Commerzbank
UniCredit-Commerz merger could spawn sixth-largest EU G-Sib
Analysis of banks’ risk indicators suggest combined entity could have larger systemic footprint than ING and BPCE
FX automation plans focus on predictive analytics – panel
Panellists suggest banks could explore AI tools for foreign exchange pricing
EBA’s correlated currencies shake-up raises EU banks’ charges
Capital requirements for FX risk double after EUR/USD and other 196 pairs deemed no longer in sync
EU banks’ incremental risk charges soared in volatile H2
Charge for traded-bond default and downgrade risk hit 10-year high at BNP Paribas
ECB raised Pillar 2 charges for just three CRE-heavy banks in latest SREP
Pfandbriefbank and Luminor saw largest increases across 106 banks subject to 2023 assessment
HSBC leads global uptick in OTC derivatives clearing
Systemic banks cleared record €250 trillion in notionals in 2022
Commerzbank’s rate-shock loss sensitivity rises 33%
Bank’s liabilities modelled to reprice faster than assets in a 200bp parallel hike scenario
Share of op risk modelling falls at European banks
Less than half of analysed dealers rely on the AMA, as introduction of new standardised approach looms large
US banks’ RWA density dwarfs that of European peers
Truist, Capital One and PNC Bank lead with risk density above 65%
BNP Paribas’s default contributions hit record high in H1
Requirements from CCPs up 19% across 13 EU and UK banks
Rate of cleared OTC derivatives rises at European banks
Swedbank leads dealers in secular trend towards clearing space
European banks’ systemic indicators surged in 2022
Higher values for 10 of 14 systemic risk indicators could see capital surcharges increase later this year
Commerz’s market RWAs up 9% on EBA technical update
Updated list of closely correlated currencies removes lower fund requirements from 197 pairs
IRC capital charges surge at Deutsche and Intesa
Risk-weighted assets covering default and downgrade of traded bonds all but double at Italian lender
Liquidity modellers clash on assuming central bank support
Experts disagree on whether internal stress tests should include emergency facilities
Op risk data: Cerberus fight bites $850m off CIBC
Also: SEC targets dodgy disclosures; Commerzbank’s Wirecard hit. Data by ORX News
ECB ratchets up Pillar 2 charges across top lenders
UniCredit, BNP Paribas, SEB and Swedbank worst-hit in latest SREP round
Handful of EU banks reap benefits from domestic exposure carve-out
BNP Paribas, ING Bank and UniCredit account for more than three-fourths of G-Sib score savings from favourable intra-EU risk calculation
European banks’ CVA RWAs up €2.2bn in Q3
Banco Sabadell, Intesa Sanpaolo and ING Bank reported largest quarterly increases
Why the search for cheapest-to-deliver bonds just got harder
Interest rates uncertainty triggers bargain hunt among futures traders
Erste, RBI top up provisions with €258m in overlays
Austrian lenders remain reliant on model supplements as energy squeeze looms