Internal models approach (IMA)
New NMRF rules will push more desks to standardised approach
Restrictions on use of proxy data will bar banks from using internal models, conference hears
FRTB could ‘kill’ local markets – South African banks
Dealers urge South African Reserve Bank to depart from Basel standards on NMRFs
Compliance preparations amid uncertain rules
A forum of industry leaders discusses how banks will define individual trading desks under FRTB, whether BCBS 239 compliance projects can help banks meet FRTB risk data challenges, which model validation obstacles banks still face and other key topics
Morgan Stanley RWAs drop as loans fall and VAR dips
Standardised RWAs fall 4% to $370 billion
Standardised market RWAs on the rise at EU banks
Standardised approach-generated RWAs increase €4.7 billion across 12 banks
Modelled market risk falls for UK banks as standardised risk rises
Barclays had the lowest percentage of market RWAs calculated under IMA, at 49.6%, and Lloyds Banking Group the highest, at 86.1%
A third of eurozone banks fall short on IRB model standards
Twenty-one of 65 ECB-surveyed banks' internal model practices non-compliant with EU rules
TD Bank expands credit risk model
Retail A-IRB assets grow 12% quarter to quarter
CIBC's Barbados woes incur $44 million capital charge
Sovereign credit risk-weighted assets jump 19% as Barbadian loans sour
A review of the fundamentals of the Fundamental Review of the Trading Book II: asymmetries, anomalies, and simple remedies
This paper highlights some anomalies and asymmetries in the new market risk paradigm of the Fundamental Review of the Trading Book (FRTB) framework.
ABN Amro sustains assault on market risk
The bank's market RWAs dropped 24% quarter to quarter, to €1.7 billion, following a 41% reduction in the first quarter
StanChart culls debt, switches model, and market RWAs drop
Structured product RWAs now calculated using internal model, saving $1.1 billion
Amber zone in new P&L test ‘almost useless’, say banks
Analysis shows many desks would not benefit from safe harbour in Basel FRTB proposals
BIS renews claims of capital 'gaming'
Modelled capital requirements for identical portfolios can differ by up to 4%, study shows
Model and policy changes behind billions in UK bank RWA shifts
Net capital charges of £368 million across five lenders attributable to model updates alone
Japan regulator: we are racing to finish FRTB in 2018
Japanese banks warn against rushing rules with poor data, and fret over EU delays
Banks fear more trades will be caught in NMRF trap
“Many risk factors now will essentially look like NMRFs,” says North American bank’s risk manager
Basel floor change boosts Canadian bank capital ratios
CET1 ratios improve between five and 120 basis points quarter-on-quarter at 'Big Five'
FRTB: Nordic banks mull regional data pool
Local tie-up could “prevent big banks entering the markets in the Nordics”, says local risk manager
ING market risk charge edges higher
Dutch bank adds €0.8 billion of market RWAs
US will implement FRTB, insists Fed official
Isda AGM: “I don’t know why people doubt” US adoption, says Lynch
Basel’s Coen warns on FRTB complexity
Isda AGM: Regulators may consider “simpler and more robust” approaches when finalising rules this year
FRTB threatens dynamic forex hedging of capital ratios
Industry says recent Basel proposals are unclear and retain burden of pre-approval for hedges
How banks should organise themselves for FRTB
New market risk rules require a rethink on trading and ops, argue market risk experts