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Level 3 assets at global systemic banks down 36% since 2014
Hard-to-value holdings down sharply over the past six years, but pandemic threw spanner in the works at some banks
People moves: Credit Suisse senior shake-up, and more
Latest job changes across the industry
Jumbo trades propel BNPP, TD up forwards rankings
Counterparty Radar: In Q1 2021 data, outsiders are eating into US banks’ business with domestic funds
Top UK banks’ RWAs rose in Q2, reversing downward trend
HSBC’s $15.5 billion increase was the main driver, but other banks saw RWAs fall
Safety first: UK set to keep ring-fencing but may ease rules
There is also pressure to make changes to tackle banks’ overexposure to retail debt due to the rules
PoP goes FXPB: prime of prime fizzes, but isn’t to all tastes
Sources report ebullient growth among PoPs, despite lingering wariness around risk redistribution
Tackling insider fraud – Best practice for banks
Volatile markets, the pivot to remote working and the prevalence of private messaging are just some of the factors contributing to the rising risk of insider fraud. At a recent Risk.net webinar, an expert panel explored the challenges for banks and…
China netting law drives interest in CSAs
Steady growth in contracts with CSAs suggests confidence that clean netting is near
Time for BoE to rethink the leverage ratio
The disparity of treatment keeps UK banks on an unlevel playing field
Credit risk exposures shrink share of top UK banks’ RWAs
Barclays reported the biggest drop, both on a quarterly and yearly basis
Singapore banks step up their game against internal fraud
Firms respond to MAS warnings about dangers of remote working spurred by Covid
BoE relief waives record £718bn off UK banks’ leverage exposures
On average, the UK leverage ratio of the top five lenders stood 80bp points higher than the CCR iteration in Q1
Insider fraud – Getting security and controls right
Even prior to the Covid-19 pandemic, insider threats were reported to be increasing with 48% of firms indicating that incidents were on the rise within their organisations. Where are so many firms going astray?
Tighter RMB rates basis brings new hedging opportunities
Increasing alignment between CNH and CNY benchmarks opens door to more cross-currency hedging by foreign lenders
UK banks released £671m of loan-loss provisions in Q1
HSBC, Lloyds and NatWest all released surplus credit reserves
Singapore calls time on new SOR swaps from September
Report calls on market participants to end reliance on SOR in coming quarters
Hong Kong banks await guidance on IRRBB for risk-free rates
HKMA will steer how historical volatility data can be used for valuing new options contracts
Fraud op risk losses edged up at UK banks in 2020
An average 38% of losses by value last year were because of internal or external fraud
Asia moves: HKEX names new CEO, BNY Mellon appoints Japan country executive, and more
Latest job news across the industry
Riskiness of internationally-active UK banks edged up in 2020
Risk density across top five UK banks fell year on year
UK banks added £140bn to HQLA in 2020
Barclays saw its LCR improve the most over the course of 2020
IFRS 9 relief added £8bn to UK banks’ capital buffers in 2020
Lloyds’ CET1 ratio reaped a 120bp benefit
State Street to look after bitcoin, just don’t call it custody
The second-biggest custodian will provide “record-keeping services” for the unregulated asset
UK banks count cost of EU software capital reversal
Average CET1 ratio would fall 29 basis points