Standardised approaches
Basel Committee members ‘buying time’ before fixing FRTB mess
Despite inconsistencies today, regulators maintain they want to align global regime eventually
EU’s FRTB multiplier risks picking winners and losers
Attempts to find capital-neutral way to implement new rules might create unlevel playing field
ABN Amro shifts 70% of credit risk to standardised approach
RWA increase from portfolio migration in Q3 offset by regulatory add-ons removal
Market RWAs climb to new highs at top Chinese banks
Bank of China, China Construction Bank and Shanghai Pudong Development Bank set records for second successive quarter
Nomura eyes FRTB models expansion for FX desks
With rates desks all now on FRTB internal models, markets head says FX is next
Default risk overtakes credit spreads in Japan's first year under FRTB
Securitisation charges lift a bigger slice of banks’ market risk requirements
Lower SCBs bring Citi, JPM close to Collins floor
Uncertainty lingers amid Fed proposal on SCB averaging and push to scrap the floor
BNP, Deutsche, SocGen face steep RWAs surge under FRTB SA
Pro forma disclosures for output floor show 2.5–2.8x increases if banks used only standardised formulas – far above peers
S&P shutters NMRF solution amid audit questions
Vendors face adverse economics due to low number of IMA banks and prospects of regulatory easing
Has the Collins Amendment reached its endgame?
Scott Bessent wants to end the dual capital stack. How that would work in practice remains unclear
EC mulls blanket FRTB multiplier
Leaked doc includes bank-specific or industry-wide relief on impact of new EU market risk rules
Basel III adoption gap widens as Turkey and India stall
With just a third of jurisdictions fully compliant, progress on the post-crisis banking reforms remains uneven worldwide
US Basel III endgame: counterparty credit risk rumblings
CVA rules need better recognition of clearing and hedging, while SA-CCR netting questions linger
US Basel III endgame: a credit risk calibration conundrum
If regulators want to finalise the rules, they should strip out gold plate and cancel a haircut
European regulator praises Japan’s ‘smart’ NMRF manoeuvre
Comments come after revelation that Nomura is able to reverse NMRF status for risk factors
How to solve the Fed’s $300bn FRTB problem
A sacrifice will have to be made to ensure new market risk rules meet demands for capital neutrality
Nomura wins NMRF reprieve from Japan’s FSA
Relief granted due to scarcity of vendors offering pricing data for market risk models
CVA risk hits record highs at DBS and UOB
Singaporean banks post biggest RWA increases since 2022
Nomura’s FRTB models reap 33% saving on debut
Trading desks cleared for new IMA’s use win ¥225 billion relief on end-March capital requirements
Speedy onboarding: the push for faster model approvals
Europe’s banking watchdog is planning to streamline how it authorises credit model updates. Not a moment too soon, say bankers
EU banks face €500bn RWAs surge from full output floor
Risk charges to rise 8% on average under fully phased-in rules by 2033