France
Natixis turns on the taps in flow trading
French bank boosts flow business, balancing structured solutions capabilities
BNP Paribas USA in line for $1.2bn capital reprieve
Bank’s subsidiary small enough to escape stress capital buffer under current rules
Post-Brexit divergence puts EU subsidiaries on the rack
Banks face choice between higher staffing costs or over-engineered processes at UK headquarters
Indian CCPs derecognition costs BNPP, Deutsche €6bn in RWAs
Esma’s decision forces re-weighting of local exposures by EU dealers
BNP Paribas, SocGen brace for more hits from TLTRO hedge unwinds
Duo expect combined €600m in losses after already booking €500m in first quarter
Bank of the West sale lops 13% off BNP Paribas’s CRE exposure
Disposal of US lender included €11.1bn in loans to creaky sector
BNP Paribas takes €403m hit unwinding TLTRO hedges
Tightening of ECB facility’s terms throws wrench into interest rate risk strategy
LCH plans for Q4 bitcoin derivatives clearing launch
CCP will run segregated default fund; does not rule out following up with ether-based contracts
Santander, Credit Suisse hit hardest by AOCI in Europe
Unrealised losses, mostly from exchange rate swings, shave huge chunks off CET1 capital
Op risk data: Cerberus fight bites $850m off CIBC
Also: SEC targets dodgy disclosures; Commerzbank’s Wirecard hit. Data by ORX News
SocGen’s VAR up 33% in Q4
Gap with French rival BNP Paribas shrinks to just €9 million, the least since mid-2020
Grim repo warning spotlights BNP Paribas booking model
Federal regulators may be targeting French bank’s Paris-based book of US Treasuries
Derivatives house of the year: BNP Paribas
Risk Awards 2023: Betting on an equities expansion and rates re-org delivers early win for global markets
Prime broker of the year: BNP Paribas
Risk Awards 2023: Prêt-à-porter approach to acquiring ready-made businesses helps fashion top PB shop
Bank risk manager of the year: Natixis
Risk Awards 2023: Revised risk management framework and front-office collaboration help bank withstand 2022 volatility surge
Eurozone G-Sib waiver cuts BNP Paribas a break
New carve-out of intra-bloc exposures prompts drop in French bank’s surcharge
Cross-border risk dominates 2022 G-Sib scores
Overseas lending and borrowing largest contributor to scores of banks in Canada, EU, Japan, Singapore, Switzerland and UK
Crédit Agricole VAR hits highest since 2010
Trading risk gauge rose as high as €27 million during Q3
Some euro banks modelled lower mortgage risk in H1
Italian and Belgian lenders reported steepest drops in risk density despite recessionary threat
Europe’s countercyclical buffers buck recession trends
Almost half of EBU’s members have set out CCyB hikes; five plan two or more before mid-2023
BoE’s planned procyclical capital hike bewilders banks
Some doubt regulator will go through with buffer hike while forecasting recession