Value-at-risk (VAR)
US banks record spike in trading loss-making days in Q4
UBS Americas and Stifel lead banks in worst trading quarter of 2024
HSBC’s SVAR hits highest in six years on interest rate sensitivity
Lofty readings in the last quarter of 2024 push associated RWAs to $13 billion
French banks’ equity VAR surges to multi-year highs
Volatility pushes fourth quarter readings at BNP Paribas, Crédit Agricole and SocGen to levels unseen in recent years
Value-at-risk models face neglect due to FRTB uncertainty
Some banks delaying material upgrades until timeline to replace VAR becomes clearer
Margin standards are here – and clearing firms aren’t happy
Clearing members complain that latest transparency proposals would force them to act as middlemen by providing margin simulation tools for clients
During Trump turbulence, value-at-risk may go pop
Trading risk models have been trained in quiet markets, and volatility is now looming
Goldman chalks up highest VAR breach since pandemic
Nine breaches in total across 34 banks in Q3
Finma add-on drives UBS’s market RWAs to eight-year high
Swiss regulator adds $1.4bn to mitigate maturity mismatch risk within IRC
Commerzbank wager swells UniCredit’s modelled RWAs by 62.5%
Total return swaps on German shares inflate VAR and SVAR components
UBS logs three VAR breaches on legacy Credit Suisse positions
Bank risks higher capital charges amid market volatility and exit-related costs
Volatility drives up NatWest’s market RWAs despite IMA efficiencies
Higher VAR and SVAR readings overshadow £373 million saving from broader modelling scope
SVAR spike drives Deutsche’s market RWAs up 20%
Risk positions in the FIC division behind highest figure in over three years
August’s volatility thunderbolt rattles risk managers
Investment firms mull changes to value-at-risk models after never-before-seen spike in volatility index
SVAR hits seven-year high at Crédit Agricole
Stressed trading-loss measure rose 14% on average in first six months of 2024
Correlation breakdowns, spread positions and central counterparty margin models
The authors investigate correlation behavior during adverse market conditions and the potential impact on CCP margins, finding that such breakdowns appear to be more common than expected.
Some EU banks wanted option to start FRTB on time
Representatives of member states raised possibility with European Commission at July meeting discussing the delay
HSBC’s VAR up by a third amid methodology change
Duration risk behind latest spike as bank switches to 10-day holding period
RBI’s VAR spikes on FX fluctuations
Ruble trouble sends market RWAs up €1.4bn
Ice postpones migration to VAR in bid to improve offsets
Clearing house will move on freight products before energy, as users fret over margin spikes
Volatility-sensitive Bayesian estimation of portfolio value-at-risk and conditional value-at-risk
The authors put forward a new means to integrate volatility information in the estimation of value-at-risk and conditional value-at-risk which is shown to be effective in risk estimation during volatile market conditions.
CIBC’s VAR hits highest since 2008 amid interest rate risk surge
Client and market-making activities responsible for 44% increase