Loans
Europe’s lenders sail into uncharted waters of the banking book
Regulators are pushing banks to map their credit spread risk. Here be dragons?
‘Restricted lists’ on private-equity backed loans irk investors
Privately owned companies are limiting who can buy their debt, hampering liquidity
RBC’s loan-underwriting VAR drops 59% as volumes dry up
Widening credit spreads had previously sent market risk on syndicated loans skyrocketing
Impaired loans surpass pandemic peaks at CIBC, Scotiabank
At five Canadian banks, troubled loans up 40% year-on-year
ECB mulls intervention on uneven banking book reporting
Inconsistency among EU banks on whether deposits and loans are in scope for credit spread risk
Iosco warns of leveraged loan ‘vulnerabilities’
As recovery rates plummet, report calls for clearer covenants and more transparency on addbacks
The Fed’s stress test models are inaccurate. Something has to change
First step for US regulator to improve its bank loss forecasts would be to open up its models to public scrutiny, argue two banking industry advocates
Inside Blackstone’s $150bn private credit business
Talking Heads 2023: Alts giant has around 10% of global market and hopes to expand its reach by porting quant insights from liquid credit
JPM’s new-look credit unit primed for market uncertainty
Talking Heads 2023: Leaders of merged business explain plans for new equity-credit combo, and why bank’s “biggest opportunity” lies in direct lending
US banks see net charge-offs up 21% in Q2
Synchrony and Discover lead rise, predicting rates might peak in 2024
US banks offload FHLB advances after record glut in Q1
First Citizens leads shift, Regions bucks trend
TMX, CanDeal set to launch risk-free Canadian term rate
Forward-looking version of Corra will take over as official loan benchmark next year
CSRs fight for survival after ‘damning’ Iosco verdict
Standard-setter accused of ignoring its own principles and failing to back up its conclusions
Creaky credit sparks ‘high’ dispersion in CLO pricing
Investors are becoming more particular when it comes to tranches and managers
Canada considering interdealer trading in term Corra swaps
‘Where Canada’s market structure is unique, we will forge our own path,’ says benchmark body co-chair
Iosco criticism dents AFX’s plans for Ameribor derivatives
SOFR alternative continues to be widely used to price regional bank loans
DFAST mortgage loss rate doubles 2022 figure
At $6.9bn, JP Morgan would bear brunt of losses, according to Fed projections
Five banks lowballed loan losses in latest DFAST
Banks project $23bn smaller hit to loan portfolios, with Wells Fargo and Citi the most off-target
Iosco deals hammer blow to BSBY, Ameribor
Non-compliance ruling does not equate to a ban, but may strangle use by regulated firms
Refinitiv beefs up term €STR with cleared LCH swaps
Use of OIS transaction prices reflects data-sufficiency worries and euro-market desire for T+1 publication
Euro Axi rate proposed as Euribor fallback
New study lays groundwork for euro version of across-the-curve credit spread index
The impact of treasury operations and off-balance-sheet credit business on commercial bank credit risk
Using a vine copula, he authors demonstrate that global systemically important banks face lower credit risk using data from commercial banks based on three risk factors.
Regulators’ remorse: SVB and the case for IRRBB capital charges
Basel Committee chair among those who say Pillar 1 capital requirement could have helped control SVB risks
Bank of the West brings C$730m in loan provisions to BMO
Acquired book comes with 2.5x the quarterly charges booked by BMO standalone