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European banks’ CVA RWAs up €2.2bn in Q3
Banco Sabadell, Intesa Sanpaolo and ING Bank reported largest quarterly increases
New risk indicator shifts EU’s G-Sib score heatmap
Revision in substitutability category inflates mid-sized banks’ score, lowers G-Sibs’
European banks’ aggregate LCR dips as outflows rise
Net cash outflows outpaced HQLAs, but liquidity reserves remain plump
Market risk capital relief could cut charges at 13 EU banks
EBA says Covid-style measures could be considered to tackle energy crisis
A chilly reception for climate risk capital
Bankers don’t believe climate-adjusted risk-weights will enter EU prudential framework – not for now, at least
Ruble turmoil prompts calls to fix NDF contracts
Some market participants want to see offshore fixings as an option in all standard documentation
EU banks racked up VAR breaches in 2021
Crédit Agricole and ING Bank hit with higher multipliers after exception count rises
Climate is changing for derivatives valuation adjustments
Banks back increased use of global warming criteria when calculating XVAs
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
PNC’s NPLs hit $2.8 billion post BBVA USA acquisition
BBVA USA add-on made up 31% of consolidated NPLs in Q2
Hedging valuation adjustment gets cold shoulder from banks
Dealers back the idea of charging for hedging costs but not as part of a new XVA
LCR rises for EU banks in Q1, but liquidity strategies diverge
Eurozone banks are still hoarding liquidity, but as vaccines take effect a rethink may be needed
Deutsche leads eurozone banks on exempted exposures
German bank increased central bank reserves currently excluded from leverage ratio the most in Q1
US unit of BBVA on the brink of a VAR breach in Q1
Largest loss-to-VAR ratio at the firm was highest among the 12 intermediate holding companies
Prudential filters took a smaller bite out of bank capital in 2020
Additional valuation adjustments deducted €1.3 billion less from CET1 at top banks
PNC appoints new chief risk officer
Super-regional, soon to be US’s fifth-biggest bank, switches risk chief
Regulatory breaks strengthened EU banks’ CET1 ratios in 2020
In spite of Covid turmoil, top lenders improved their CET1 ratios by around 70bp on average
EU banks count capital benefits of new software treatment
Deutsche Bank reaps 43bp gross benefit
BBVA capital buffer will swell to 600bp on sale of US unit
Spanish lender targets 11.5-12% CET1 ratio
Banks worldwide have built up liquidity buffers post-Covid
Lenders in Japan have the highest LCRs of global banks surveyed
PNC to be king of US regional banks after BBVA tie-up
Merger unlikely to tip PNC into too-big-to-fail category
Loan-loss provisions take a smaller bite out of EU banks in Q3
Set-asides fell 57% quarter on quarter
Science friction: some tire of waiting for quantum’s leap
Use cases for new tech are piling up – from CVA to VAR. But so are the obstacles
European banks’ liquidity ratios improved over H1
Average ratio across 23 lenders climbed to 151%