Capital requirements
US falls behind in race to match Europe’s FRTB launch date
Recent US bank failures could jeopardise planned January 2025 start date for Basel III
SVB opens floodgates on liquidity buffers debate
European regulator says HQLAs should be booked at fair value, but not everyone agrees
Op risk data: Stanford fraud haunts banks for billions
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UBS takeover of Credit Suisse to trigger higher G-Sib surcharge
At 14.2%, UBS’s CET1 capital ratio is more than sufficient to absorb the deal
Missing Basel metric could have revealed SVB risks
US regulators did not implement economic value of equity test that SVB failed badly in 2021
Capitolis chief risk officer to depart
Two months after firm registered as swap dealer, signatory of SEC filing announces retirement
Small banks set for 2% capital reduction under Basel III
Lower leverage ratio requirements expected to offset Tier 1 capital increases for credit risk and output floor
US insurance regulators move to kill CLO arbitrage
Capital charges on collateralised loan obligations will be model-based after 2024
Why risk managers don’t trust the EU’s new IRRBB test
And why there may never be a perfect way of assessing the risks of changes in net interest income
Penny stock case may hold key to SEC dealer definitions push
Court ruling could set precedent for legal battles over controversial proposal
Swedbank takes $3.47bn RWA hit from credit model overhaul
Rejig of IRB models is expected to reduce the bank’s Pillar 2 requirement
Deutsche disbands CRU as ‘bad bank’ exposures fall to €22bn
Remainder of unwanted book to be allowed to roll to maturity
ING’s op RWAs climb 7% on AMA update
Second quarterly rise in a row erases most of the reduction in the first half of 2022
ECB promises ‘proportionate’ approach to interest rate risk
But banks still fear regulatory and investor response if many are classed as outliers
SEB’s market RWAs drop 20% as FX positions recede
Fall in currency exposures below EU’s threshold in Q4 reversed Skr5.3bn RWA hit from previous quarter
FX Smart Clearing at LCH ForexClear: solving SA-CCR capital challenges
LCH ForexClear explores how, with the standardised approach to counterparty credit risk increasing the capital requirements of banks’ FX portfolios, its FX Smart Clearing solution can reduce capital burden and achieve additional savings for members
All outliers now: Europe’s unflattering IRRBB test
Banks, fearing overreaction from supervisors, urge European Commission to reject NII-based assessment
UK life insurers pass BoE stress test with 64% hit to surplus capital
Sector deemed resilient, but plausibility of some management actions questioned
More EU banks will fail new IRRBB test as rates push upwards
Half of all EU banks could cross outlier threshold for new test of net interest income
BNY Mellon, Goldman join Citi in escaping Collins floor
Outpaced drop in standardised RWAs pushes banks above threshold – but custodian only bank to reap benefits
ECB ratchets up Pillar 2 charges across top lenders
UniCredit, BNP Paribas, SEB and Swedbank worst-hit in latest SREP round
HKMA preparing prescriptive climate stress test for 2023
Regulator plans granular scenario specifications, considers Pillar 2 capital measures
UK banks’ CVA charges ballooned by £8bn in volatile Q3
Bank of England figures show capital requirements at highest since early pandemic readings
US banks’ loss-to-VAR ratios fell in Q3
Largest daily trading losses were on average 84% of forecast, compared with 105% in Q2