Risk Quantum/Standard Chartered
'No-deal' Brexit would add risk weights to EU government bonds
HSBC has most sovereign exposures that could attract higher capital charges among big UK banks
Top European banks shed $32 billion in op risk
5% average drop across 16 European banks reported quarter to quarter
StanChart culls debt, switches model, and market RWAs drop
Structured product RWAs now calculated using internal model, saving $1.1 billion
Take-up of credit modelling varies at European banks
Percentage of credit RWAs calculated using IRB approaches ranges from 42% to 91% across large dealers
Fraud makes up bulk of UK bank op risk loss events
Internal and external fraud on average equalled 64% of all op risk events in 2017 across four large dealers
Model and policy changes behind billions in UK bank RWA shifts
Net capital charges of £368 million across five lenders attributable to model updates alone
Lenders save £200 million as UK bank levy shrinks
Aggregate levy brings in £206 million less year-on-year across five largest banks
US CVA charges over seven times higher than EU
Huge disparity appears to result from EU exemption for corporate trades
G-Sib swap portfolios reveal transatlantic divide
EU banks record 16% fall in non-cleared swaps, while US dealers see 9% growth
Italian banks hardest hit by IFRS 9 transition
Risk Quantum analysis of 36 banks from 11 European Union countries found that capital declined on average by 34bp between December 31, 2017, and March 31, 2018
Barclays and HSBC impairment provisions soar
Barclays’ provisions increase 54%; HSBC’s by 29%
StanChart hopes reg spending has peaked as costs drop 5%
Bank reports a $63 million quarter-on-quarter drop