Corporate loans
Default risk floors threaten €72bn of RWAs in EU
Risk.net analysis finds PD floor would hit a swath of low-risk corporate loans at the biggest EU banks
Industry fears grow ahead of Basel IRB consultation
Biggest share of bank capital at stake as regulators take aim at credit models
Credit portfolio manager of the year: Lloyds Bank Commercial Banking
Revamped CPM team plays key role in boosting sub-par returns
Shadow banks eye accounts receivable as lenders retreat
Hedge funds target 10–12% returns on credit risk from unpaid invoices
Energy finance house of the year: SG CIB
Bank executes innovative deals with range of commodities, countries and projects
'Unnecessary' Irish SME lending constraints hit hedge funds
Multi-strategy funds blocked from originating loans
Large hedge funds highly exposed to asset-backed securities
Biggest funds also exposed to US junk corporate debt
Energy Risk Asia Energy Finance House of the Year: SG CIB
Technical skills help SG CIB win tricky energy finance deals
Stress tests prompt NPL rethink
Banks expected to sell NPLs to improve stress-test resilience
Growing P2P lenders confront "profound" risks
UK platforms worry about rogue rival services with weak credit controls
Insurers seize opportunities in European corporate funding markets
As European insurers increasingly invest in illiquid corporate debt, credit funds and partnerships with banks are helping them overcome their lack of expertise and tap into a market that offers high-yields and a chance of diversification. But markets…
Delta Lloyd to lead European insurers into private debt market
€750 million collective fund to invest in loans to mid-cap corporates to be launched next year
Danske Bank RWA spat worries modelling experts
Model-bashing
Indian corporates count forex losses from rupee depreciation
Living on the hedge
Can ECB draw a line under European banking fears?
Before the European Central Bank takes on its new supervisory role, a planned asset-quality review should ensure it is not walking into trouble. That’s if the process is thorough, of course, and untainted by political pressure – sceptics say that will be…
Easy money: Mittelstand lending glut sparks credit risk fears
Picky in the Mittel
Securitisation touted as answer to '€4 trillion' funding gap
Securitisation industry group claims Europe faces big financing shortfall – and pushes securitisation as the answer
Family offices find an appetite for credit risk
Family wealth funds are dumping hedge fund positions and taking control of their own investment decisions. But as some move into direct lending – to replace retreating banks – they face new risk management challenges. Peter Madigan reports
Insurers ramp up commercial loan portfolios in response to Solvency II delays
Firms seek short-term opportunities before directive implemented
Basel II implementation in Vietnam by 2015 remains challenging
While the Vietnam regulator is consulting on setting up an asset management company to take on NPLs to help clean up domestic banks' balance sheets, slow progress is being made towards Basel II
Hedge fund enables insurers to capitalise on bank deleveraging
Tenax Capital fund will buy bank loans and provide debt capital to corporates
