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FRTB revamp won’t restore models to past glory, risk managers say

US-inspired reform only expected to lead to small boost in adoption, with limited desks on IMA

Lots of scaffolding around an old statue as a restorer considers what to do

Market risk experts doubt slated changes to new trading book rules will convince many banks to use internal models for calculating capital requirements to the same extent they have done under the previous prudential regime.

“We are not returning [to] a broad, bank-wide, all-desks adoption,” said Alexandros Doukas, head of traded risk model validation at Barclays.

He said signals in the industry

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