Credit risk
Iosco warns of leveraged loan ‘vulnerabilities’
As recovery rates plummet, report calls for clearer covenants and more transparency on addbacks
Using emerging technologies to improve the risk management function
This white paper discusses why capital markets firms need access to the most innovative technologies, real-time analytics, and timely and accurate data for better and faster decision-making in the risk function.
Adapting to economic uncertainty: Internal audit's journey
In this report, internal auditors in different sectors have shared their experiences and strategies, providing valuable insights for others facing similar challenges.
How Chenavari is adapting to an uncertain macro regime
Talking Heads 2023: Fund chief Loic Fery eyes rebalancing between public and private credit strategies
The Fed’s stress-test models are inaccurate. Something has to change
First step for US regulator to improve its bank loss forecasts would be to open up its models to public scrutiny, argue two banking industry advocates
UBS leapfrogs global peers following Credit Suisse takeover
Swiss lender reports big increases in RWAs, leverage exposures and other key metrics
US banks see net charge-offs up 21% in Q2
Synchrony and Discover lead rise, predicting rates might peak in 2024
Banks unravel data conundrum as FRTB implementations stall
This Risk.net rapid read survey report details how much progress banks have made in implementing FRTB and highlights the major challenges they face in gaining data insight, both for the SA and the IMA.
Goldman most threatened by Fed’s rejig of modelled capital charges
End of credit risk modelling and scaling up of SCB’s role could tip six US banks below minimum requirements
Navigating market turmoil with robust credit risk management
In today's fast-paced and ever-evolving financial world, firms must master credit risk management to navigate market volatility. This webinar explores the dynamics of credit risk management and offers insight into risk assessment techniques, challenges…
Understanding and predicting systemic corporate distress: a machine-learning approach
The authors construct a machine-learning-based early-warning system to predict, one year in advance, risks of systemic distress and demonstrate factors which can predict corporate distress.
Like your CSA dirty? It’ll cost more
Buy-side firms have to pay up if they want to post corporate bonds to their dealers, but prices vary
360° of climate: indices for every objective
This white paper explores a variety of climate strategy targeting objectives, including low carbon, fossil fuel-free and net zero to enable investors to respond to the risks and opportunities of the climate challenge.
The evolution of the fixed income tradable ecosystem: North American and European credit markets
Fixed income tradable indexes are designed to provide an efficient means to measure the bond market. This paper offers an introductory reference for these instruments and highlights their performance in recent market periods.
The changing face of credit portfolio management at banks
Faced with huge increases in capital charges in the coming months, banks will turn to credit portfolio management to support business decisions on origination, capital allocation and risk transfer
The dynamics of XVA usage and other themes that characterise trading in the energy markets
The application of XVAs for derivatives transactions, the need for sophisticated modelling and the growing application of machine learning are among six themes explored in this white paper – all of which significantly impact trading in the energy markets.
Banks slam zombie floors in Basel endgame proposal
US regulators double down on capital floors despite clampdown on internal models
Approaching menace: how financial firms are tackling emerging risks
This Risk.net report, based on a survey of 100 enterprise risk professionals in financial firms, assesses the nature of emerging risks, how well firms can assimilate emerging risks within existing risk management frameworks, and the extent to which…
For the capital markets, every risk playbook needs to implement these six themes
This white paper outlines six risk management themes that we think should be a part of any risk playbook and which can serve financial institutions well in preparation for the uncertain future that lies ahead.
Default forecasting based on a novel group feature selection method for imbalanced data
The authors construct a group feature selection method which combines optimal instance selection with weighted comprehensive precision in an effort to improve the performance of prediction models in relation to defaulting firms.
PGIM trades reinforce Citi’s credit options stronghold
Counterparty Radar: US retail funds’ aggregate notional drops to lowest levels since late 2020 in Q1
Trading risks and a spotlight on XVA
Panellists at Risk Live Europe 2023 discussed the usefulness, limitations and outlook for valuation adjustments
Norinchukin’s credit RWAs up 31% on early Basel III opt-in
Bank’s standardised charges surge 19-fold following overhaul of models’ scope and parameters
Five banks lowballed loan losses in latest DFAST
Banks project $23bn smaller hit to loan portfolios, with Wells Fargo and Citi the most off-target