Europe
Swiss report fingers Finma on Credit Suisse capital ratio
Parliament says bank would have breached minimum requirements in 2022 without regulatory filter
Post-UBS takeover, Switzerland sees biggest regional G-Sib score spike
Credit Suisse acquisition pushes UBS’s complexity category to all-time high, driving up country’s overall score
‘It’s not EU’: Do government bond spreads spell eurozone break-up?
Divergence between EGB yields is in the EU’s make-up; only a shared risk architecture can reunite them
Deutsche’s IRC tops €8 billion in four-year high
Ballooning credit-event risk charge contrasts with Q3 drop at BNP Paribas, ING
Credit risk transfer, with a derivatives twist
Dealers angle to revive market that enables them to offload counterparty exposures, freeing up capital
Italian funds snatch record €24bn debt securities in September
Mixed funds’ holdings jump by half as bond-only funds tick up 2%
Why there is no fence in effective regulatory relationships
A chief risk officer and former bank supervisor says regulators and regulated are on the same side
StanChart boosted OTC clearing rate by 11.7pp in 2023
Tilt contrasts with move away from CCP trades at Citi, Wells Fargo
Withholding tax trips up Eurex agency clearing model
Clearing members rely on CCP to resolve potential problem with German tax authorities
Thin-skinned: are CCPs skimping on capital cover?
Growth of default funds calls into question clearers’ skin in the game
CME launches late term €STR bid
Exchange group becomes third provider with rate built on €135 billion of daily transactions
Exchanges vie for EGB futures market
Rivals eye Eurex’s dominance in EGB futures, but dealers are split on the likelihood of challengers succeeding
FX options market eyes Trump inauguration trades
FX Markets Europe: Traders turn to short-dated plays on cabinet picks and early tariff actions
Snap! Derivatives reports decouple after Emir Refit shake-up
Counterparties find new rules have led to worse data quality, threatening regulators’ oversight of systemic risk
Independent audits drive compliance in FRTB data solutions
The EU and the Basel Committee have introduced strict audit standards for data vendors to uphold the FRTB rules. With deadlines approaching, audited solutions are critical for banks to ensure compliance, minimise NMRFs and reduce capital requirements
Critics warn against softening risk transfer rules for insurers
Proposal to cut capital for unfunded protection of loan books would create systemic risk, investors say
Banks assess hurdles to EU bond futures’ prospects
EU bond futures are getting closer to launch, but obstacles around issuance, liquidity and demand cloud the outlook
IRB reliance peaks at over 90% for some lenders ahead of Basel III shift
As reforms loom, IRB usage spans from marginal to near-total among European banks
Eleven of 14 G-Sib indicators hit all-time highs
Surging complexity marked 2023, tempered by slower gains overall
Currency derivatives house of the year: UBS
Risk Awards 2025: Access to wealth management client base helped Swiss bank to recycle volatility and provide accurate pricing for a range of FX structures
Law firm of the year: Linklaters
Risk Awards 2025: Law firm’s work helped buttress markets for credit derivatives, clearing and digital assets