Internal models approach (IMA)
Standardised market charges rose faster at IMA users in H1
Market convulsions and structural FX hedge crackdown felt less acutely at SA-only banks, finds EBA data
Vol pushed HSBC’s modelled market risk up 37% in Q3
Erratic markets in Europe and Asia blamed for $6.4bn increase led by VAR and SVAR-based charges
NatWest’s modelled market RWAs up 10% on RNIV backstop
Bank sees higher charges while it reworks VAR engine
Singapore’s UOB bucks trend to seek FRTB model approval
Despite data challenges, bank is opting for IMA to enhance risk management
Early FRTB adoption piles pressure on Japanese banks
Bankers fear competitive pain due to lack of NMRF data, possible EU and US deviations from Basel
Market risk capital relief could cut charges at 13 EU banks
EBA says Covid-style measures could be considered to tackle energy crisis
EU dealers’ IRC charges surge on debt market jitters
Santander and Natixis among hardest hit, with charges up 117% over first six months of the year
FRTB implementation: key insights and learnings
Duncan Cryle and Jeff Aziz of SS&C Algorithmics discuss strategic questions and key decisions facing banks as they approach FRTB implementation
Regulators should be careful what they wish for on FRTB
New framework likely to reduce use of internal models, as planned; but is that a good thing?
Danske breaches VAR four times, spurring RWA hike
Fifth hypothetical breach in six months triggers VAR multiplier increase
Nordea’s IMA RWAs climb 11% in Q2
Relentless rise in VAR keeps pushing up bank’s market charges
‘Nightmare’ of uncertainty plagues FRTB model applications
Shifting timetable and rule tweaks that could alter incentives dampen appetite for internal models
Banks turn away from FRTB internal models in Europe
Drawbacks mean even fewer model approval applications planned than past ECB survey suggested
EU eyes fix to FRTB’s capital asymmetry for govvies
Banks say French presidency proposal would see PD floor slashed for sovereign bonds under IMA
FRTB: a question of strategy for US banks
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VAR multiplier hike sends UniCredit’s IMA charges up 23%
Market volatility following the invasion of Ukraine one of the drivers behind the increase
Danske, Deutsche and PNC pin SVAR to Covid-19
Most global banks continue to use the global financial crisis to stress-test their portfolios
Credit risk capital models hanging by a thread in the US
Industry insiders expect Fed to drop IRB and IMM when adopting Basel III, but market risk models may survive
RBI’s market risk gauges go haywire on Ukraine war fallout
Portfolio reshuffling helps Austrian bank contain RWA impact
Deutsche’s SVAR window update adds €2.2bn to RWAs
First-quarter surge comes after four consecutive reductions
Isda broadens FRTB carbon trading study to win over sceptics
New study shows risk weights too high for US markets, but data from 2008 still missing
Harmonisation of FRTB data compliance requirements by local jurisdictions is crucial
Banks face uncertainty over changing responsibilities under the Fundamental Review of the Trading Book (FRTB), but potential jurisdictional divergence on new requirements for data vendors could add greater complexity to the roll-out of these new rules
UniCredit cuts market RWAs by 9%
Removal of capital requirements for FX risk sheds standardised RWAs by 68% in three months
Lloyds’ IMA RWAs up 43% in run-up to Ibor switch
VAR multiplier and RNIV charges rose in 2021 on account of transition risk