BNP Paribas
European banks junk op risk modelling
Barclays and BNP Paribas move to standardised approach in the second quarter
European banks blitz non-modelled credit risks
Across 14 G-Sibs, IRB assets fell 10% over three years, while standardised assets dropped 20%
Mifid II, RFQs and the future of Europe’s G-Sibs
The week on Risk.net, August 11-17, 2018
BNP Paribas VAR breaches trigger capital hike
French bank's IHC reports four backtesting exceptions
EU infighting blocks Basel recognition of banking union
Treating eurozone as single jurisdiction could slash G-Sib capital, but the 19 member nations have differences to settle first
Top four EU banks have shed €1.5 trillion in assets since 2013
Barclays, HSBC, BNP Paribas, and Deutsche Bank slim the most in five years
Top European banks shed $32 billion in op risk
5% average drop across 16 European banks reported quarter to quarter
Societe Generale defers €1.35 billion of trade profits
French dealer holds back far more than rival dealers
French banks’ leverage ratios rally on EU court win
Improvements of 10 to 30 basis points follow change to leverage measure
Mattatia makes surprise move to MSCI
Former SG equity derivatives structurer was set to join BNP Paribas
Switch to standard model boosts BNP Paribas’ op risk
Operational RWAs grow €6 billion in the second quarter
AI wide open
The Risk Technology Awards 2018 have highlighted how new technologies are bringing recognition for vendors
People moves: SocGen hires new strategy head, RBS loses CFO, and more
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Symphony bots march on Bloomberg
New chat system touted as sales and trading game-changer, as banks build hundreds of add-ons
Rise of the cyborgs: tech remakes the front office
Dealers “have no choice” but to change, says UBS’s Orcel – and plenty of changes are coming
Foreign bank IHCs shed US assets in 2017
Barclays, Credit Suisse and Deutsche Bank shrunk balance sheets by $166 billion
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Bank risk committees: desperately seeking risk managers
Most boards still lack career risk specialists despite tighter governance requirements
Climate risk joins ethics in driving lending decisions
Barclays, BNP Paribas and others are analysing risk of climate change-related losses
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
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
Crédit Agricole and Groupe BPCE hardest hit by countercyclical buffer
Minimum capital requirement will rise around 20 basis points at BPCE; 16 at Crédit Agricole
Over one-quarter of EU bank credit exposures overseas
Spanish banks exhibit highest level of overseas risk, Nordic banks the lowest
People moves: Societe Generale makes senior changes, Mattatia moves to BNP Paribas, and more
Latest job changes across the industry