Internal models method (IMM)
SA-CCR charges double at OCBC in Q3
Singaporean bank’s counterparty credit risk up 28% to multi-year high
Was Archegos default a one-in-a-million event?
BoE quant says neglecting high leverage and WWR may create conditions for similar blow-ups
Looking beyond SA-CCR
An alternative calculation of exposure at default that handles complex portfolios is presented
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
Credit risk capital models hanging by a thread in the US
Industry insiders expect Fed to drop IRB and IMM when adopting Basel III, but market risk models may survive
EU banks aim to block new counterparty risk guidance
Requirement to include exposure spikes linked to swap payments within EEPE models prompts blowback
Internal model revamp adds €3.2bn to Commerz’s CCR RWAs in Q2
IMM update drove most of 37.8% increase in total CCR RWAs
Deutsche takes €17.7bn RWA add-on in final Trim hit
Leveraged loan portfolio among targets of ECB’s remedies
Japanese generally accepted accounting principles – CVA accounting
In April 2021, Japanese generally accepted accounting principles (JGAAP) will incorporate credit valuation adjustment (CVA) and debt valuation adjustment pricing for derivatives portfolios. With several challenges left to overcome and the deadline…
Credit Suisse, UBS counterparty exposures ballooned in Q2
Risk-weighted assets lagged surge in EAD
CIBC’s escape from SA-CCR lowers capital charge
Bank embraces internal model approach for derivatives portfolio
Counterparty risk capital charges up 20% at top UK banks
StanChart CCR capital requirement jumps 41% over the first quarter
TD Bank’s US unit incurred eight VAR breaches in 2019
Number of backtesting exceptions pushed the bank’s VAR capital multiplier to 3.75
Goldman hits the Collins floor
Changes to loss-given-default models caused advanced approaches credit RWAs to plummet
Regulatory changes swell RWAs at BBVA
Targeted review of internal models saps 13 basis points from CET1 capital in Q2
Generali expands scope of internal model
Total SCR drops 8% to €20.4 billion in 2018
EU’s model study finds problems with bank VAR methods
Banks surveyed by the ECB had an average of 32 issues with their market risk models
Deutsche’s counterparty exposures at odds with capital
Large share of bank’s trades capitalised under internal model method
Counterparty risk climbs at JP Morgan, falls back at rivals
JP Morgan EADs up 10% and CRR RWAs 11% year-on-year
Switch to internal model helps HSBC cut counterparty risk by 18%
HSBC cut counterparty credit risk-weighted assets by 18% – $10.4 billion – in the second quarter
Model and policy changes behind billions in UK bank RWA shifts
Net capital charges of £368 million across five lenders attributable to model updates alone