Modelling
Wanted: radical ideas for inflation modelling
Hedge funds echo Mervyn King’s calls for a new approach to inflation modelling post-2022 crisis

BNY Mellon, Goldman join Citi in escaping Collins floor
Outpaced drop in standardised RWAs pushes banks above threshold – but custodian only bank to reap benefits

EU G-Sibs outpace non-systemic peers on Level 3 asset growth
Increase in mark-to-model holdings threatens to inflate too-big-to-fail lenders’ systemic profile

FSB: third of climate stress tests not tackling physical risk
Six jurisdictions conducted exercises only for transition risk
Modeling maxima with a regime-switching Fréchet model
The authors identify a regime-switching Fréchet model which can be used to identify the behavior of extreme values in financial series.
Degree of influence 2022: in the grip of volatility
Rough volatility, liquidity and trade execution were quants’ top priorities this year
Modeling very large losses. II
This paper presents a means to estimate very large losses by supposing the event is the result of a succession of factors and estimating the probability of each factor.
Machine learning and AI in model risk management: a quant perspective
Statistical risk models face issues of validity as unprecedented events and social phenomena occur. However, artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning can assist models in maximising accuracy. By Tiziano Bellini, head of risk integration…
Analytical conversion between implied volatilities based on different dividend models
The authors propose an explicit formula for the conversion of implied volatilities corresponding to dividend modelling assumptions which covers a wide range of strikes and maturities.
Erste, RBI top up provisions with €258m in overlays
Austrian lenders remain reliant on model supplements as energy squeeze looms
RBI, ING’s op risk charges inflated by AMA updates
RWAs rise a combined €4.8 billion at the two banks
UBS cuts liquidity valuation adjustments to record low
Bank lowered bid-offer fair value discount to reflect current levels of market liquidity
As interest rates surge, bankers fret over last year’s models
IRRBB modellers trying to predict client behaviour have little relevant data to fall back on
HSBC’s quarterly UK provisions rose 111% in Q3
Uncertainty around interest rates and political stability reflected in model overlays
EBA to scrutinise banking book models amid macro turmoil
Banking regulator raises concerns as bankers doubt their IFRS 9 and IRRBB models
EU tweaks set to temper Basel III capital hike by a third
Changes to required capital for credit risk expected to be main driver behind average reduction
SA-CCR’s sacrifice: who stands to lose from new capital rules
Risk.net research shows the potential for dealers to be left at a disadvantage to their foreign rivals
Bailed-out Uniper suffered €14bn derivatives markdown in H1
Company cut value of gas forwards contracts due to risk of reduced deliveries from Russia
EU banks add overlays as crises evade modelling
Lenders buttress provisions against unpredictable fallout from Russia's invasion of Ukraine
An effective credit rating method for corporate entities using machine learning
The authors propose a new method to design credit risk rating models for corporate entities using a meta-algorithm which exploits information embedded in expert-assigned credit ratings to rank customers.
Banks shock commodities by 1,000% in stress-test rethink
Energy price spikes force clearing firms to consider extreme or even ‘implausible’ scenarios
Optimal exercise of callable bonds
Citi quants and structurers present a term-structure model for callable bonds' work
Using correlation to model op risk losses may be unsafe – study
Techniques for linking economic factors and bank losses produce varying – and sometimes contradictory – results
Banks temper credit loss models by editing Covid narrative
Faced with geopolitical chaos and signs of recession, expected credit loss models need to adapt fast