Valuation
Bailed-out Uniper suffered €14bn derivatives markdown in H1
Company cut value of gas forwards contracts due to risk of reduced deliveries from Russia
Natixis fined for mismarking US rates and equities positions
Former rates trader overstated P&L by $25m, while equities traders smoothed profits after 2018 windfall
Growth to value, and back via quality
Inflation-fuelled stock rotations are full of complexity
How Citi is handling topsy-turvy rates markets
Talking Heads 2022: Rate hikes and inflation have forced a rethink of the US bank’s hedging strategies
The contractual dividend bleed
Models for dividend protected options need to compensate for valuation mismatches
Mutual funds struggle to value Russian bonds
Filings show just how challenging pricing securities has been during crisis
Fair value gains give JP Morgan DFAST edge
Bank was only one to record bigger capital lift from AOCI by end of test’s horizon
From ‘cottage industry’ to quant-ready: prop data at JP Morgan
Unique information now “table stakes” for brokers as they compete for new clients
Turbulent markets put focus on evaluated pricing
Jayme Fagas, global head of valuations and transparency services at Refinitiv, explores why, in such an environment, firms need to have the right evaluated pricing to ensure they are pricing their portfolios at fair value levels and complying with…
Avoid the rush: don’t let UMR implementation for phase six catch you off–guard
With firms soon to be subjected to phase six of the uncleared margin rules (UMR), the implementation of phase five has taught a series of valuable lessons. Firms must grasp the complexity of the processes and ensure they are prepared in time for…
Machine learning models: the new standard in capital markets
Zoi Fletcher speaks to Alexander Sokol, founder and executive chairman at CompatibL, about why he believes machine learning technology will be used to calculate risk measures across the industry going forward
Legacy Libor swaptions face day of reckoning
Holders of physically settled swaptions in sterling and yen must switch to new risk-free rates, but it’s not simple
For OTC derivatives, the pricing (still) isn’t right
Financial instrument expert Dirk Schubert on how post-GFC rules have caused prices and valuations to diverge
Copping out on climate change: buy-side risk survey
Only 9% say front-line staff have climate role today – specialists call for better metrics and link to pay
Solving the data challenge: technical solutions for optimisation of risk management, capital and liquidity resources
Since the financial crisis that began in 2007–08, regulatory pressure on requirements around capital adequacy, liquidity, funding, balance sheet size and leverage has become increasingly intense. As a consequence, financial institutions need to manage…
Liquidity valuation adjustment costs JPM $235m
Tweak to derivatives book weighs on the bank’s fixed income revenues
Level 3 assets at global systemic banks down 36% since 2014
Hard-to-value holdings down sharply over the past six years, but pandemic threw spanner in the works at some banks
Clunky crypto markets serve quants well – can it continue?
Poor price discovery presents opportunities for systematic traders in super-trending markets
Hedging valuation adjustment: fact and friction
Transaction costs’ impact on hedging can now be quantified
Fair valuations – Change for good?
The regulatory framework governing fair valuation practices in the US hasn’t undergone any substantial change for the best part of a decade. Now, thanks to a recently proposed rule by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), that is all about to…
Hard-to-value assets fell at EU banks in Q2
Level 3 derivatives assets fall 14% quarter-on-quarter
Will the exit price be right in new Isda docs?
Industry body is updating unloved procedure for valuing terminated swaps
How UBS AM dealt with Covid-19 crunch
Buy-side risk survey: Swiss giant had planned for liquidity squeeze, says CRO – but not one like March
Top banks defer €1.6bn of profits on hard-to-value trades in H1
BNP Paribas set aside €532 million alone in H1