Risk Quantum/Finma
Credit Suisse’s op risk up $6.5bn on subprime-era litigation
Increase offsets the removal of Archegos-related capital add-on by Finma
UBS incurred two VAR breaches in Q2
Risk Quantum understands the VAR backtesting exceptions stemmed from the Archegos blowout
UBS revises credit and counterparty risk estimate
Changes to the bank’s models and methodology expected to add $6bn in second half of the year
Finma add-on inflates Credit Suisse’s credit RWAs
The Sfr5.8 billion additional capital buffer accounts for two-fifths of bank’s quarterly increase
Trading VAR at UBS peaked after Archegos blow-up
Swiss bank still posted a fall in market RWAs quarter on quarter
Archegos debacle prompts Credit Suisse to slash prime services
Executives pledged $35 billion of cuts to investment bank leverage exposure
Trading VAR surged at Credit Suisse in Q2
Market risk-weighted assets up 20% quarter-on-quarter
Finma relief unlocks $90bn of leverage exposure at Credit Suisse
Central bank deposit carve-out is intended to support lending
Credit Suisse may slip leverage capital bind
Swiss bank has risk density of 32%
Capital issuance spree boosts Credit Suisse’s Tier 1 buffers
Contingent note sale pushes additional Tier 1 capital up 22%
At UBS, market risk charge falls following model updates
Market RWAs dropped on the quarter, even though risk levels increased
RNIV charges account for big chunk of Swiss banks’ capital
At UBS, 37.5% of its market risk capital requirement was for risks-not-in-VAR