Corporate lending
CECL working as intended amid Covid-19 crisis, says FASB
Suspending new standard would be a decision for regulators, not accountants, say observers
Chinese banks set for mass loan repricing
Options launch slated for February to help industry switch to new benchmark by August
Show don’t tell: BoE’s climate stress test dilemma
Making the test easier to run could come at the expense of building risk management capacity
Credit portfolio manager of the year: NatWest Bank
Risk Awards 2020: Big deals and big ideas have helped transform stress-test laggard to leader
The greening of Natixis’s balance sheet
Green weighting factor will be used to adjust the credit RWAs of loans
Credit data: falling default risk for China’s banks
Economic data may be relatively gloomy, but default probabilities for lenders fell sharply last year
Optimism fades to uncertainty on banks’ CECL proposal
As crunch FASB meeting approaches, most decline to speculate on outcome
Ripple effect: The impact of moving away from Libor
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OK, computer? Hurdles remain for machine learning in credit risk
Concerns over cost, applicability and oversight give pause to banks’ use of ML techniques in credit risk
Crédit Agricole de-risking saps earnings
Corporate and investment banking RWAs fall 11%; net income falls €103 million
Blackstone-Hovnanian CDS deal revives credit rules debate
Rumoured triggering-for-financing arrangement sparks calls for more legal protection for sellers
Monthly credit data review: new-tech scepticism
David Carruthers of Credit Benchmark looks at the most recent trends in bank-sourced credit data
Credit portfolio manager of the year: BNP Paribas
Risk Awards 2017: Guarantees and insurance help French bank cut RWAs by €3bn – and limit use of CDSs
Rise of the machines: AI begins to tackle credit risk
Self-taught technology could push humans aside from some – or all – of the underwriting process
US banks face questions over bad oil loans
Resilience of hard-hit regional lenders scrutinised as losses mount
Industry fears grow ahead of Basel IRB consultation
Biggest share of bank capital at stake as regulators take aim at credit models
Credit portfolio manager of the year: Lloyds Bank Commercial Banking
Revamped CPM team plays key role in boosting sub-par returns
Shadow banks eye accounts receivable as lenders retreat
Hedge funds target 10–12% returns on credit risk from unpaid invoices
Energy finance house of the year: SG CIB
Bank executes innovative deals with range of commodities, countries and projects
Energy Risk Asia Energy Finance House of the Year: SG CIB
Technical skills help SG CIB win tricky energy finance deals
Stress tests prompt NPL rethink
Banks expected to sell NPLs to improve stress-test resilience
Growing P2P lenders confront "profound" risks
UK platforms worry about rogue rival services with weak credit controls
Delta Lloyd to lead European insurers into private debt market
€750 million collective fund to invest in loans to mid-cap corporates to be launched next year