Opinion/Risk management
Op risk data: SocGen suffers twin blow with Libor, Libya losses
French bank takes top two slots in monthly loss data roundup. Plus review of H1 losses. Data by ORX News
Bank boards: goodbye to the prawn sandwich brigade?
Focus on personal liability makes risk committees a more effective challenge, say banks
If regulations don’t bend, they’ll break
Financial regulation should be adaptive, not reactive, argues Andrew Lo
Op risk data: Mexico bank hack fuels global payment network fears
Also: roundup of monthly loss data sees Wells Fargo in top slot for second month running. Data by ORX News
Credit data: ‘dirty diesel’ woes weigh on autoparts firms
Auto supplier default risks have jumped, as environmental concerns hit prospects for diesel vehicles, says David Carruthers of Credit Benchmark
Model risk in the transition to risk-free rates
Transition is an opportunity to reduce multi-rate complexities, say Bakkar and Brigo
Op risk standard will hike capital by 11% – latest data
Rises in capital under SMA will vary depending on regulator treatment, writes op risk expert
Rolet is right – for now
CME/Nex deal could change the established logic on how to deliver rates market savings
Simple models won’t cut it for systemic risk
Understanding interconnectedness and capturing it within models is a key challenge, say quants
Monthly op risk losses: banks count the cost of IT failures
Also: top five loss breakdown led by Wells Fargo’s $1bn fine. Data by ORX News
Credit data: firms with fewer well-paid women are riskier
Gender pay gap disclosures could be a proxy for credit risk, writes David Carruthers of Credit Benchmark
Op risk capital: why US should adopt SMA today
No reason to delay roll-out of standardised approach, says TCH’s Greg Baer
How banks should organise themselves for FRTB
New market risk rules require a rethink on trading and ops, argue market risk experts
Monthly op risk losses: China’s Anbang faces huge fraud hit
Also: in-depth look at multi-billion fraud in Indian banking system. Data by ORX News
How not to control trading behaviour
Quants show popular risk measures fail to limit risk-seeking behaviour among traders
Curbing rogue behaviour
Regulators should try to combat rogue trading by measuring traders’ risk-taking differently, say quants
Credit data: UK retail sector’s woes continue
High street fails to get over Christmas slump; elsewhere, global PDs remain in flux, writes David Carruthers of Credit Benchmark
ECL regimes a volatile brew of risk and accounting
Fed asks banks to propose a solution to address CECL-CCAR mismatch
Monthly op risk losses: MetLife suffers $510m pension reversal
Also: UK credit card mis-selling; Italy crypto loss; LendingClub class action settlement. Data by ORX News
Not the top 10 op risks
From gender discrimination to the next PPI, a veteran manager looks at forthcoming potential op risks
The top 10 op risks – a field guide
Survey should be read as industrywide attempt to relay and share worries anonymously
Credit data: a tough year for South African financials
Default risk rose steadily for 36 firms during Zuma’s final months of rule, writes Credit Benchmark’s David Carruthers
Credit data: Brexit gloom lifting for UK companies?
David Carruthers of Credit Benchmark looks at the most recent trends in bank-sourced credit data
Three ways to improve stress testing
Better scenario choice, iterative testing and top-down approaches could improve performance, says Ahraz Sheikh