Risk Quantum/European Banking Authority (EBA)
ING takes €1.6bn capital hit on Russia exposures
Bank adds €834 million of provisions and takes €9 billion of new credit RWAs
SocGen, ING most exposed to rate shocks among EU banks
Banks’ economic value of equity would shrink under higher rates scenarios
EU banks kept building Russian exposures as sanctions loomed
Latest EBA data shows the bloc’s lenders cut holdings of government debt securities, but increased commitments to private sector
VTB Bank’s timely sale of RCB Bank stake raises questions
The new ownership structure is currently pending approval from the ECB
Regulation triple-whammy lops 63bp off StanChart’s CET1
January 1 saw the introduction of SA-CCR, curbs on IRB modelling and the reversal of software capitalisation benefits
Regulatory straitjacket adds $7bn to Danske’s credit RWAs
Remedials to improve internal models push total RWAs up 5%
Some EU banks keep underprovisioning for ECLs
Divergences between accounting and regulatory markdowns remains high at some top lenders
Spanish regional bank’s CVA charge up 30-fold on SA-CCR
Banco de Crédito Cooperativo saw end-June charges balloon the most year-on-year across a sample of 120 European banks
EU banks with thinnest buffers tap heftiest IFRS 9 capital add-backs
EBA data shows lenders whose capital benefitted most from transitional loan-loss relief also have skinniest CET1 capital ratios
SA extends reach over EU banks’ market and op risk
Regulator-devised models have been capturing a bigger chunk of RWAs through the pandemic
Nine in 10 EU banks reported flawed prudential data in Q2
Weeks after the quarter’s end, the ECB was still awaiting explanation on vast majority of data points flagged
EU software capital reversal to hit Lloyds, Barclays the most
Top UK banks boost CET1 ratios in Q3 as the PRA confirms capital benefit will end on January 1