Switzerland
European banks blitz non-modelled credit risks
Across 14 G-Sibs, IRB assets fell 10% over three years, while standardised assets dropped 20%
Model revamp hikes UBS credit RWAs
Calculation tweaks made to scrap higher regulatory RWA multipliers
Tri-party repo switch prompts Credit Suisse liquidity boost
Swiss bank LCR surges to 226%
Credit Suisse scraps legacy businesses at even faster tempo
The firm’s strategic resolution unit shed $6.2 billion of leverage exposure in the three months to June
US foreign bank rules sap UBS liquidity buffer
HQLA fell Sfr2 billion in the second quarter, down 17% since US IHC formed
VAR cut helps shrink UBS market RWAs
Average management VAR falls Sfr10 billion
UBS far exceeds 2018 credit and counterparty risk estimate
Sfr2.4 billion growth attributed to model changes alone
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
Zurich builds up capital buffers
Insurer edges toward over-capitalisation on its own measures
Credit Suisse bolsters liquidity buffers
LCR reinforced in response to choppy markets
UBS liquidity coverage ratio shrinks after regulatory change
The rule change led to higher net cash outflows at the bank, which jumped 5.5% to Sfr135 billion in March
Credit Suisse sheds $11bn in op risk RWAs
Regulator allowed Swiss bank to cut op risk exposure from defunct business
Uneven Basel rule adoption threatens regulatory arbitrage
Committee names and shames regulatory laggards
IFRS 9 charge fails to dent UBS capital
The accounting charge was more that offset by increased earnings, with total CET1 capital increasing by Sfr 0.5 billion
UBS shrugs off VAR exceptions
The Swiss bank has crunched down its market RWAs to Sfr12.3 billion
FRTB: banks grapple with hard-to-model risks
Swiss, UK bank efforts to comply with regulators’ risks-not-in-VAR rules may be undone by transition to FRTB
Swiss loans may struggle with Libor transition, warn lawyers
Lack of standardisation means fallback clauses may be unable to handle move to Saron
1MDB looms large in Asian banks’ war on money laundering
Banks in Asia-Pacific spurred by tougher enforcement and stricter AML rules
EU shuts door on foreign electronic access providers
US FCMs could be barred from providing direct electronic access as member states bow to Esma
Swiss regulator fast-track key to cleared Saron swaps launch
Ice warns against rushing new products into clearing, however