Counterparty credit risk
Ailing loans added $15bn to StanChart’s RWAs in 2020
Effects of credit deterioration offset by disposals, portfolio reductions
NatWest cut markets unit RWAs by almost one-third in 2020
NatWest Markets now makes up 16% of group RWAs
CVA charges concentrated among top banks in Europe
Crédit Agricole, Deutsche Bank, Barclays, Commerzbank and Societe Generale account for 31% of total CVA across 135 banks
CVA charges for Canadian dealers edge off Covid highs
At CIBC, CVA charges fell 12% quarter on quarter
SA-CCR proves a bitter pill for US banks to swallow
Dealers concerned new regime will punish some business lines with rise in risk-weighted assets
Isda study reveals size of Covid’s trading book capital hike
Procyclicality led to aggregate 25% rise in market, CVA risk-weighted assets
Citi’s counterparty credit risk edged higher in Q3
Risk-weighted assets for OTC derivatives, repo, margin loans jump 11%
Lloyds’ the outlier as UK banks crush CVA charges in Q3
Aggregate CVA RWAs of top five UK banks fell 21%
Funding pain prompts calls to rehome FVA
Dealers push to move derivatives funding costs out of P&L following March’s outsize losses
Barclays’ RWAs shrank on Q3 tailwinds, but loan failures loom
Decline in loan creditworthiness has added £9.8 billion to RWAs year-to-date
Credit exposure under the new standardized approach for counterparty credit risk: fixing the treatment of equity options
The new standardized approach for measuring counterparty credit risk exposures (SA-CCR) will replace the existing regulatory standard methods for exposure quantification. This paper provides empirical evidence that the SA-CCR parameters are not aligned…
Eurex initial margin ebbed over Q2 as default fund swelled
Participant contributions to default fund up 55% quarter-on-quarter
JSCC placed majority of its default funds with the BoJ in Q2
Loss-absorbing resources stashed with commercial banks fell over the three months to end-June
Credit risk rethought – The new data imperative
The Covid‑19 pandemic has caused a seismic shift in the world of credit risk analysis. As pressure mounts on business leaders, regulators and governments, the demand for robust, reliable, forward-looking credit risk information is at a premium. Faced…
Counterparty risk product of the year: Moody’s Analytics
Asia Risk Technology Awards 2020
Credit Suisse, UBS counterparty exposures ballooned in Q2
Risk-weighted assets lagged surge in EAD
XVA traders have no time to rest on laurels
Markets have calmed, but they may not be out of the woods yet
BMO, Scotia crush CVA charges
CVA capital requirement fell 48% at BMO last quarter
Top US banks’ counterparties’ credit quality deteriorated in Q2
At Citi, exposures with a PD of 10% to 100% increased 73% quarter on quarter
CVA desks arm themselves for the next crisis
March’s volatility forces dealers to fine-tune hedging strategies
At Danske Bank, market RWAs soar as credit risks dip
Bond binge contributes to 36% increase in market risk charge
JP Morgan posts $510m XVA gain
Benefit reverses some of the previous quarter’s record loss
Asia collar financing surges on back of Covid-19 volatility
Options-based structures gain ground on margin loans – and dealers say it may be a structural shift
Citi’s default fund contributions climbed $2bn in Q1
US bank sees requirement hike 27% quarter-on-quarter