Modelling
Start-up fund looks to profit from early-stage bubbles
Market feedback loops have a signature that can be spotted and monetised, new fund SIMAG says
Modelled RWAs fall at BNY Mellon
Gap between RWAs calculated under the two approaches shrinks
BAML approaches Collins floor
The gap between RWAs calculated under the two approaches continues to shrink
Fed’s Curti: SMA will smooth capital mismatches
OpRisk North America: non-US banks holding less capital under own-models approach was “a big problem”, says regulator
JSCC margin changes ease Japan interest rate pain
Negative rates prompted switch in the CCP’s margin calculation model for interest rate swaps
Precise cyber modelling ‘a pipe dream’, expert says
OpRisk North America: Cyber risk models should aim for accuracy, not precision
From Lehman to rupee crashes: India’s CCP chief on market stress
Risk chief sets about bolstering CCIL’s risk modelling, lookback periods, and portfolio compression
Canada’s banks go it alone with FRTB data utility
Local lenders reject advances of major data utilities to build own solution
Deutsche adds senior quant to risk methodology team
Theis leaves role as head of market models at Standard Chartered to join German bank
Top 10 operational risks for 2018
The biggest op risks for 2018, as chosen by industry practitioners
Top 10 op risks 2018: model risk
Model risk re-enters top 10 amid avalanche of validation regulations
Three ways to improve stress testing
Better scenario choice, iterative testing and top-down approaches could improve performance, says Ahraz Sheikh
Banks wrestle with conduct risk capital add-ons
Conduct risk-related additions to Pillar 2 capital raise questions over scope of UK’s Senior Managers Regime
Chinese megabanks set to lose out in switch to SMA
Bank of China, ICBC likely to see lower reductions in operational risk capital due to reliance on interest income
Basel op risk modelling blow shifts focus to Pillar 2
Demise of AMA leaves industry needing risk-sensitive approach for calculating top-up capital, says consultant
Governance and organizational requirements for effective model risk management
This paper expands on the foundation of model risk analytics to address the governance, organizational and human behavior challenges associated with enterprise MRM.
Fed willing to listen on CCAR transparency calls
Central bank will seek industry input on bolstering transparency of stress test regime, says Quarles
Model validators squeezed by stress test deadlines
CCAR cycle frustrates compliance with Fed model risk guidance
US Treasury’s research arm revamps systemic risk models
New approach from OFR relies on separate measures of stress and vulnerability
Machine learning could solve optimal execution problem
Reinforcement learning can be used to optimally execute order flows
Cyber risk a top threat for energy firms
Cyber crime cited among top three external risks; scarce data makes modelling difficult
Fed weighs greater transparency on CCAR models
Disclosing model-implied losses would aid capital planning, bankers say