Operational risk capital
Keep it real: tail probabilities of compound distributions
Igor Halperin proposes new approach to compute probabilities of heavy-tailed distributions
Op RWAs surge at Wells Fargo, dwindle at other G-Sibs
Higher capital charges a knock-on effect of a slew of misconduct scandals
End of an era: Credit Suisse dissolves resolution unit
The Swiss bank’s SRU reduced its total leverage exposure in 2018 to $30 billion – below the bank’s end-year target of $40 billion
Banks divided on op risk approaches
EU banks favour standardised approach, North American and Australian lenders the AMA
Fed economists float new way to project op risk losses
Researchers suggest combining firm’s size with loss history to best predict losses under CCAR
Brexit may spur higher op risk losses – EBA
Largest five op risk losses in 2018 cost equivalent of 2.1% of EU bank's average CET1
Op risk data: SocGen hit with $95m money laundering fine
Citi, JP Morgan settle Sibor rigging claims; Europe matches US on AML fines. Data by ORX News
Op risk jumps $7 billion at Aussie banks
Year to year, op RWAs have swelled $24 billion
Basel turns its attention to operational resilience
New working group will focus on business continuity in the age of cyber threats
Is operational risk regulation forward looking and sensitive to current risks?
This paper evaluates the operational risk capital requirements of large US banks to determine whether they are forward looking, sensitive to banks’ current exposures and designed to allow for risk mitigation.
Goldman, Wells cut operational risk
The two firms reduce op RWAs by combined $15 billion in third quarter
Op risk data: SEC issues first fine under cyber risk rule
SocGen provisions for sanctions violations; has the SMR prompted more bank CEO resignations? Data by ORX News
Basel III op risk capital savings dissipate for G-Sibs
Median savings shrink to 5.1% from 19% at end-2015
Moving the goalposts: EU fights over prop trader rules
French proposals could drive larger non-banks out of fixed income futures and options
European banks junk op risk modelling
Barclays and BNP Paribas move to standardised approach in the second quarter
Wells Fargo adds $2 billion to op risk capital
Risk-weighted asset increases follow wave of regulatory sanctions
UBS faces capital hike from credit model curbs
Bank estimates Sfr35 billion jump in RWAs from Basel III, with credit modelling one driver, says CRO Bluhm
Switch to standard model boosts BNP Paribas’ op risk
Operational RWAs grow €6 billion in the second quarter
Credit Suisse scraps legacy businesses at even faster tempo
The firm’s strategic resolution unit shed $6.2 billion of leverage exposure in the three months to June
Has op risk capital peaked for US banks?
Analysts expect steady fall in biggest banks’ $1.4 trillion in RWAs
Problems remain with op risk standardised approach, say banks
US bill HR4296 could scupper US implementation of SMA, say op risk bankers
Actionable data breach insights from op risk modelling
Thomas Lee, chief executive at VivoSecurity, and Martin Liljeblad, operational risk manager at MUFG Americas, examine how a data breach cost model can replace an advanced measurement approach in a structured scenario
Share of op risk RWAs at US banks falls
Drops at Citi, Goldman, Morgan Stanley suggest op risk capital may have peaked
Finma’s op risk ruling could set precedent, banks hope
Credit Suisse granted capital relief for divested business; others hope for clemency ahead of SMA