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Technical paper/Regulation

Model foundations of Basel III standardised CVA charge

The credit valuation adjustment (CVA) capital charge in Basel III comes in two flavours: advanced (simulations) and standardised (formula). In this article, Michael Pykhtin shows that the standardised CVA charge formula can be obtained by adding several…

Validating interest rate models under Solvency II

With Solvency II fast approaching, obtaining approval for your internal model is increasingly important. A key part of this process will be to demonstrate the ability of the model’s scenario generation to describe the evolution of interest rates…

Pricing the bail-out

In an introduction to this month’s Cutting Edge, Risk’s technical editor, Mauro Cesa, and assistant technical editor, Laurie Carver, look at a new model proposed by a former Risk magazine quant of the year, which attempts to quantify the effect of state…