Europe
Risk managers mull Basel-style climate standards
Risk Live: Splintered approach to stress-testing across jurisdictions “very, very worrying”, says risk expert
Forced CS merger casts doubt on use of resolution regimes
Risk Live: Spreads on European AT1 bonds still wider than before March bail-in
IRC capital charges surge at Deutsche and Intesa
Risk-weighted assets covering default and downgrade of traded bonds all but double at Italian lender
Regulators’ remorse: SVB and the case for IRRBB capital charges
Basel Committee chair among those who say Pillar 1 capital requirement could have helped control SVB risks
Basel’s IRRBB shock scenario update hit by US crisis
Recalibration of shocks had been touted for Q3, but wider rethink may now cause delay
After SVB downfall, EBA stress test seeks out unrealised losses
European regulator asks for data on the fair value and sensitivity of bonds and their hedges
Long-end euro swap pricing anomaly remains largely untapped
Deviation in swap curve attracts limited interest because of regulatory and pension reform barriers
Eurex scrambles to avert Treasury collateral ban on US default
Current policy prevents CCP from selectively excluding eligible collateral
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EU banks fear Brexit battle over FRTB internal models
Bank of England approach looks easier, but that may not make much difference to model uptake
DC to consider second request to trigger Credit Suisse CDS
Last-ditch effort hinges on whether the bank was, or said it was, unable to pay its debts
DC rejects attempt to trigger Credit Suisse CDSs
Committee dismisses claims Swiss bank’s AT1s were not subordinated to the CDS reference entity
Europe’s new IRRBB test: the riddle with no answer
A proposed compromise on net interest income test is not scientific, but exact calibration may be impossible
Eurex clearing chief calls for active account carve-outs
Isda AGM: Müller says EU clearing thresholds should exempt market-making and US client trades
Interest rate risk drives ING’s VAR to two-year high
Dutch lender’s trading risk indicator averaged €14 million in Q1
No big boost to UK dark trading after Brexit
Expected explosion in hidden equity liquidity has failed to materialise
EU’s gas price caps could ‘kill’ the market, Ice official warns
Isda AGM: Price controls discourage investment and undermine market confidence, Edmonds says
Banks dispute EBA’s new threshold for IRRBB test
Banks say new proposal for identifying outliers on net interest income is still too severe
BNP Paribas takes €403m hit unwinding TLTRO hedges
Tightening of ECB facility’s terms throws wrench into interest rate risk strategy
Dutch pension funds brace for hedging revamp
Planned legislative changes set to reduce long-end hedging needs, but market divided on curve impact
BME in talks with global banks over euro swaps clearing
SIX Group's Spanish CCP wants to establish itself as an alternative venue for onshore clearing by 2025
Ice and LCH declare victory as CDS migration nears end
Ice retains lion’s share of positions at shuttered European CDS service, but LCH gets more clients
Some investors see value in beaten-down AT1s
CoCos are trading at a discount on fears that European issuers won’t call the bonds. But buy-siders say this risk is overstated
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