Counterparty
NSCC member received record $42bn cash call in Q1
Largest payment obligation was 22% larger than previous quarter
MassMutual drives JP Morgan’s FX forwards surge with insurers
Counterparty Radar: Bank’s total values rise 72% in Q4 to crack top 10 dealer rankings for first time since Q2 last year
Peak IM call hits record $4.8bn at FICC’s GSD
Required IM also rose to all-time high during volatile Q1
SA-CCR charges surge at BNP Paribas and ING
Dealers’ RWAs rise combined €3.1bn in volatile Q1, among biggest quarterly jumps since SA-CCR’s EU debut
Liquidity risk hits record high at CME
Heightened market volatility in Q1 pushes F&O’s worst-case payment obligation up 13%
FICC’s liquidity pool $3.8bn short of payment obligation
Clearing unit for MBSs incurred first shortfall on record in January
Large US funds shrink exposure to top FX forward counterparties
Smaller managers increase top-dealer allocations as big beasts pull back
Mutual funds dump two-thirds of FX options positions in Q4
Counterparty Radar: Morgan Stanley Investment Management leads fall in volumes with big cuts to RMB trades
RBC’s settlement risk charges blow up 260%
C$3.5 billion RWA figure marks one of the heftiest capitalisation of held-up trades ever by a bank
Was Archegos default a one-in-a-million event?
BoE quant says neglecting high leverage and WWR may create conditions for similar blow-ups
RBC, JP Morgan become top MMF repo dealers
BNP Paribas slips to third place after 10 months in top spot
RepoClear’s concentration risks see highest rate of increase
LCH's cash bond and repo trade-clearing service has steepest slope of IM and open positions over 2016–22
UK banks’ CVA charges ballooned by £8bn in volatile Q3
Bank of England figures show capital requirements at highest since early pandemic readings
Credit risk: best practices for predicting future risks
In today’s uncertain times, credit risk managers are under increasing pressure to provide robust, forward-looking insights on counterparties. Fitch Solutions explores the key pain points in the process and crucial steps to improving data quality
European banks’ CVA RWAs up €2.2bn in Q3
Banco Sabadell, Intesa Sanpaolo and ING Bank reported largest quarterly increases
US dollar Libor transition: the role of CCPs in conversion
As the transition from Libor to alternative risk-free rates approaches a new milestone, Philip Whitehurst, head of service development, rates at LCH SwapClear, discusses the central counterparty's (CCP's) plans for US dollar Libor conversion, the…
Equity swap clearing: LSEG aims to sway naysayers
Initial margin, SA-CCR and Archegos fuel comeback of total return swap clearing, but scepticism remains
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
Counterparty credit risk: special report 2022
This Risk.net special report contains a collection of articles that consider the impact of SA-CCR and how banks are adapting to the new regime, as well as the challenges of managing counterparty credit risk and reducing the cost of trading over-the…
Credit checks, what credit checks? How crypto lending ate itself
Collapse of hedge fund Three Arrows Capital exposes “sloppy and irresponsible” credit standards among crypto lenders
Banks shock commodities by 1,000% in stress-test rethink
Energy price spikes force clearing firms to consider extreme or even ‘implausible’ scenarios
Banks begin China close-out netting work after Isda opinion
Rise in collateralised transactions will be next step, dealers say
BNP Paribas’ CVA capital charge hits record high
Risk-weighted assets for potential drop in value of derivatives instruments reached €6bn in June
Options expiry triggered $135m liquidity shortfall at NSCC
The CCP collected supplemental liquidity deposits six times during the first quarter