Investment banks
StanChart’s market RWAs hit eight-year high
Client-driven RWA deployment raises market risk exposure by $3.2 billion
Quantum computing: a problem for another generation?
Some banks have soured on quantum exploration. Others are playing a game of wait and see.
US banks’ RWA density dwarfs that of European peers
Truist, Capital One and PNC Bank lead with risk density above 65%
UBS found no advantage in quantum computing – ex data chief
Swiss bank tested various use cases in the trading business before giving up on the technology
UBS’s risk density set to increase after Credit Suisse takeover
Rescued bank’s RWA-to-exposure ratio rose at faster clip prior to collapse
Barclays, Deutsche, Credit Suisse take $437m hit on leveraged loans
Higher interest rates eroded value of facilities stuck in pre-syndication during Q3
JP Morgan’s VAR multiplier increases following Q2 breach
Citi also reported one backtesting exception but kept VAR-based market risk capital requirement flat
UBS’s investment bank sees RWAs surge as revenue slows
Market risk exposure jumped 25% to $13.1 billion in Q2, the highest level in more than three years
JP Morgan leads US banks on surging VAR capital charges
Requirements connected to commodity positions jumped 426% in the first quarter
Goldman’s VAR climbs to $98 million in Q1
Commodity and interest rate risk push average VAR to its highest reading since 2020
Investment banks: the future of risk control
This Risk.net survey report explores the current state of risk controls in investment banks, the challenges of effective engagement across the three lines of defence, and the opportunity to develop a more dynamic approach to first-line risk control
Asia moves: Senior hires at Standard Chartered, Barclays and more
Latest job news across the industry
US banks see highest number of loss-making days in six years
Wells Fargo, Citi and JP Morgan the worst performers in record-breaking Q4
Market halts clearing shift to Eurex ahead of EU consultation
Participants hit ‘pause’ after proposed three-year equivalence extension for UK clearing houses
Wells Fargo, Citi amass losing days in Q2
On average, the eight top US banks reported 32 loss-making days
Safety first: UK set to keep ring-fencing but may ease rules
There is also pressure to make changes to tackle banks’ overexposure to retail debt due to the rules
Japan’s CCP goes global
International investors are flocking in ever greater numbers to clear their Japanese yen swap books at the Japan Securities Clearing Corporation. Their arrival is driving some big changes – within the clearing house itself and across the broader JPY…
JP Morgan, BofA face higher G-Sib surcharges
Both banks could face an extra 50 basis points of capital add-on without remedial action
Concerns roil prop clearing waters in wake of ABN losses
State-backed lender insists few clients have defected – but sharks circle, post-Parplus
Structured products gain favour among Chinese enterprises
The Chinese government’s flagship national strategy for the advancement of regional connectivity – the Belt and Road Initiative – continues to encourage the outward expansion of Chinese state-owned enterprises (SOEs). Here, Guotai Junan International…
SocGen squeezes investment bank in RWA purge
Global banking division sees RWAs fall –17% in 2019