ABN Amro
ABN Amro’s impairment charges drop €28 million
Impairment charges were down 21% to €106 million over the three months to end-September
European credit model outputs vary wildly
Risk densities range widely and out-of-sync with average probabilities of default
Standardised market RWAs on the rise at EU banks
Standardised approach-generated RWAs increase €4.7 billion across 12 banks
EU bank leverage increases in H1
Average leverage ratios degrade 19 basis points in six months to June
Capital structures vary across EU banks
Median lender's capital stack is 75% CET1, 10% AT1, and 15% Tier 2
Top European banks shed $32 billion in op risk
5% average drop across 16 European banks reported quarter to quarter
ABN Amro sustains assault on market risk
The bank's market RWAs dropped 24% quarter to quarter, to €1.7 billion, following a 41% reduction in the first quarter
Asia moves: CBA overhauls leadership team, HK regulator reappoints directors, and more
Latest job changes across the industry
People moves: SocGen hires new strategy head, RBS loses CFO, and more
Latest job changes across the industry
European banks op risk losses dominated by business failures
Losses relating to accident and neglect account for 38% of op risk losses at eight big dealers
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
ABN Amro incurs €208 million of impairment charges
ABN Amro’s first quarter profits hit by transition to IFRS 9 impairment methodology
People moves: Deutsche Börse appoints UniCredit banker as new CEO
New fixed-income head at Mizuho; trueEX hires CTO; Deutsche fills ETF role; and more
People moves: ANZ makes senior changes in Apac
Also: Priestley leaves JPM; Hong Kong’s Insurance Authority staffs up; ABN Amro hires Simon Wood; and others
People moves: Credit Suisse’s Dainton departs
UniCredit promotions; Hazlewood leaves Deutsche; Goldman's CIO; senior forex hire at SG
Clearers laud EC transition extension for non-EU CCPs
Absent the extension, OCC estimates extra $74 billion in RWAs for European members
Loan danger: CFTC sees systemic risk in margin financing
Combination with net margin posting at EU CCPs could leave clearing members on the hook
EU net margin rules are riskier than US regime, warns CFTC
Commission’s Bandman raises margin financing as emerging systemic risk to CCPs
Asian private bank clients switch to rate structures
Stock market falls steer clients away from traditional equity focus
ABN Amro cuts rates swaps from €24bn covered bond programme
High cost of downgrade triggers forces Dutch bank to use alternative hedge
Acer reappoints Pototschnig for three-year term
Other commodities moves at ABN Amro, Barclays, ICBC, Freepoint and CFTC