Canada
TMX backs down on blanket margin hike after members revolt
Canadian CCP will review methodology and apply margin multipliers at the product level
A sea change – Driving awareness to confront climate risk
Amid a global push towards green policies, the reality of overhauling how industries worth trillions of dollars operate is causing concern. A forum of market participants and sponsors of this report discuss the levels of awareness of climate risk and its…
Coronavirus is testing op risk managers to the limit
No amount of stress testing can prepare firms for the risks they’re facing, says Ariane Chapelle
Asia moves: JP Morgan names new Apac CEO, Axa hires six heads, and more
Latest job news across the industry
Treasurers turn to AI in bid for sharper forecasting
Wider automation could usher in future of ‘hands-free hedging’, but obstacles lurk in data standards and sharing
Scotiabank takes C$116m XVA charge
Introduction of centralised valuation platform altered fair value of uncollateralised positions
First SOFR versus CORRA cross-currency swap hits market
JP Morgan and National Bank of Canada extend SOFR cross-currency trading into Canadian market
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Big Canadian banks face C$1bn capital hike on securitisation changes
RBC faces C$551 million uplift alone
Upgrade to derivatives system dents trading revenue at TD
Real-time mark-to-market of portfolio should cut trading revenue volatility in future
At CIBC, update to loan-loss model lifts credit provisions 38%
Darker economic outlook justified a shift in ECL model weightings
Over 2019, loan-loss reserves up 50% at RBC
Percentage of provisions to total loans up to 0.32%
BMO braces for SA-CCR, revised securitisation charges
Bank expects C$100m equity hit through introduction of IFRS 16
Loan-loss provisions climb C$40m at Scotiabank
Canadian lender reports provisions 28% higher than in Q3 2018
TD Bank added to too-big-to-fail list
The bank’s total exposures climbed 2.4% to €931 billion year-on-year
Among Canadian banks, credit provisions leap highest at BMO
Aggregate provisions for credit losses up 0.7% quarter-on-quarter at “Big Five”
TD Bank closes on TLAC target
Lender sold four bail-in bonds last quarter, boosting its TLAC ratio to 18.9%
Bail-in bond sales catapult BMO towards TLAC target
Bank’s TLAC ratio hits 19.4% following debt issuances
Scotiabank eyes capital savings following divestments
Wind down of overseas investments expected to increase CET1 capital ratio by 50bp
At CIBC, commodity, forex and rate risks raise VAR 12%
Market risk capital requirement jumps to C$695 million on value-at-risk surge
RBC expands market risk model scope
Moving assets off standardised approach contributed to 6% quarter-on-quarter RWA decline
Uniform? Op risk capital rules go their own ways
Europe and Canada set to include historical losses in new standardised approach; Australia probably not
