Leverage
Successfully moving risk software to the cloud
Cloud technologies offer numerous benefits over traditional on-premise deployments. While the rate of adoption in the financial services industry was initially slow, banks and asset managers are now embracing these technologies and moving their…
Commerzbank plumps capital buffer with AT1 bond sale
Bail-in instrument helps expand buffer above MDA limit to around 220bp
Fed’s repo operations will not fix rate spikes, dealers say
Risk USA: leverage constraints remain, even after massive injections of emergency liquidity
Structural snags frustrate STS for synthetics
Curbs on excess spread and collateral stymie route to ‘high-quality’ signifier
Stress-testing to improve strategic decision‑making
Banking regulators remain focused on expanding and developing the range of stress-testing regimes across the globe to maintain stability, monitor emerging risks and avoid another financial crisis. Here, a forum of industry leaders discusses the evolution…
RBS’s leverage ratio sinks as balance sheet swells
NatWest Markets RWAs also increased on the quarter as derivatives positions deteriorated
Debt and the oil industry: analysis on the firm and production level
This paper analyzes the relationship between debt and the production decisions of companies active in the exploration and production of oil and gas in the United States.
Some eurozone banks have thin leverage capital buffers
Tier 1 capital surpluses above regulatory minimums range between 31% and 123%
ETF strategies to manage market volatility
Money managers and institutional investors are re-evaluating investment strategies in the face of rapidly shifting market conditions. Consequently, selective genres of exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are seeing robust growth in assets. Hong Kong Exchanges…
Deploying agile analytics in the fight against fraud
Financial firms are under pressure to tackle the widespread problem of financial fraud. As the speed, scale and sophistication of fraudulent activity grows, a panel of financial crime experts reveal how firms can develop an agile analytics capability to…
Harnessing AI to achieve Libor transition
Chris Dias, principal at KPMG, explains how the vast increase in accuracy that artificial intelligence (AI) offers when dealing with large volumes of complex agreements is crucial to exploring the market opportunities and mitigating the risks of the…
Off-balance-sheet exposures at US systemic banks jump $67bn
BAML expands these assets by 2.5% quarter-on-quarter to $921 billion
Over two years, UK G-Sibs levered up in contrast to EU peers
But UK CRR leverage ratios still higher than eurozone rivals
Wells Fargo, BNY Mellon, State Street build repo exposures in Q2
Wells Fargo increases gross repo assets by 12.4% in three months to end-June
UK leverage ratios edge lower as regulatory minimums climb
Additional leverage buffers raise minimum required ratios well above 3.25% floor
Margin reform – From challenge to opportunity
SmartStream Technologies explores how, as new initial margin regulations from the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision and the International Organisation of Securities Commissions become a pressing concern for more firms, technology service providers…
The BoE leverage ratio: welcome relief or regulatory arbitrage?
UK banks are reaping higher capital savings through the BoE's leverage measure
Derivatives assets surge at eurozone hedge funds
Derivatives assets made up 16% of total hedge fund assets in March
Restructured Deutsche would be slimmest eurozone G-Sib
As of Q4 2018, the German bank was the third-largest systemic lender by leverage exposure
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…
Model risk management transformation
Financial institutions have been maturing their approaches to MRM and – as models become more complex and pervasive, and regulatory expectations continue to increase – leading financial institutions seek faster and further movement. Ashutosh Nawani, head…
One size does not fit all – Adapting to meet investment goals
Guillaume Arnaud, global head of quantitative investment strategies (QIS), and Sandrine Ungari, head of cross-asset quantitative research at Societe Generale, explore the benefits of QIS for investors, why flexibility is crucial for investors to meet…
