades
Measuring climate risk: what’s possible now
Governmental and societal pressure on banks and asset managers to help manage climate risk and disclose progress toward a sustainable future is high. Institutions are working to quantify the impact of climate change on their balance sheets and want to…
Dealers scramble to meet SEC swaps rule deadline
Dealers battle buy-side inertia and eleventh-hour confusion as belated security-based swap rules bite
Fed: banks may need AI risk systems to cope with smart devices
Tenfold increase in web-enabled devices via 5G and IoT means explosion in cyber threats, says official
EU banks’ derivatives exposures jumped 36% in H1
Top banks added €235bn since December, amid switch to SA-CCR and a new leverage ratio template
Derivatives house of the year Asia ex-Japan: Societe Generale
Asia Risk Awards 2021
BNP Paribas leads EU banks on repo exposures
French bank increased securities financing transactions by €66bn in the first half of the year, the most among the bloc’s top lenders