BNP Paribas
Revival of off-balance-sheet financing merits close scrutiny
Banks need more diverse funding sources, but new structures must be vetted carefully
Client margin at Barclays hits record $27bn
Required funds rose 13% for F&Os and 8% for swaps in August
Asia moves: Senior hires at BNP Paribas, HSBC and more
Latest job news across the industry
HSBC hits up rivals to strengthen US risk team
Bank hires from BNPP for US CRO and BofA for head of model risk management
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
PGIM grows sovereign-referencing CDS book in falling market
Counterparty Radar: US mutual funds cut $2bn in single-name swaps in Q2, making largest reductions in SSA trades
Talking Heads 2022: Rates market ruckus
Inaugural interview series looks at how sell-side traders are adapting to a world of surging inflation and rates
EU dealers’ IRC charges surge on debt market jitters
Santander and Natixis among hardest hit, with charges up 117% over first six months of the year
EU banks add overlays as crises evade modelling
Lenders buttress provisions against unpredictable fallout from Russia's invasion of Ukraine
Looming slowdown casts doubt on countercyclical capital
Confusion over use of buffers makes bankers wonder if concept will ever be successful
A child of inflation: BNPP’s new macro trading unit
Talking Heads 2022: Currency and rates traders join forces at French bank as it plans to bring FX algos to US Treasury bonds
BoE’s planned procyclical capital hike bewilders banks
Some doubt regulator will go through with buffer hike while forecasting recession
Op risk data: Banks dial in $600m loss for illicit phone use
Also: Santander staff mistreatment; cum-ex rumbles on; CFTC steps up scrutiny of swaps reporting. Data by ORX News
BNP Paribas’ CVA capital charge hits record high
Risk-weighted assets for potential drop in value of derivatives instruments reached €6bn in June
BNP G10 rates sales head takes new developed markets role
Joe Squires’ move sees Neehal Shah, Ashley Parker and Xavier Gallant pick up new rates responsibilities
Rival platforms battle to control electronic trading of CLOs
Octaura has the backing of dealers, while Kopentech is leaning into its buy-side roots
Banks prepare to unleash FX swap bots
BNP Paribas, JP Morgan build execution algos to plug into platforms – but swaps liquidity needs to catch up first
Foreign banks outperform US peers on DFAST
Intermediate holding companies reported higher post-stress capital and leverage ratios under the Fed’s severely adverse scenario
Systematic hedge funds eye outsourcing to bank algos
Cost pressures encourage new stream of clients to pass FX algo trading to banks
Capital Group leads charge in ballooning IR swaps market
Counterparty Radar: US mutual funds flock to G10 currency trades as macro conditions worsen
MSIM cuts third of FX options volume amid market contraction
Counterparty Radar: Manager pares $13bn of USD/RMB trades, deals blow to BNP’s market share
Standardised market RWAs surge at EU banks
UniCredit and BNP Paribas among dealers affected by new FX risk guidelines