European Central Bank (ECB)
Should the ECB stress-test counterparty default risks?
The US Fed already does, but it is notable that EU banks were less exposed to Archegos
ECB raised Pillar 2 charges for just three CRE-heavy banks in latest SREP
Pfandbriefbank and Luminor saw largest increases across 106 banks subject to 2023 assessment
Interbank lending plummets at major European banks
Reduced repo operations and TLTRO repayments among drivers
Fed unveils hyper-Archegos test to reveal bank blow-up risks
CCAR for 2024 includes analysis of simultaneous defaults of five largest hedge fund clients
TLTRO hedge unwinding bill tops €1.2bn at BNPP, SocGen
Exit from swaps tripped up by ECB’s tightening marred banks’ 2023 throughout
Europe’s new AI Act threatens supervisory ‘chaos’ for banks
Policy-maker says new role for European Commission could collide with ECB model risk regulation
People: UBS rejigs EQD, risk head departs; Rustad joins buy side, and more
Latest job changes across the industry
Rabobank LCR down 7% on TLTRO prepayments
Decline expected to continue as bank pays off final loans extended via EU-wide funding scheme
Europe’s half-baked benchmark switch leaves some dissatisfied
Users frustrated by narrow scope of euro transition, but replacing Euribor was never a euro group objective
Loss of ruble volatility waiver costs UniCredit €2.2bn in RWAs
Lender forced to capitalise FX risk from Russian operations after ECB withdraws key exemption
EU exposures carve-out cuts BNPP’s G-Sib surcharge once more
French bank remains sole beneficiary of intra-bloc cross-jurisdictional activity waiver for the second consecutive year
Euro RFR group shuts down amid ongoing benchmark uncertainty
Working group calls time on transition despite split opinion on Euribor’s long-term future
Post-Brexit divergence puts EU subsidiaries on the rack
Banks face choice between higher staffing costs or over-engineered processes at UK headquarters
KBC takes €8.2bn RWA add-on post ECB model review
Regulatory intervention and share buyback contribute to sink bank’s core ratio to lowest point since 2016
Commerzbank’s rate-shock loss sensitivity rises 33%
Bank’s liabilities modelled to reprice faster than assets in a 200bp parallel hike scenario
Why ‘access all areas’ will be key for OTC derivatives
Without guaranteed pathways to CCPs, mandatory clearing could threaten financial stability, say Patrick Pearson and Bas Zebregs
Nordic banks’ RWAs rise $9bn on Swedish risk-weight floor rejig
Constraints on real-estate exposure modelling result in Pillar 2 charges moving to Pillar 1 requirements
Investors cheer Fed guidance on bank credit risk transfers
Institutions say clarification of regulations could jump-start US market
ECB wading into active account dispute on clearing – industry
Industry lobbyists decry secretive (allegedly ECB) non-paper that recommends high minimum thresholds
UN climate risk chief calls for shorter-term stress tests
But banks say heavy modelling demands will take time to respond to adequately
Europe’s lenders sail into uncharted waters of the banking book
Regulators are pushing banks to map their credit spread risk. Here be dragons?