Articles by Lorenzo Migliorato
Deutsche’s market RWAs hit 5-year low on VAR multiplier cut
Regulatory audit greenlit 0.5x cut in multiplier following bank’s overhaul of VAR approach
Hedge fund stake exit helps Credit Suisse cut VAR
Market risk-weighted assets at the AM unit drop almost 95% following the move
EU’s Basel III delay invites all to play for time
The message not to dilute reforms got lost on the way from Frankfurt to Brussels
Nine in 10 EU banks reported flawed prudential data in Q2
Weeks after the quarter’s end, the ECB was still awaiting explanation on vast majority of data points flagged
Credit Suisse set for op RWA hike as litigation charges pile on
Sfr1bn increase expected to accrue over the next six months
Internal risk floors add $7.1bn to Westpac’s retail RWAs
Bank braces for tighter capital rules and roll-off of Covid measures
Nomura’s LCR hits new record
Glut of HQLA stock compounds lower cash outflows to push ratio to 273%
Nomura nets ¥3.8 billion from CVA and DVA gains
Windfall offsets previous quarter’s loss more than three times over
Offshore hedging of foreign banks’ China claims at record low in Q2
Just 6% of claims on the country were hedged through offshore risk transfers at end-June, BIS data shows
Santander’s VAR surges 17% in Q3
Macroeconomic jitters push credit spread and interest rate risk up, but bank’s traders net income windfall
Finma hits UBS with $7bn add-ons
Bank’s prime brokerage unit and VAR model targeted by the Swiss regulator
HSBC faces capital headwinds as regulatory changes kick in
Bank expects its CET1 capital ratio to fall 100–120bp through 2022, with regulation taking the heaviest toll
Liquidity valuation adjustment costs JPM $235m
Tweak to derivatives book weighs on the bank’s fixed income revenues
Barclays’ risk pare-back sees market RWAs fall £3bn
The majority of market risk is now assessed under the regulator-set standardised approach
EU banks’ derivatives exposures jumped 36% in H1
Top banks added €235bn since December, amid switch to SA-CCR and a new leverage ratio template
Regulatory feedback adds $23bn to Goldman’s RWAs
The revision to the bank's standardised RWAs brought it closer to hit the so-called Collins floor
Early SA-CCR adoption to lop 120bp off Morgan Stanley’s CET1 ratio
The planned switch is set to increase the bank’s RWAs by between $35bn and $45bn
JP Morgan’s VAR falls to lowest since 2018
Gauge of trading risk drops 20% quarter on quarter, driven by commodities and equity desks
IMA to retain large role in setting market risk capital post-FRTB
Gyrations over 2020 mean a bigger share of market risk requirements could be underpinned by internal models post-reform
Basel III heralds 41% op risk jump for EU banks
Capital requirements set to rise almost 88% for those G-Sibs that don’t currently use the AMA
Climate risk: the writing is on the wall
For the EU financial sector, climate risk is inescapable, but it could be tamed
Basel III output floor set to bind 25% of large banks
Risk-based capital requirements would constrain the largest share of international lenders
Basel III capital shortfall shrinks to €8bn
G-Sibs responsible for 77% of the aggregate deficit
European banks set for 17.6% capital hike under Basel III
Output floor expected to push Tier 1 capital requirements up 7.3% alone, latest BCBS monitoring report shows