Switzerland
Trading units of Swiss banks move in opposite directions
Over three years, Credit Suisse has cut RWAs allocated to trading 17%; UBS has increased them 46%
LCR surges at UBS as HQLA billows higher
Ratio of liquid assets to stressed cash outflows hits 154%
Higher op risk charge follows UBS tax fraud verdict
Clash with French courts adds $2.8 billion to op RWAs
Loss provisions at Credit Suisse highest in three years
Provisions expand in Swiss, Asia-Pacific and global markets units
At Credit Suisse, RWAs leap over Sfr5 billion
Credit RWAs grew 4% due to a combination of model, accounting and regulatory changes
Swaps, repo grow share of G-Sib leverage exposures
On-balance sheet exposures shrink as a constituent of key regulatory measure
UBS hires Finma banks chief amid risk reorg
Schoch move comes after bank carves op risk and compliance unit out of central risk function
Swiss banks pared securitisation exposures in 2018
Credit Suisse cuts holdings 24%; UBS 80%
Shallow liquidity threatens Saron momentum
Swaps on Swiss Libor successor gain traction, but lack of cash products poses liquidity hurdle
End of an era: Credit Suisse dissolves resolution unit
The Swiss bank’s SRU reduced its total leverage exposure in 2018 to $30 billion – below the bank’s end-year target of $40 billion
A rush on Libor fallbacks to head off holdouts
Concerns that valuation changes will scare some off adoption may be accelerating Isda timeline
Switzerland moves ahead with backward-looking term rate
Lack of forward visibility in proposed rate provokes concern among corporates
EU, Canada banks lag rivals on IRB model coverage
Median bank has 78% of credit risk-weighted assets under IRB approaches
AI moves into middle office at energy firms
Energy firms explore how artificial intelligence can boost returns
UBS warns of $6.5bn jump in credit RWAs in Q1
Credit and counterparty RWAs stood at $147.9 billion at end-2018, up $1.6 billion from the third quarter
Stock slump dents income, hikes VAR by 22% at UBS
Income from equity derivatives trading plummeted $47 million quarter-on-quarter
Quant Guide 2019: EPFL
Lausanne, Switzerland
Quant Guide 2019: ETH Zurich/University of Zurich
Zurich, Switzerland
Quant Guide 2019: University of St Gallen
St Gallen, Switzerland
G-Sib leverage makeups differ by region
Median US G-Sib has higher share of exposure measure made up of derivatives and repo than EU peer
EU G-Sibs outpace rivals in growing repo books
Large European banks' increase exposures by €230 billion
Model tweaks, loan growth lift Swiss bank credit RWAs
Credit RWAs grow Sfr26 billion at Credit Suisse and UBS year to year
Asia moves: Soc Gen replaces China head, Goldman names new partners, and more
Latest job changes across industry
Credit Suisse drains HQLA as business migration risk ebbs
Total HQLA fell Sfr13.5 billion to Sfr188 billion in Q3