Danske Bank
Italian banks hardest hit by IFRS 9 transition
Risk Quantum analysis of 36 banks from 11 European Union countries found that capital declined on average by 34bp between December 31, 2017, and March 31, 2018
Danske Bank targets lower capital ratio
Danish lender bought 6.8 million of its own shares for DKK 1.6 billion
Europe’s Eonia dilemma
As Europe begins formal search for new risk-free rate for swaps, it is unclear whether Eonia will survive
Nordic clearing members eliminate Skr288 billion IRS notional
Nasdaq Clearing’s first compression run to be continued twice a year
Structured products desks join the AAD revolution
Mathematical technique allows dealers to perform risk-sensitivity calculations 50 times faster
FVA: How six smaller banks do it
From ING to Danske Bank, regional players are taking part in the FVA debate, but practices are mixed
In-house system of the year: Danske Bank
Risk Awards 2015: CVA in 10 seconds on a MacBook Pro – Danske can do it
Nordea loses head of operational risk to Danske Bank, and other recent job news
Jørgensen leaves Nordea for compliance and AML role at Danske Bank
Danske Bank RWA spat worries modelling experts
Model-bashing
Risk 25: No more heroes in quantitative finance?
Scientific theories are supposed to be smooth processes, with progress building on progress. But sometimes a theory gets such a shock that it needs to be completely rethought – and quantitative finance is in the middle of such an upheaval
Banks will struggle to fill top quant roles, says Andreasen
Jesper Andreasen slams new generation of quants as indoctrinated "muppets", incapable of independent thought
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
Risk awards 2012: JP Morgan takes the crown
JP Morgan scoops six categories in Risk’s annual awards, with Deutsche Bank winning three. Two colleagues from Danske Bank – Jesper Andreasen and Brian Huge – land the award for quantitative research, while Markit’s Lance Uggla wins the lifetime…
Risk awards 2012
Survival lessons
Quants of the year: Jesper Andreasen and Brian Huge, Danske Bank
Risk awards 2012
Right Laplace, right time
Right Laplace, right time
Data not judgement required for Nordic banks' Basel approach
Nordic banks want to use the Basel framework’s advanced approach to credit risk capital, but local regulators are insistent that data – rather than judgement – has to be the basis for the calculations. Banks don’t have enough instances of default in…
Nordic markets warm to central clearing
Regulators across the globe are intent on forcing over-the-counter derivatives through central clearing. How are supervisors in the Nordic region responding, and could the relative lack of liquidity in domestic markets hamper their efforts? By…
Northern exposures
Nordea tops this year's Nordic Risk derivatives rankings
Bargain basement in the Baltic states
Scandinavian banks are set to become huge owners of Baltic real estate. A large proportion of home loans in the region come from Nordic lenders and repossessions are rising. Some banks are already making preparations to take over and service large…
Danske Bank retail service crippled by ATM glitch
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Nordea leads the field in Nordic rankings
Swedish banking group Nordea has topped Risk's 2007 rankings for the Nordic region, narrowly beating Denmark's Danske Bank in the interest rate derivatives category.
Danske Bank completes first phase of economic capital project
Danske Bank completed the first phase of an economic capital project with Algorithmics
A call to compliance
Mifid, Basel II, SOX - the pace of regulatory change has increased substantially over the past few years, which has led to the large-scale expansion of compliance departments for financial services firms. But the recruitment market is finding it hard to…