Accounting
After bruising EU model review, banks ask: ‘Why bother?’
Post-Trim changes erode capital savings from internal models while raising their running costs
BofA grows securities book, but shuns US Treasuries
The bank adds $78.7bn in Q2, mostly in the held-to-maturity book
Covid-forborne EU loans sour faster as more exit moratoria
Exposures classified as stage two rose 37% in the first three months of 2021
Loan losses: Banks’ estimates out of sync with Fed’s
Wells Fargo worst performer in latest DFAST exercise
Hedging valuation adjustment gets cold shoulder from banks
Dealers back the idea of charging for hedging costs but not as part of a new XVA
Canada’s top banks cut loan-loss provisions by $1.2bn
The decrease in set-asides represents a 92% fall quarter on quarter
Santander added to its pile of shaky loans in Q1
‘Stage two’ assets made up 7% of its total at end-March
EU banks saw distressed loans heap up in Q4
‘Stage two’ assets make up 9.1% of banks’ total
IFRS 9 relief added £8bn to UK banks’ capital buffers in 2020
Lloyds’ CET1 ratio reaped a 120bp benefit
What lies beneath: Nomura’s iceberg balance sheet
Collateral received by the Japanese bank exceeds its total on-balance-sheet assets – does it matter?
UK banks count cost of EU software capital reversal
Average CET1 ratio would fall 29 basis points
XVAs ate $401m of JP Morgan’s revenues in 2020
Credit valuation adjustment on derivatives cost $337 million alone
Korea lifers set to increase hedging as accounting shake-up looms
Bond forwards likely to be favoured instrument, but interest rate swaps market could develop
Quants say they can fix value’s broken ratio
Price-to-book metric can be tailored to the new economy, researchers believe
Credit risk of EU state-backed loans deteriorated in Q3
Almost 5% of public guarantee scheme loans are designated ‘stage two’
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Systemic US banks shifted assets to buy-to-hold pens in Q3
JP Morgan almost doubled its held-to-maturity portfolio last quarter
Japanese generally accepted accounting principles – CVA accounting
In April 2021, Japanese generally accepted accounting principles (JGAAP) will incorporate credit valuation adjustment (CVA) and debt valuation adjustment pricing for derivatives portfolios. With several challenges left to overcome and the deadline…
Funding pain prompts calls to rehome FVA
Dealers push to move derivatives funding costs out of P&L following March’s outsize losses
Investors weigh merits of ESG hedging
Opinion divided over proposed tool for transferring risk of non-sustainable activities
IFRS 9 product of the year: AxiomSL
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Systemic US banks put aside $5bn for credit losses in Q3
Citi put aside $2.3 billion in Q3, the most of the top lenders
Souring loans piled up at EU banks in Q2
Share of loans that have declined in creditworthiness made up 8.2% of lenders’ totals
Liquidity test clouds Ibor switch accounting rules
IFRS 9 update will lead to hedge accounting breakdown if new rates markets lack depth