Articles by Samuel Wilkes
Why banks don’t believe each other’s IRRBB models
Regulatory outlier test results prompt mutual suspicion of unrealistic deposit assumptions
Reporting overhaul: the EU’s near-impossible balancing act
Regulators must weigh their desire to streamline derivatives reporting against the need to gather crucial trade data
EU reporting revamp may end up costing banks
Esma’s review into trade reporting promised to cut reporting burden and save firms money. Dealers aren’t convinced.
EU banks fear tumbling rates will upset their IRRBB balance
As rates decline, hedging two separate tests of vulnerability becomes more difficult
Some European banks still failing net interest income test
Swedbank joins seven other outliers after it updates methodology assumptions
How to solve the Fed’s $300bn FRTB problem
A sacrifice will have to be made to ensure new market risk rules meet demands for capital neutrality
Nomura wins NMRF reprieve from Japan’s FSA
Relief granted due to scarcity of vendors offering pricing data for market risk models
Industry doubts pausing the EU reg machine will offer relief
Market participants are sceptical that a proposal to halt certain rulemaking will reduce compliance costs or boost growth
Will the UK’s FRTB time warp turn into a horror show?
UK regulator’s proposed transition year in 2027 could double banks’ implementation work
European Commission already preparing next FRTB move
As EC runs out powers to delay rules again, proposal for temporary capital relief is on the agenda
Bank of England floats ‘quasi-IMA’ in FRTB standardised method
Dealers welcome new route to capitalising residual risk, but it could fragment global ruleset
For Esma to triumph as supervisor, it must stop being Esma
Europe’s markets watchdog may soon have sweeping new powers, but experts say it will have to shed its reputation as slow, expensive and process-driven if it is to succeed