Australia
Custody Risk Global Awards 2018 winners announced
Custodian of the Year won by BNP Paribas for second year running
Accounting change dents Aussie bank earnings
Four largest Australian lenders lose about $2bn in earnings on the switch to new accounting standard AASB 9
Stronger loans buttress ANZ profits, suppress RWAs
Gross impaired assets fall A$400 million year to year
BlackRock, risk models and regulatory relief
The week on Risk.net, October 20–26, 2018
NSFR pricing Singapore banks out of swaps market, dealers say
Market share in long-dated trades has halved since metric was imposed at start of year
Strange steps down from NZX, and more
Latest job changes across the industry
Dealers warn Asia: get ready now for 2020 IM deadline
Firms preparing to post margin in September 2020 need to complete systems by March 2019
House of the year, Australia: ANZ
Asia Risk Awards 2018
'Big Four' Aussie banks grow credit risk
Firms have grown modelled RWAs by 31% and cut standardised RWAs by 56% in five years
Commonwealth Bank hikes loan reserves on accounting switch
Provisions rise 38% on July implementation of AASB 9
Asia moves: CBA overhauls leadership team, HK regulator reappoints directors, and more
Latest job changes across the industry
Questions remain on scope of Mifid extraterritoriality
Global firms confused about reach of trading obligation and best execution rules
Asia moves: Citi expands Treadwell’s role, Credit Suisse makes Australian appointments, and more
Latest job changes across the industry
EU close to granting swaps-trading equivalence to Singapore
Planned MAS trading obligation would otherwise seal off local traders from global liquidity
Model ban adds A$375m to Australian securitisation capital
One bank - Westpac - sees 40% jump in size of charge
RBA’s Debelle warns against buy-side Libor complacency
Central banker also says Australian dollar swaps may gradually migrate to cash rate if other Ibors end
Asia-Pacific banks grapple with conduct risk rules
Australia, Hong Kong regimes lead in developing conduct risk guidelines; Singapore lags behind
Commonwealth Bank hit by A$1bn op risk add-on
Capital charge applied for poor management of operational, compliance and conduct risks
Westpac's capital charge rises as securitisation rule bites
Securitisation RWAs jump from A$1.4 billion under new standard
NAB model change boosts mortgage RWAs
Residential mortgage RWAs leap A$10.6 billion
ANZ credit recoveries boost earnings
Loss rate drops 10 basis points year-on-year
Uneven Basel rule adoption threatens regulatory arbitrage
Committee names and shames regulatory laggards
Asia moves: Corbally becomes ANZ’s chief risk officer as Williams retires
Latest job changes across the industry
After Libor: Japan, Australia look to multi-rate future
Using new risk-free rates alongside Libor equivalents gains industry support