Banks
Letting go of Libor – How banks and buy-side firms are navigating the road to transition
Libor’s demise as a trusted benchmark presents a seismic challenge to the financial services industry. As time ticks down to its planned replacement in 2021 and alternative rates and new products emerge, market participants must determine the risks to…
SocGen mulls sale of structured product books after big losses
Rival Natixis also plans to place parts of its equity derivatives business in run-off mode
IFRS 9 and the loan loss lottery
As reserves for bad loans balloon, banks grapple with measuring Covid-era credit risk
Asia debt market suffers SOFR inertia
Issuers of floating rate notes stick with Libor in absence of term version of risk-free rate
Concerns roil prop clearing waters in wake of ABN losses
State-backed lender insists few clients have defected – but sharks circle, post-Parplus
Strategic and technology risks: the case of Co-operative Bank
This paper studies the growth by acquisition strategy embarked upon by a mid-sized UK bank, the Co-operative Bank; this strategy was a disaster, leaving a heretofore successful bank in dire trouble and on the block for buyers at a substantial discount to…
Leveraging technology to address modernisation challenges faced by bank treasuries
Today, bank treasuries are required to take on a greater job scope with an increased level of responsibility. In addition to an increased workload, treasuries must also deal with the realities of limited budgets that prevent them from optimally executing…
Banks eye post-pandemic shake-up of op risk scenarios
Firms seek better handle on impact of global shocks, and hope to avert regulatory attention
EU banks expect further margin reprieve for equity options
Exemptions for intra-group and equity options from non-cleared margin rules expire by January 2021
Covid-19: Pandemic risk – Special report 2020
The economic devastation wrought by Covid-19 is already significant: the hits to employment, gross domestic product and other key macro factors regulators ask banks to test to has already surpassed supervisors’ severely adverse scenarios, and shows every…
Deutsche insists Covid-19 won’t derail ‘bad bank’ wind-down
Lender actively seeking buyers for remaining derivatives portfolios ahead of 2022 target, says CRO
Why credit risk managers need to see around corners
The Covid‑19 pandemic – and the subsequent extreme volatility – has exposed the fragility of long-established market and supply chain systems, affecting borrowers’ ability to repay debt. David Croen, global head of credit risk products at Bloomberg,…
Switching CCP – How and why?
As uncertainty surrounding Brexit continues and the impacts of Covid-19-driven market volatility are analysed, it is essential for banks and their end-users to understand their clearing options, and how they can achieve greater capital and cross…
Crisis exposes flaws in US financial stability regime
Former Fed chair Yellen calls for reform after failure to curb corporate leverage ahead of Covid-19
Preparing for Basel IV amid regulatory uncertainty
This webinar explores how technology can lead a proactive approach to compliance with regulations in a timely manner, leveraging investments to anticipate breaches and shortfalls
Capital buffers, settlement fails and crowd modelling
The week on Risk.net, May 9–15, 2020
Markit plans SOFR credit spread add-on using CDS data
Vendor taps vast pool of credit market data to create new benchmark “not dissimilar” to Libor
Blurred lines in bank capital standards
Boundaries between capital buffers and capital requirements are looking worryingly unclear
Big banks worry small lenders could derail Libor switch
As UK regulator reiterates 2021 warning, dealers say Covid-19 is forcing smaller lenders to divert resources
Pressure grows on structured products as losses mount
Dividend-related losses at BNP Paribas may be higher than previously reported
Machine learning in fraud analytics to combat financial crime – Getting it right
Risk and compliance professionals gathered for a Risk.net webinar in association with NICE Actimize to consider the challenges and opportunities of successfully harnessing artificial intelligence in the fight against financial criminals
Fed does U-turn on SOFR loans
Libor rates to be used instead for four-year emergency lending schemes
How axed dividends left SocGen in a €200 million hole
Collapse in equity trading revenues prompts rethink of autocall hedging
Bleak macro view pushes Lloyds’ ECL over £5bn
Anticipated loan losses for commercial loans up 39% on end-2019