Internal models
Advanced approaches continue to bind Citi in Q2
Modelled RWAs fall slower than standardised over the three months to end-June
US banks face capital hit from resurgent advanced approaches
Banks pushed onto internal models wrestle with procyclical capital charges
Time for the standardised approaches to shine
Banks are playing a canny game of capital optimisation by toggling between internal models and regulator-set approaches
Credit Suisse nets 37% sovereign RWA cut
At end-2019, 75% of its government portfolio was under the standardised approach, up from 14% the year prior
Data error inflated Wells Fargo’s op risk capital by $5 billion
Sharp fall in Q1 RWAs followed removal of duplicate data
EBA relaxes modellability hurdles for market risk capital
Flexibility granted for assessing NMRFs on options, but constraints remain on committed quotes
FRTB comes too late for Covid crisis
Expected shortfall would stop Basel 2.5 duplicate capital charges, but backtesting still a problem
Goldman hits the Collins floor
Changes to loss-given-default models caused advanced approaches credit RWAs to plummet
Model flaws continue to dog ABN Amro
Trim added €10 billion of risk-weighted assets in 2019
Model review adds €13bn to ING’s RWAs
Trim effects projected to raise CET1 requirement by at least €600m
Some EU banks can’t explain lowball credit model outputs
Negative unjustified deviations in capital requirements most widespread for corporate portfolios
HSBC leads EU banks on VAR measures
In aggregate, IMA risk exposures focused on traded debt
Outsourced model validation: is it viable?
Consortium promises cost savings in outsourcing model validation, but some say pooling doesn’t float
Five eurozone G-Sibs cut op RWAs in Q3
Deutsche Bank cut €5.7 billion quarter on quarter
Validation of index and benchmark assignment: adequacy of capturing tail risk
This paper provides practical recommendations for the validation of risk models under the Targeted Review of Internal Models (TRIM).
The Fundamentals of market risk rules
With the 2022 Fundamental Review of the Trading Book (FRTB) deadline looming, banks are fast coming to grips with the amount of work still to be done to achieve a successful implementation
Competitive differentiation – Reaping the benefits of XVA centralisation
A forum of industry leaders discusses the latest developments in XVA and the strategic, operational and technological challenges of derivatives valuation in today’s environment, including the key considerations for banks looking to move to a standardised…
EBA’s Campa: reduce Pillar 2 charges to offset output floor
Bankers plead for smaller capital hit and more predictability on implementation of Basel III
Wells Fargo could escape Collins floor
Op risk-weighted asset increases see advanced RWAs near standardised measures
Trim review pumps up Commerzbank’s credit RWAs
Additional RWA increases also expected in coming quarters
FRTB costs force banks to weigh IMA desk by desk
Risk USA: Some desks “may not be able to pass these more rigorous standards”, says Morgan Stanley FRTB lead
CaixaBank approaches MREL target
Innovative social bond helps fill bail-in buffers
Op risk charges weigh on ANZ
RBNZ model ban and Apra op risk overlay push RWAs higher
Model scrutiny depletes Santander’s capital ratio
Targeted review of internal models takes 28bp off CET1 ratio year-to-date