Stress testing
When Risk first wrote about scenario analysis of the eurozone debt crisis in June 2010, banks were sketching out a variety of outcomes and then attaching rough market moves to them. The scenarios themselves...
Despite the remarkable advances made over the past 25 years, David Rowe argues the industry’s existing risk models are not fit for purpose when it comes to stress testing and analysis of tail risk
Twelve new banks are included in this year's US stress test, and some institutions are unhappy about the extra work
This handy guide reviews the various steps banks are taking to improve their risk management techniques, looking at the benefits and pitfalls of each one.
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Eiopa stress test shows threat to insurers of low interest rates
Tests will not be based on QIS 5 calibrations, says Montalvo
Insurers' heads are in the sand regarding the impact of current market turmoil on their Solvency II-consistent balance sheets, says Tom Wilson
Owner of Natixis overstated derivatives exposure to France by €3.4 billion after mixing up notional and mark-to-market numbers
Dealers say they won’t join clearing houses that are not robust – and have already blackballed one central counterparty. As a result, the initial margin methodologies employed by the big rates clearers have begun to converge. Matt Cameron reports...
The eurozone debt crisis requires a political solution, but markets are losing faith in politicians’ ability to provide it. By Alex Monro
More US banks expected to employ AMA, while new stress-testing proposals increase interest in operational risk quantification among smaller banks
Technology can provide a competitive advantage in banking. How it is applied by Tier 1 and Tier 2 institutions, to the benefit for their risk management systems, is discussed.
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