Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA)
UK life insurers pass BoE stress test with 64% hit to surplus capital
Sector deemed resilient, but plausibility of some management actions questioned
Financial firms rethink after cyber insurance premium spike
Brokers say there are signs pressure is easing, but quantum hacking threat could transform market
Hong Kong, India, Turkey lag behind on Basel III framework
Only Canada, Japan and Saudi Arabia ready for full implementation as January deadline approaches
SA-CCR’s sacrifice: who stands to lose from new capital rules
Risk.net research shows the potential for dealers to be left at a disadvantage to their foreign rivals
The ghost of Archegos returns to haunt Simm
UK regulator’s attack on Simm may have more to do with the failed family office than meets the eye
PRA’s pot shots threaten Simm’s global ubiquity
UK regulator’s push to improve model governance could tip non-cleared derivatives market into chaos
UK offers six-month margin reprieve for China netting sweep
Transition period falls short of Isda’s 18-month request, Hong Kong mulls similar relief
Commodities surge presents UMR test for Asia’s sell side
Increased interest in commodity exotics comes amid scrutiny of margin calculation models
Covid chaos spurs on search for model risk aggregation
Many models failed in pandemic, but analysing them in clusters easier than whole-bank view
Nationwide’s IRB charges up 89% on PRA’s parameter curbs
The building society’s strict focus on mortgages meant impact was all-sweeping
Archegos revisited: the gaps in Credit Suisse’s story
Ahead of shareholder vote, former execs point to gaps in key report – raising new questions about accountability
Lloyds’ IMA RWAs up 43% in run-up to Ibor switch
VAR multiplier and RNIV charges rose in 2021 on account of transition risk
Model clampdown costs NatWest 157bp of CET1 ratio
Measures to remedy internal model deficiencies added £14.8 billion RWAs overnight
HSBC’s SA market RWAs double on new structural FX rules
Move from Pillar 2 to Pillar 1 for unhedged FX risk adds $6.8bn of RWAs
Top 10 op risks 2022: geopolitical risk takes centre stage
Ukraine invasion, western sanctions and Russian response seen driving big rise in cyber and supply chain risks
Barclays’ modelled RWAs jump 71%
SVAR pinned to Covid-19 panic drives latest quarterly increase
Regulation triple-whammy lops 63bp off StanChart’s CET1
January 1 saw the introduction of SA-CCR, curbs on IRB modelling and the reversal of software capitalisation benefits
EU software capital reversal to hit Lloyds, Barclays the most
Top UK banks boost CET1 ratios in Q3 as the PRA confirms capital benefit will end on January 1
PRA sets StanChart’s structural FX risk under Pillar 1 requirement
Market RWAs expected to rise $3 billion–4 billion next quarter as a result
Banks seek regulatory guidance on climate transition plans
Lack of agreement on how to identify whether borrowers are converging with net zero targets
Operational resilience: charting evolution, strengthening impact
Arming a business in preparation for robust operational resilience measures is not a one-step solution – it continues to evolve. The key to strengthening defences against all events – especially the unlikely but plausible – is to build business agility…
40% of insurers fail to specify climate as a key risk – LCP
Despite regulators’ urging, many UK and Irish insurers omit climate from risk statements, says report
Operational resilience 3.0 – Unlocking potential and elevating response
In a Risk.net webinar convened in collaboration with Fusion Risk Management, an expert panel delved into best practices for businesses to elevate systems to the next level of prediction, preparation and protection
ECB tightens grip on back-to-back booking models
Supervisor could impose large exposures limit for intragroup trades, even if UK granted equivalence