BNP Paribas
Credible capital: regulators prepare to tackle RWA divergence
Credible capital
Basel 2.5 caused €200 billion jump in RWAs
European banks saw their RWAs leap at the turn of the year, as new trading book rules collided with the EBA's call to achieve a 9% capital minimum
Liquidity swap activity will be driven by bank funding needs, say bankers
Banks’ long-term funding needs will drive demand for liquidity swaps with insurers
Dexia rejected AMA over uncertain capital relief
Public finance specialist rejected AMA prior to break-up, finding capital benefit might not offset costs, but fellow Belgian bank BNP Paribas Fortis argues in favour of op risk modelling
Top 50 Global Custody Mandates Survey 2012
Andrew Tjaardstra reviews the major mandates from asset managers, pension funds, insurers and banks during the year 2011
Mandate Watch: BNP harvests cross-border Mongolia mandate
BNP harvests cross-border Mongolia mandate
People moves, spring 2012
People moves, spring 2012
Theam puts the stress on customisation
The next step
Retail Distribution Review holds no fear for Meteor
Relishing the RDR
Institutional investors to favour more active, smart beta approach to commodities
Seeking performance while at the same time increasingly needing to control risk makes smart beta thematic index approaches such as low volatility, minimum variance and risk-weighted strategies increasingly appealing to institutional investors allocating…
Asia lukewarm on European banking asset sell-off
Left on the shelf
On the move
On the move
The ORR Innovation Awards 2012
Surviving the storm
ORR Innovation Awards: Bank of the Year
As well as very successfully navigating its way through the crisis, avoiding any major operational risk losses, BNP Paribas has incorporated two new subsidiaries into its risk management framework
HSBC voted best for retail structured products in Greenwich Associates survey
HSBC leads the Greenwich Associates survey rankings for retail structured product quality, while Barclays Capital has the best-known franchise among distributors and BNP Paribas retains top spot in Europe
The new normal: structurers learn to live with low interest rates
The low rates challenge
Alternatively weighted risk premium indexes gain momentum
Index providers and fund managers who have tended to focus on performance are seeing demand from investors for strategy indexes that focus on risk
Structured products linked to real assets and credit back on the menu in Italy
The Italian structured products market is seeing a pick-up as institutional investors demand exposure to physical assets and credit
On the move
On the move
Local regulators grapple with Solvency II implementation
Local solutions
Solvency II reporting compliance is challenging insurers, survey finds
Reliance on third parties for critical data is key issue
What does 2012 hold for structured products?
What's on the horizon?