Stress-testing
August’s volatility thunderbolt rattles risk managers
Investment firms mull changes to value-at-risk models after never-before-seen spike in volatility index
The post-Archegos risk model rebuild begins… slowly
Following regulatory prodding, banks start to overhaul counterparty risk models. A flurry of new research on the topic may aid the effort
Fed hikes stress capital buffers for 18 US banks
Nine dealers face record-high SCBs as poor performance in latest DFAST weighs on capital requirements
Progress on US banks’ EVE transparency grinds to a halt
No additional disclosures of key metric linked to SVB collapse in latest round of public filings
Why was Archegos worse than the Fed’s five-fund stress test?
Some believe Credit Suisse was an outlier, but others say the CCAR results underestimated risks
US banks’ stress test accuracy worsens in DFAST 2024
Gap between Fed’s and large dealers’ projections widens to six-year high
Op Risk Benchmarking 2024: the G-Sibs
Eleven large banks feature in round II, with new data points on first-line risk teams, taxonomies and AI adoption
Fed urged to introduce annual high-rate stress tests
Results of debut scenario were reassuring, but regulators cannot lower their guard
For the Fed discount window, destigmatisation starts at home
US supervisors must change tack to encourage central bank liquidity utilisation, writes Bill Nelson
US banks’ performance in latest DFAST worst in six years
Fed blames higher credit card delinquencies, riskier corporate lending and lower revenue
Six CCPs fail to cover concentration risk in Esma stress test
Largest shortfalls modelled in commodity derivatives segment, led by Ice Clear Europe ECC
DB USA’s stress test estimate deviates from Fed’s by record amount
US unit of German bank underestimated capital and leverage hit in latest DFAST
DCOs show resilience beyond key default thresholds – CFTC
Reverse stress test reveals clearing houses remain resilient under low to moderate market shocks
CCPs vulnerable from reverse repo investments – Esma
European watchdog flags risks of uncovered exposure during liquidity stress event
Bridging the gap risk reloaded: modelling wrong-way risk and leverage
A model extends the counterparty risk calculation to include nonlinear and complex portfolios
Trading losses cancel out Goldman’s revenue in 2024 stress test
Bank hit hardest among those tested for market shock and counterparty default
DFAST 2024: IHCs outperform US banks despite steeper CET1 ratio decline
US subsidiaries of Deutsche Bank, UBS and RBC lead intermediate holding companies in biggest capital requirement drops
JP Morgan sails through DFAST with 200% AOCI reversal
Only major dealer to turn mark-to-market losses into gain in simulated recession
HSBC North America breached leverage ratio minimum in latest DFAST
Ratio of UK bank’s US subsidiary ended stress test 20 basis points below regulatory threshold
Capital One, Discover loan portfolios hardest hit in Fed stress test
Simulated losses wipe out more than 1/6th of respective exposures
Eleven banks fall below buffer requirements in latest DFAST
Goldman Sachs worst performer among 31 participating banks, with 450bp gap between stressed CET1 ratio and all-in capital requirements