Balance sheet
Realising opportunities while managing conduct risk
As efforts to transition from Libor to risk-free rates ramp up, Maria Blanco and Nassim Daneshzadeh, partners in PwC’s US and UK financial services practices, discuss two critical and interconnected strategies that are front and centre for PwC clients
Libor transition and implementation – Covering all bases
Sponsored Q&A
Off-balance-sheet exposures at US systemic banks jump $67bn
BAML expands these assets by 2.5% quarter-on-quarter to $921 billion
Libor takes a back seat as insurers await regulatory clarity
Eiopa silence on discount curves holds back transition plans
A tech-driven transformation
A panel of experts explores how greater collaboration between risk and finance teams can garner significant benefits and add value, how technological innovation is making the regulatory landscape more complicated to navigate and produce transformative…
Risk and finance – Better together
Changing regulations and new accounting standards are creating enormous challenges for financial organisations. Thorsten Hein, principal product marketing manager, risk research and quantitative solutions at SAS, explores why, to successfully meet these…
Libor reform threatens hedge accounting for loans
Changes to loan terms may nullify contracts and create balance sheet volatility
At US G-Sibs, off-balance-sheet exposures climb $44bn
Goldman Sachs is only big bank to post lower amounts on quarter
Fed reserves $749bn above banks’ ‘comfort levels’
Lenders could shed excess reserves by up to 61% without breaking a sweat
Risk FX Briefing: Event insights
What lies ahead for investment managers
Swaps, repo grow share of G-Sib leverage exposures
On-balance sheet exposures shrink as a constituent of key regulatory measure
Fed repo facility may fix SOFR’s image problem
‘Overnight standing repo facility’ could stop year-end rate spikes, and extend Fed’s reach
Off-balance sheet exposures dip at US G-Sibs in Q4 2018
Goldman Sachs posted the largest drop quarter-on-quarter
Accounting shake-up set to hit China shadow banking
Banks brace for extra provisions under IFRS 9 for loans masquerading as investment products
IFRS 17 Special report 2019
The insurance industry has long been vocal about the need for a two-year extension to the International Accounting Standards Board’s (IASB’s) proposed 2021 implementation date for International Financial Reporting Standard (IFRS) 17 – the accounting…
Asia moves: BlackRock picks new Asia head, Credit Suisse boosts regional solutions, and more
Latest job changes across industry
How banks can keep pace with XVA
The complexity of derivatives pricing has grown significantly in the past decade, with banks having to factor in a series of valuation adjustments to calculate the impact on their balance sheets. With budgets and resources under pressure, and traditional…
Citi, State Street grow off-balance sheet exposures
Big US banks add $11 billion in exposures during Q3