Accounting
Fed could soften CECL impact on stress tests, banks say
Risk USA: Firms may be allowed to spread impact of projected losses across CCAR cycle
ABN Amro’s impairment charges drop €28 million
Impairment charges were down 21% to €106 million over the three months to end-September
Korean insurers shun structured notes ahead of IFRS 9
Prospect of earnings volatility blamed as big buyers of notes turn to less exotic assets
Obstacles and opportunities in adopting cloud computing
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Accounting change dents Aussie bank earnings
Four largest Australian lenders lose about $2bn in earnings on the switch to new accounting standard AASB 9
UK banks gain capital edge through IFRS 9 transitionals
Four big lenders claim £3 billion CRR-mandated relief
Regional banks prepare CECL proposal for FASB
Bank executive says FASB open to weighing concrete proposal, and banks scramble to make one
Capital One MBS sale to boost CET1
Portfolio shuffle will take $200 million out of AOCI
IFRS 9 versus IAS 39: Opportunities in changes to hedge accounting
With financial reporting in a state of flux amid the introduction of several new accounting standards, many corporates may feel overburdened by the need to ensure accounting compliance to take full advantage of IFRS 9 from the point of adoption. Robert…
US banks shuffle structured product portfolios
Investments classified as available-for-sale drop $8.7 billion across six largest dealers
CIBC the outlier as ‘Big Five’ loan-loss ratios improve
CIBC’s PCL ratio stood at 0.29% at end-July, up from 0.24% the previous quarter
BMO’s loan loss reserves climb
Canadian bank reserves increase C$26 million quarter to quarter
RBC builds loan-loss buffer
Provisions for credit losses rise to C$346 million from C$274 million the prior quarter
CVA gain bolsters JP Morgan trading revenues
$302 million of first half trading revenues attributed to credit valuation adjustment
Societe Generale defers €1.35 billion of trade profits
French dealer holds back far more than rival dealers
Commonwealth Bank hikes loan reserves on accounting switch
Provisions rise 38% on July implementation of AASB 9
Staying alive: the EU’s stubborn CVA exemption
Delayed Pillar 2 capital charge could help US banks take EU market share in corporate hedging
IFRS 9 eases impairment charges, softening Barclays' profit drop
Total credit impairment charge stood at £571 million, a 46% decline year-on-year
Banks still face risk of Fed disapproval on exposure limits
Rules loosened on affiliated counterparties, but supervisor can reject banks’ findings
VM switch shrinks Nomura's balance sheet
Revised treatment of variation margin reduces exposures by ¥247 billion
New accounting clips EU bank capital
IFRS 9 capital impact largest on Irish and Bulgarian dealers, EBA health check shows
Foreign banks may move US loans overseas to skirt CECL
International accounting standards offer more favourable treatment of expected credit losses
US banks cut available-for-sale portfolios
Securities classifications have shifted materially since AOCI filters were removed in 2014