BNP Paribas
Breaking out of the cells: banks’ long goodbye to spreadsheets
Dealers are cutting back on Excel amid tighter regulation and risk concerns
Revealed: the three EU banks applying for IMA approval
BNP Paribas, Deutsche Bank and Intesa Sanpaolo ask ECB to use internal models for FRTB
Citi halves swaptions book with US retail funds
Counterparty Radar: Mutual funds and ETFs cut exposures by 22% in Q4
People: Isda taps four new directors, O’Callaghan joins CA, Berlinski quits Goldman, and more
Latest job changes across the industry
EBA’s correlated currencies shake-up raises EU banks’ charges
Capital requirements for FX risk double after EUR/USD and other 196 pairs deemed no longer in sync
First green asset ratios come in low as EU banks protest methodology
ABN Amro only bank to break double digits in a sample of 23 lenders
US banks’ non-core funding dependence ratio jumped in 2023
BHCs’ aggregate figure almost doubled to post-pandemic high last year
EU banks’ incremental risk charges soared in volatile H2
Charge for traded-bond default and downgrade risk hit 10-year high at BNP Paribas
Pimco’s cuts to FX forwards positions hit dealers in Q4
Counterparty Radar: State Street takes top spot among dealers as BNP Paribas slides to fourth
Traders eye negative CDS-bond basis
Changed market dynamic can be profitable for those firms able to capture it
US FCMs far apart on target residual interest levels
Dealers diverge widely in how much capital they deem necessary to cover customer fund shortfalls
Interbank lending plummets at major European banks
Reduced repo operations and TLTRO repayments among drivers
TLTRO hedge unwinding bill tops €1.2bn at BNPP, SocGen
Exit from swaps tripped up by ECB’s tightening marred banks’ 2023 throughout
ING’s op risk jumps 10% on model updates
Other European AMA users report moderate hikes
Kings and kingmakers in the Ucits FX forwards market
Counterparty Radar: First look into European retail fund data reveals HSBC and Vanguard as top dealer and manager
US FCMs wrap up 2023 with required customer funds toeing record high
Wells Fargo, BNP Paribas marked new peaks in December
Op risk data: US piqued by Pictet tax breach
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BNP Paribas USA in line for $1.2bn capital reprieve
Bank’s subsidiary small enough to escape stress capital buffer under current rules
BNP takes top forwards spot with US mutuals
Counterparty Radar: French bank ousts Bank of America to lead the table for the first time
HSBC leads global uptick in OTC derivatives clearing
Systemic banks cleared record €250 trillion in notionals in 2022
EU exposures carve-out cuts BNPP’s G-Sib surcharge once more
French bank remains sole beneficiary of intra-bloc cross-jurisdictional activity waiver for the second consecutive year