Articles by Joasia E. Popowicz
Cecilia Skingsley on monetary policy tech and a unified ledger
BIS Innovation Hub head discusses tokenisation, CBDCs and AI’s ‘black box problem’
All top US banks below Collins floor
None of the eight systemic banks in the country above the threshold for the first time since 2015
SMFG reports highest power sector emissions intensity
Across all systemic banks, only eight dealers disclose their GHG emissions for this field
Systemic banks: black boxes on green issues
Less talk and more action needed around climate disclosures linked to carbon emissions
Most G-Sibs fail to disclose financed emissions
None of the world’s top 30 banks disclose climate impact of their whole portfolio
Commerzbank’s op RWAs rise €1.2bn on SA switch
Transition to new framework under Basel II pushes op risk to two-year high
EU software capital reversal to hit Lloyds, Barclays the most
Top UK banks boost CET1 ratios in Q3 as the PRA confirms capital benefit will end on January 1
PRA sets StanChart’s structural FX risk under Pillar 1 requirement
Market RWAs expected to rise $3 billion–4 billion next quarter as a result
VAR model update cuts NatWest’s market RWAs by 26%
Market RWAs fell from £10.9 billion to £8 billion in Q3 following regulatory approval for a VAR update linked to Libor cessation
RBC lifts CET1 ratio by 80bp with model parameter update
Reclassification of small business clients carves out C$26 billion of credit risk
UK bank derivatives exposures fall by £321bn in Q2
At £1.12 trillion, FX exposures are at their lowest levels for seven years
End of SVAR relief hikes market risk at Canada’s ‘Big Five’
Market RWAs increased by C$13.9 billion over the three months to end-July
JP Morgan flirts with VAR limits
Largest trading loss in Q2 reached 96% of bank’s VAR limit
BNY Mellon incurred a VAR breach in Q2
The highest losses-to-VAR ratio was 145.75%, in the first backtesting exception reported by the bank since 2018
PNC’s NPLs hit $2.8 billion post BBVA USA acquisition
BBVA USA add-on made up 31% of consolidated NPLs in Q2
TFF draw boosts Commonwealth Bank’s LCR to 129%
HQLAs hit A$128 billion after injection of cheap central bank funding
Top UK banks’ RWAs rose in Q2, reversing downward trend
HSBC’s $15.5 billion increase was the main driver, but other banks saw RWAs fall
CRR II pulls Crédit Agricole’s leverage ratio both ways
New capital requirements offset by ECB exposure relief
HSBC’s Asia RWAs up $22.9 billion in H1
Asia accounts for 47% of total RWAs as reallocation strategy gathers steam
NatWest gets VAR model approval as transition from Libor continues
The updated model is expected to reverse a £1.5bn increase in markets RWAs next quarter
SA-CCR to add up to £5bn to Lloyds’ RWAs
Further headwinds are expected to come from CRD IV implementation
Model change cuts Barclays’ VAR 21% in H1
Reducing historical lookback period from two years to one shaves £5m off bank’s average VAR
EBA guidelines on IRB boosts Danske’s credit RWAs
The bank expects further increases in the second half of the year after adding $3.17 billion in Q2
Nordea faces higher capital requirement following ESRB recommendation
A decision by the Finnish Financial Supervisory Authority may add 95bp to the bank’s CET1 capital ratio requirement