NatWest Group
Volatility drives up NatWest’s market RWAs despite IMA efficiencies
Higher VAR and SVAR readings overshadow £373 million saving from broader modelling scope
Higher revenue pushes HSBC’s op risk up 14%
Increased net interest income over 2023 major driver behind six-year high figure
HSBC leads global uptick in OTC derivatives clearing
Systemic banks cleared record €250 trillion in notionals in 2022
PacWest leads banks on NII growth decline
Deutsche Bank bucks positive European trend while NatWest leads UK negative growth in Q3
US banks’ RWA density dwarfs that of European peers
Truist, Capital One and PNC Bank lead with risk density above 65%
BNP Paribas’s default contributions hit record high in H1
Requirements from CCPs up 19% across 13 EU and UK banks
NatWest’s LCR dips 4% as liquidity buffers shrink
Drop in net cash outflows contributes to lowest ratio since 2018
People: Barclays’ equity hires, CA’s CVA head departs, and more
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Bucking UK trend, StanChart’s LCR jumps in Q1
Sharp reduction in projected net cash outflows pushes liquidity ratio to highest point since 2017
CaixaBank, UniCredit most exposed to rate increases in Europe
Banks report largest hits in IRRBB tests, but remain clear of fail threshold
UK banks added £1.6bn to loan allowances in 2022
Increase in set-asides driven by stage-two and stage-three credit-loss reserves
NatWest takes on custodians with new FX overlay service
UK bank working with Lumint to win over mid-tier asset managers
Ulster Bank exit sheds £8.7bn off NatWest’s A-IRB credit RWAs
Reversal to standardised approach helps lower capital charges in Q3 despite €514m exit costs
Credit Suisse shake-up, HSBC’s new CFO, and more
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NatWest’s modelled market RWAs up 10% on RNIV backstop
Bank sees higher charges while it reworks VAR engine
NatWest cuts banking book market risk by 48%
Lower credit spread risk from bond disposals partly offset by interest rate risk on hedges
Banks’ loan-loss forecasts diverge in BoE climate exercise
Dispersion of estimates for corporate impairments highlights variety of assumptions for modelling climate risk
Credit RWAs for EU, UK banks up in Q1 amid IRB clampdown
Reforms to improve comparability of internal models compound declining asset quality
NatWest’s market RWAs up 8% on higher VAR multiplier
Bank incurred regulatory backtesting exceptions amid heightened market volatility
Model clampdown costs NatWest 157bp of CET1 ratio
Measures to remedy internal model deficiencies added £14.8 billion RWAs overnight
Top 10 op risks 2022: geopolitical risk takes centre stage
Ukraine invasion, western sanctions and Russian response seen driving big rise in cyber and supply chain risks