Capital requirements
ING’s op RWAs climb 7% on AMA update
Second quarterly rise in a row erases most of the reduction in the first half of 2022
ECB promises ‘proportionate’ approach to interest rate risk
But banks still fear regulatory and investor response if many are classed as outliers
SEB’s market RWAs drop 20% as FX positions recede
Fall in currency exposures below EU’s threshold in Q4 reversed Skr5.3bn RWA hit from previous quarter
FX Smart Clearing at LCH ForexClear: solving SA-CCR capital challenges
LCH ForexClear explores how, with the standardised approach to counterparty credit risk increasing the capital requirements of banks’ FX portfolios, its FX Smart Clearing solution can reduce capital burden and achieve additional savings for members
All outliers now: Europe’s unflattering IRRBB test
Banks, fearing overreaction from supervisors, urge European Commission to reject NII-based assessment
UK life insurers pass BoE stress test with 64% hit to surplus capital
Sector deemed resilient, but plausibility of some management actions questioned
More EU banks will fail new IRRBB test as rates push upwards
Half of all EU banks could cross outlier threshold for new test of net interest income
BNY Mellon, Goldman join Citi in escaping Collins floor
Outpaced drop in standardised RWAs pushes banks above threshold – but custodian only bank to reap benefits
ECB ratchets up Pillar 2 charges across top lenders
UniCredit, BNP Paribas, SEB and Swedbank worst-hit in latest SREP round
HKMA preparing prescriptive climate stress test for 2023
Regulator plans granular scenario specifications, considers Pillar 2 capital measures
UK banks’ CVA charges ballooned by £8bn in volatile Q3
Bank of England figures show capital requirements at highest since early pandemic readings
US banks’ loss-to-VAR ratios fell in Q3
Largest daily trading losses were on average 84% of forecast, compared with 105% in Q2
Capitolis president steps down after round of lay-offs
Latest exit follows departure of senior figures in the capital marketplace business, where volumes have tanked
Eurozone G-Sib waiver cuts BNP Paribas a break
New carve-out of intra-bloc exposures prompts drop in French bank’s surcharge
New risk indicator ensnares BofA, benefits Chinese banks
Overhaul in substitutability category pushed US bank's capital surcharge to 2%
Addressing SA-CCR capital challenges with FX clearing
Since the implementation of the standardised approach to counterparty credit risk (SA-CCR) in June 2021, the foreign exchange industry has struggled to cope with the sharp increases in capital requirements for FX products. James Shanahan, director,…
Ulster Bank exit sheds £8.7bn off NatWest’s A-IRB credit RWAs
Reversal to standardised approach helps lower capital charges in Q3 despite €514m exit costs
RBI, ING’s op risk charges inflated by AMA updates
RWAs rise a combined €4.8 billion at the two banks
EBA: more climate risk supervisory reporting is coming
Official anticipates effort to identify climate impact on internal models, concentration risk
Policy-makers must keep the heat on climate transition
As the financial industry shows signs of climate fatigue, regulators need to pick up the slack
Global banks’ CET1 surplus hit 2.5-year high in 2021
Lenders in the Americas had smaller share of capital available for use than European peers
Modelled RWAs diverge from standardised at Wells Fargo
Gap between the two methodologies hits $152bn – its widest ever
Brokers slam CME over ‘conflict of interest’ in FCM plan
Clearing members question how CME could be quasi-regulator as well as direct competitor
Hong Kong, India, Turkey lag behind on Basel III framework
Only Canada, Japan and Saudi Arabia ready for full implementation as January deadline approaches