P&L attribution test
Final Volcker rule spurs rethink on FRTB trading desks
Regulators encourage structural alignment between the two rules, but hurdles remain
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
Double trouble: don’t blur FRTB deadlines, warns ECB
Ignoring reporting model deadline could muddy capital approval cut-off
European FRTB proposals spark XVA overload fears
Banks warn of overly complex revaluation process and heightened risk of backtest fails
Podcast: Acerbi on backtesting ES and FRTB’s patchwork rules
Banque Pictet quant explains a new backtesting method for expected shortfall
The minimally biased backtest for ES
Acerbi and Szekely present a backtest for expected shortfall
FRTB internal models in fight for survival
Basel III capital floor leaves banks struggling to justify own-models approach, say risk experts
Fund-linked structured products face extinction under FRTB
Global market risk capital standards carry sky-high charges for fund derivatives
FRTB: Singapore’s banks eye internal models for forex desks
New market risk regime dangles capital savings for own-models approach
FRTB 2.0: lower capital but high running costs
Revisions to market risk rules fail to ease complexities of internal models approach
Final FRTB internal model rules get mixed reviews
Bankers divided on whether changes to two key tests will ease ‘penal’ capital charges
Wells Fargo opts for FRTB’s standardised approach
Risk USA: Complexity of internal models drives big bank to an approach designed for smaller ones
New NMRF rules will push more desks to standardised approach
Restrictions on use of proxy data will bar banks from using internal models, conference hears
Podcast: Montoro on FRTB thresholds and non-modellable risks
Senior risk manager also argues Kolmogorov-Smirnov test is better than Chi-squared
The revised P&L attribution test and the suitability of new proposed thresholds
Montoro, Spinaci and Georgi assess the effectiveness of the FRTB’s P&L attribution test
Amber zone in new P&L test ‘almost useless’, say banks
Analysis shows many desks would not benefit from safe harbour in Basel FRTB proposals
French regulator voices doubts on Europe’s FRTB timeline
Federal Reserve warns EU delay would force US to reconsider 2022 implementation
Japan regulator: we are racing to finish FRTB in 2018
Japanese banks warn against rushing rules with poor data, and fret over EU delays
Basel’s Coen warns on FRTB complexity
Isda AGM: Regulators may consider “simpler and more robust” approaches when finalising rules this year
Isda chair on the swaps market’s power shift
A decade ago, dealers held 18 of 19 board seats – but crisis has forced trade body to change
FRTB threatens dynamic forex hedging of capital ratios
Industry says recent Basel proposals are unclear and retain burden of pre-approval for hedges
How banks should organise themselves for FRTB
New market risk rules require a rethink on trading and ops, argue market risk experts
Basel to scrap automatic fails for P&L test
“Amber zone” will protect near-miss desks, but regulators not convinced by NMRF complaints
Validation of profit and loss attribution models for equity derivatives
The aim of this paper is to validate profit and loss attribution generated by daily movements of option prices as seen through their Black–Scholes (Black and Scholes 1973) and Merton (1973) implied volatilities.