Opinion/Risk management
Time for the standardised approaches to shine
Banks are playing a canny game of capital optimisation by toggling between internal models and regulator-set approaches
Scared of fallen angels? So are the rating agencies
Data shows rating agencies more reluctant to downgrade firms at the investment-grade boundary
Don’t let a good crisis go to waste
As supervisory stress tests take a backseat, banks look for new ways to gauge extreme risks
Op risk data: Morgan Stanley falls foul of Dutch tax office
Also: JP Morgan settles crypto fees class action; banks debate Covid-19 scenarios. Data by ORX News
A positive response to negative oil prices
Overhauling pricing models could reap rewards even if prices don’t cross zero again
Margin scuffle at Eurex blurs lines between risk and returns
Disagreement over liquidity risk add-ons may owe more to self-interest than risk management
Credit data: coronavirus takes toll on corporates
Financials weathered the first phase of the lockdowns, but most other sectors were hit hard
Now is not the time to change the rules on CCP resolution
FSB overstepping brief by putting CCP operators’ equity on the hook in resolution, writes former CFTC chair
Op risk data: IBK snagged in money-laundering ops to Iran
Also: foul play called on Hapoalim’s football bribery scheme. Data by ORX News
Op risk data: outsourcing losses loom in lockdown
Also: Swedbank hit with huge AML fine; record Russia fine for StanChart. Data by ORX News
Coronavirus is testing op risk managers to the limit
No amount of stress testing can prepare firms for the risks they’re facing, says Ariane Chapelle
Leverage is underestimated
Off-balance sheet funding is large, rising and not fully accounted for in leverage metrics
Op risk data: BNP faces €150m bill from mortgage loan sales
Also: Maybank, ING and MUFG hit by $300m commodities trading fraud. Data from ORX News
A peek inside op risk managers’ coronavirus response
Op risk managers steel their firms for looming pandemic amid an expected rise in cyber attacks
Credit data: rising tide lifts fund houses – but can it last?
Strong revenue growth masks structural problems in the funds industry
Op risk data: Citi fined $18m for failing to buy flood insurance
Also: VTB takes $535m hit from Mozambique loan fraud; Citadel Securities fined in China. Data by ORX News
Credit data: a sharp turning point in CCP credit risk
The credit risk of CCPs is worsening, even as margin requirements rise, writes David Carruthers
Bank disruptors: tread carefully and bend things
How BofA, SocGen, JP Morgan, Nomura, UBS and others are disrupting themselves
Op risk data: Regulator fines tumble by $5bn in 2019
Also: Julius Baer hit with $150m Cold War-era claim, Barclays pays $87m for bond rigging. Data by ORX News
Credit data: the retail apocalypse continues
Consumers are spending, but brick and mortar retailers continue to struggle
Small, speculative clearing members – are they worth the risk?
CCPs need new tools to scrutinise their members, for everyone’s good health
Credit data: rising default risk for millennial companies
WeWork’s problems hint at the challenges facing companies focused on millennial customers
Op risk data: Brazil bank faces near-$1bn tax probe fine
Also: UBS hit for $77m for spread hikes; PPI costs top £50bn. Data by ORX News