Accounting
Risk premia strategies – Lessons learned for the future
After a difficult 2018, investors are increasingly wary of risk premia, concerned that factors leading to underperformance might be a recurring problem. Imene Moussa, executive director at UBS, clarifies this issue
Barclays, HSBC, StanChart saw Level 3 assets rise 10% in 2018
Transition to IFRS 9 may be behind the increase
Libor reform threatens hedge accounting for loans
Changes to loan terms may nullify contracts and create balance sheet volatility
Japan’s megabanks begin pricing in CVA
Local firms align with foreign dealers to include counterparty credit risk in corporate swap quotes
Citi, Goldman, State Street add $685m of complex assets
Private equity, asset-backed security and loan holdings drive increase in Level 3 instruments
Banco Santander hit hard by IFRS 16
Average capital depletion across seven G-Sibs was 11bp
Banks grapple with social media risk
In shadow of Metro Bank WhatsApp episode, panellists warn banks need to deftly handle social media blow-ups
IFRS 16 takes bite out of Danske’s capital ratio
RWAs rise Dkr6.2 billion on accounting switch
The credit skew market’s surprise package
Mediobanca’s €1.6 billion in issuance makes small Italian investment bank a market titan
Citi raises CECL reserves estimate
A 30% jump in reserves would translate to a roughly 30bp capital hit
US Treasury won’t issue SOFR notes until at least 2020
Project Titan will delay issuance of floating rate Treasury notes linked to new reference rate
Swap book values of US G-Sibs dropped in 2018
Settled-to-market technique responsible for some deductions year-on-year
The future of operational risk management
As the efficiency of operational risk management remains a top priority and pressure to maximise value increases, emerging technology could prove crucial. Nitish Idnani, leader of oprisk management services at Deloitte, explores how the oprisk management…
Making machine learning work for AML
Banks’ anti-money laundering teams are starting to utilise machine learning to combat financial criminals. Risk hosted a webinar in association with NICE Actimize to explore whether these bots can be trusted
Enria takes aim at eurozone banks’ sovereign exposures
New ECB supervision chair floats Pillar 2 concentration charge, criticises use of IFRS 9
Capturing alpha in Asia’s ETF market – Trends to watch in 2019
As the inclusion of China A-shares into major indexes could potentially lead to record inflows into China, 2019 is set to be an exceptional year for the Asian exchange-traded funds (ETFs) market. Meanwhile, investors in the region are increasingly eyeing…
Accounting switch saps Ping An's investment yield
IFRS 9 lops 37 billion yuan from investment return
Accounting shake-up set to hit China shadow banking
Banks brace for extra provisions under IFRS 9 for loans masquerading as investment products
Junk loan, souring economy push up RBC loan-loss reserves
Provisions for credit losses hit C$514 million in Q1 2019