Articles by Lorenzo Migliorato
Mizuho faces steepest capital squeeze from Basel floor
Fully floored RWAs would cut core capital ratio by 244bp, the sharpest drop among Japanese megabanks
New climate inputs upset Commerz’s loan risk map
Integration of sustainability parameters into provision models shifts €16 billion of loans to stage 2
Commerzbank wager swells UniCredit’s modelled RWAs by 62.5%
Total return swaps on German shares inflate VAR and SVAR components
Consolidation of Arval exposures adds €20bn to BNP Paribas’ RWAs
Bank shifts exposures from soon-to-be retired equity IRB treatment to standardised approach
Russian loan liquidation lifts RBI’s risk density
Cash parked at sanctioned central bank carries higher capital requirements than original loans
UBS logs three VAR breaches on legacy Credit Suisse positions
Bank risks higher capital charges amid market volatility and exit-related costs
HSBC’s China CRE provisions surge to cover one-fourth of book
Additional reserves and reduced exposure elevate ECL coverage for mainland portfolio
Breaking market norms, tri-party repo rates plunge for fringe collateral
Yields hierarchy upended as cost of repo-ing equities and other volatile securities falls over a percentage point below UST repos
Volatility drives up NatWest’s market RWAs despite IMA efficiencies
Higher VAR and SVAR readings overshadow £373 million saving from broader modelling scope
NYCB’s NPLs surge continues despite efforts to pare loan book
Soured loans up almost sixfold since start of the year
US primary dealers mark largest settlement failures to date under T+1
Hung-trade volumes hit highest in two years at the end of September
US MMF investments near $7trn amid short-term yield chasing
Surging inflows led some managers to turn to Fed’s RRP facility for risk-free cash allocation
KeyCorp refreshes AFS portfolio with $7bn CMBS sale
Strategic shift taps peak valuations and Scotiabank investment to reduce AOCI pressure
US repo-clearing premium soared to post-pandemic high in Q3
Spread to non-cleared tri-party rates widened earlier and further than in previous quarters
CDS clearing rates hit 71% high around September iTraxx roll
CFTC data shows tilt away from bilateral settlement mainly in Europe-referencing instruments
Mizuho Americas has highest non-core funding ratio of any US bank
High-level measure of duration mismatch is three times that of next bank, BNP Paribas USA
EquityClear’s IM concentration hits record high
Membership dwindles as LCH SA continues to wind down service
UniCredit slashes CCP exposures by nearly 40% in a year
Lower exposures at default for exchange-traded derivatives the main driver behind overall drop
Markdowns on Japan Post Bank’s domestic bonds widen 50%
Unrealised losses on JGBs-dominated book compounded by out-of-the-money foreign-bond hedges
ASX member paid record $154m to cover dues in Q2
Single-member largest payment obligation beat 2015’s high by 40.8%
EU dealers added €38bn of Level 3 assets in 2023
Groupe BPCE, DZ Bank led accumulation of mark-to-model instruments
IM requirements at LCH ForexClear hit record high in Q2
Latest figures show a 32% increase quarter on quarter to $10.7bn
JPM’s EU arm outpaced bloc’s top dealers on OTC derivatives in 2023
A 30% surge in notionals coincided with a departure from central clearing
SGX-DC’s prefunded resources short of stressed losses 37 days in Q2
Latest round of shorftalls linked to double-member default lay bare lack of Cover 2 requirement