Articles by Samuel Wilkes
Time running out to backload Emir derivatives reporting
Significant slice of legacy trades still not ready for new formats, as October 26 deadline looms
IASB cautions hedging fix won’t be perfect, but it will help
Banks optimistic that new model could prevent broken hedges driving balance sheet volatility
How the rate hike cycle emboldened banks’ deposit modelling
But just because depositors didn’t react quickly doesn’t mean it will never happen
ECB official leaves door open to liquidity aid for non-banks
Risk Live: Deputy director doesn’t rule out copying UK plan to extend repo facility to pension funds and life insurers, but no imminent plans
European banks search for consensus on credit spread risk
New EBA guidelines spawn diverging interpretations of which products must be assessed for CSRBB
Rate risk modellers relieved as EU deposits stay sticky
Banks feared retail deposits would be flightier than during previous periods of rate hikes
Ruled out: can regulators settle the pre-hedging debate?
Market participants are at odds over the practice and whether regulation or principles can settle the score
More disclosure touted to temper pre-hedging ills
Transparency could help investors choose a dealer, but will they use the disclosures?
EU banks lose relief on model test after FRTB delay
Deferment of new trading book regime to January 2026 eats into transition period for “erratic” P&L attribution test
Some EU banks wanted option to start FRTB on time
Representatives of member states raised possibility with European Commission at July meeting discussing the delay
Iosco delays pre-hedging consultation to November
Review into controversial practice splits industry
The boy who cried ‘outlier’: false alarms could dog EBA test
Analysis reveals banks deemed outliers by net income test are profitable post-shock, so how useful is the test?
Study finds just 10 banks plan to apply for FRTB models
Research provides extra insight on reasons for decline in internal models
EU banks hedge net interest income to pass new IRRBB test
Would-be outliers look to cut sensitivity of cashflows to rate moves, but at what cost?
Banks cry foul over shock decision from Basel Committee
Asset and liability management professionals question severity of criteria in revised IRRBB tests
Fresh EU push for single securities supervisor to compete with US
But MEP expresses ‘concern’ EU nations will stall revival of capital markets union
Discord deepens over fund-linked trades in FRTB
More banks use punitive approach to capital treatment under new trading book regime, irking regulators
Vendors lack silver bullet for FRTB’s fund-linked issue
EU and UK legislators tried to ease capital charge by leaning on vendors, but problems persist
Why FRTB models are on the edge of extinction
With only four banks known to be applying to use internal models for market risk, the fate of advanced modelling looks precarious
Attention shifts to US, UK after European Union postpones FRTB
Risk Live: Global timeline still unclear, with banks hoping lawmakers will use delay to soften rules
Model teams fear budget cuts as FRTB wipeout looms
Senior modellers think supervisory intervention is needed to prevent funding drought
Shocks to the system: how Basel IRRBB update affects new EU test
Disclosures suggest more banks will be classified as outliers on net interest income assessment
As risk of US Basel delay grows, Europe is in a bind over CVA
European Commission may postpone FRTB, but it’s hard to separate surgically from rest of framework
FRTB start dates must align globally, says European Commission
Lawmaker could trigger delay to market risk rules in Europe if US implementation drags on