Europe
FRTB managers face hard facts about risk factors
There are ways to reduce the capital charges caused by NMRFs, but they come at a price
KBC takes €8.2bn RWA add-on post ECB model review
Regulatory intervention and share buyback contribute to sink bank’s core ratio to lowest point since 2016
Commerzbank’s rate-shock loss sensitivity rises 33%
Bank’s liabilities modelled to reprice faster than assets in a 200bp parallel hike scenario
EC to adopt NII outlier test within ‘weeks’
New IRRBB rules could come into force in early 2024; industry hoping EBA draft is softened
Europe looks to US for guidance as market braces for T+1
Operations professionals in Europe look across the pond for lessons in managing shorter settlement cycles
People: Estrada, Horne out in Credit Suisse rout, Belsher to Barclays, and more
Latest job changes across the industry
Party’s over as more banks drop internal models for market risk
At least three systemic banks in Europe intend to ditch IMA for capital requirements
BNP Paribas bolsters inflation desk with new hires
French bank takes on two traders, including a European inflation specialist
PacWest leads banks on NII growth decline
Deutsche Bank bucks positive European trend while NatWest leads UK negative growth in Q3
EU and UK to rework flawed identifiers for swaps transparency
European Commission and FCA both plan to consult on Mifir replacement for unpopular Isins
UK to permanently recognise US CCPs
Regulators also launching review on long-term status of UK pension fund clearing exemption
As exposures mount, energy firms take up credit optimisation
Energy turmoil spurs demand for new counterparty rebalancing services in gas and power markets
Industry fears backdoor thresholds in active accounts debate
Confidential papers suggest a compromise, but requirements seen as too ambiguous
Why ‘access all areas’ will be key for OTC derivatives
Without guaranteed pathways to CCPs, mandatory clearing could threaten financial stability, say Patrick Pearson and Bas Zebregs
Investors cheer Fed guidance on bank credit risk transfers
Institutions say clarification of regulations could jump-start US market
Eurex repo haircutting to move to Prisma futures model
Switch will open cross-margining opportunities between repo and futures
As banks limit FRTB model use, outputs get more volatile
Risk managers say selection of stress window becomes more sensitive if fewer desks are on IMA
ECB wading into active account dispute on clearing – industry
Industry lobbyists decry secretive (allegedly ECB) non-paper that recommends high minimum thresholds
EU lawmakers converge on centralising Simm validation
Industry cautiously optimistic Council and Parliament will support EBA compromise
Wells Fargo has thinnest TLAC headroom globally
Bail-in funds sat 8% above required amount at end-June, smallest gap among the 25 banks subject to the standard
Emmi consults on axing ‘expert judgement’ for Euribor
Level 2.3 inputs extrapolated from term version of €STR will replace internal bank estimates
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