Risk Quantum/Nordea
Danske, Deutsche and PNC pin SVAR to Covid-19
Most global banks continue to use the global financial crisis to stress-test their portfolios
Nordea’s CVA charge jumps 30% in Q1
Highest reading for the Finnish bank since the start of 2019
SocGen, ING most exposed to rate shocks among EU banks
Banks’ economic value of equity would shrink under higher rates scenarios
EU banks racked up VAR breaches in 2021
Crédit Agricole and ING Bank hit with higher multipliers after exception count rises
Nordea’s trading VAR keeps climbing amid rate hike jitters
Trading risk gauge surged 17% through Q4
Santander’s VAR surges 17% in Q3
Macroeconomic jitters push credit spread and interest rate risk up, but bank’s traders net income windfall
Nordea’s trading VAR up 58% in Q3
Higher equity and interest rate risk pushed measure to highest level since March 2020
EU banks’ derivatives exposures jumped 36% in H1
Top banks added €235bn since December, amid switch to SA-CCR and a new leverage ratio template
Securities market frenzy drives up mid-sized European banks' systemic risk
Nordea’s underwriting activity jumped by almost 7,000% in 2020
Nordea faces higher capital requirement following ESRB recommendation
A decision by the Finnish Financial Supervisory Authority may add 95bp to the bank’s CET1 capital ratio requirement
LCR rises for EU banks in Q1, but liquidity strategies diverge
Eurozone banks are still hoarding liquidity, but as vaccines take effect a rethink may be needed
Deutsche leads eurozone banks on exempted exposures
German bank increased central bank reserves currently excluded from leverage ratio the most in Q1