Emirates NBD fund RWAs surge 480%
Bank’s first reported use of look-through approach coincides with RBL acquisition
Emirates NBD Bank’s risk-weighted assets (RWAs) from equity investments in funds jumped almost sixfold in the second quarter of 2026, as the Dubai-based lender completed its acquisition of a majority stake in India’s RBL Bank.
Fund RWAs rose 3.6 billion dirhams ($978 million), or 480%, from 748 million dirhams to a record 4.3 billion dirhams.
Around 70% of the increase came from 2.5 billion dirhams
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