Interest rate risk
Basel’s IRRBB shock scenario update hit by US crisis
Recalibration of shocks had been touted for Q3, but wider rethink may now cause delay
Dutch pensions have extra year to restructure hedges
January 2028 implementation date allows more time for long-dated swaps to roll off
After SVB downfall, EBA stress test seeks out unrealised losses
European regulator asks for data on the fair value and sensitivity of bonds and their hedges
Western Alliance’s rate-risk gauge breaches internal guidance
EVE depletion for 100bp and 200bp hike scenarios highest disclosed by any US regional bank
Europe’s new IRRBB test: the riddle with no answer
A proposed compromise on net interest income test is not scientific, but exact calibration may be impossible
Interest rate risk drives ING’s VAR to two-year high
Dutch lender’s trading risk indicator averaged €14 million in Q1
Hear no EVE, see no EVE
The Fed chastised SVB for poor rate-risk monitoring, but most US banks’ disclosures remain focused on earnings alone
US regionals remain laggards on EVE measure
Majority of lenders in Q1 did not report key metric that could have detected SVB’s risks
BNP Paribas takes €403m hit unwinding TLTRO hedges
Tightening of ECB facility’s terms throws wrench into interest rate risk strategy
Dutch pension funds brace for hedging revamp
Planned legislative changes set to reduce long-end hedging needs, but market divided on curve impact
SVB failure signals Fed’s need for a speed rethink
Rapid transition to large-bank bracket left supervisors flat footed on rate risk
Fed’s discount window comes in from the cold
BTFP offers zero haircuts on collateral, but long-term usage is not recommended
Bank runs prompt rethink of IRRBB deposit models
ALM managers are looking for ways to separate the impact of rate hikes from idiosyncratic risks
Banks in crisis
The peak of the global financial crisis arrived in 2008 with the collapse of Bear Stearns and Lehman Brothers, and a raft of bailouts. However, it had already been rumbling on for a year at that point, blowing holes in bank funding models and capital…
Initial margin requirements for IR swaps hit record $325bn
CME, Eurex and LCH report aggregate 10% rise in month marred by most severe crisis since 2008
Kneejerk regulatory reaction to SVB risks lending squeeze
Risk manager at regional bank says any Dodd-Frank 2.0 would be ‘fighting the last war’
As rates rose, KeyBank unwound 94% of pay-fixed swaps
Sale of AFS hedges left book exposed throughout late 2022, much as at ill-fated SVB
SEC securitisation rule could hamper interest rate hedging
ABS participants say breadth of resurrected 2011 proposal creates compliance minefield
Why US bank regulation needs a system upgrade
SVB collapse shows supervisory framework is not fit for a changing industry and new systemic risks
Did US hedge accounting rules contribute to SVB’s recklessness?
Hedging and directional risk-taking was a problem, but FASB regime may have complicated matters
Five regional banks predict lower income from higher rates
IRRBB simulations show lending revenue shrinking as Fed policy gets tighter
SVB opens floodgates on liquidity buffers debate
European regulator says HQLAs should be booked at fair value, but not everyone agrees
CaixaBank, UniCredit most exposed to rate increases in Europe
Banks report largest hits in IRRBB tests, but remain clear of fail threshold
Like SVB, five other US lenders saw negative NII growth in 2022
Ally, Customers, First Foundation, Morgan Stanley and PacWest were pressured by rising rates