Articles by Lorenzo Migliorato
Nationwide’s IRB charges up 89% on PRA’s parameter curbs
The building society’s strict focus on mortgages meant impact was all-sweeping
Norinchukin’s capital dented by crashing bond prices
The bank lost three percentage points of CET1 ratio in Q1 as contribution from AOCI halved
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
Interest rate swaps help BMO keep M&A deal on track
Hedges to safeguard the Bank of the West acquisition have already yielded $2.7bn in mark-to-market gains
VAR multiplier hike sends UniCredit’s IMA charges up 23%
Market volatility following the invasion of Ukraine one of the drivers behind the increase
Polish mortgage claims push RBI’s op risk up 43%
Following the latest increase, op risk makes up 11% of the bank’s total RWAs
BMO sees $6.3bn RWA increase from capital floor add-on
The bank is the first of Canada’s big five to be bound by the floor as implemented in 2018
Standardised market RWAs surge at EU banks
UniCredit and BNP Paribas among dealers affected by new FX risk guidelines
Capital One changed SVAR window 24 times in Q1
Since 2020, the lender updated its chosen stress period dozens of times each quarter, far more frequently than peers
Danske, Deutsche and PNC pin SVAR to Covid-19
Most global banks continue to use the global financial crisis to stress-test their portfolios
CDS notionals made a comeback in 2021
A 5% rise to highest end-year figure since 2017 driven by swaps on junk debt
Banks’ loan-loss forecasts diverge in BoE climate exercise
Dispersion of estimates for corporate impairments highlights variety of assumptions for modelling climate risk
Credit RWAs for EU, UK banks up in Q1 amid IRB clampdown
Reforms to improve comparability of internal models compound declining asset quality
Charles Schwab rejigs bond books as it braces for AOCI reintroduction
Dealer might soon lose ability to waive mark-to-market swings from capital
JP Morgan’s internal VAR hit 10-year high in March
CVA’s credit risk component split from VAR measure following credit spreads widening at some counterparties
Nomura switches to lower-confidence VAR model
Internal measure of potential market loss brings bank in line with the likes of JP Morgan and BofA
Derivatives exposures take toll on Japan leverage measure
Leverage ratios at Mizuho, SMFG and SMTH hit multi-year lows
Australian banks’ charges for rates risk soar 66% in Q1
Sudden rise in longer swap tenors eats into equity generation potential
RBI’s market risk gauges go haywire on Ukraine war fallout
Portfolio reshuffling helps Austrian bank contain RWA impact
ING takes €1.6bn capital hit on Russia exposures
Bank adds €834 million of provisions and takes €9 billion of new credit RWAs
BNP Paribas notches three VAR breaches in Q1
Latest count puts bank on cusp of capital penalty
UniCredit takes 92bp core ratio hit as Russian risks bite
Italian lender books €1.2bn of provisions, €9.5bn of new RWAs
French tax fraud verdict costs UBS $4.1bn of additional op RWAs
Extra capital charges will be split across the first six months of the year
NatWest’s market RWAs up 8% on higher VAR multiplier
Bank incurred regulatory backtesting exceptions amid heightened market volatility