Mark-to-market valuation
Derivatives exposures up 26% at BP
Oil giant posts fourth consecutive yearly increase in 2021
Shell derivatives exposure rose by $15bn in 2021
Over 93% of the oil giant’s derivatives instruments were designated as current
Swaps between UK banks and foreign firms up in Q3
Despite latest uptick, gross value of derivatives contracts held by UK banks is 67% below 2008 peak
EU banks’ derivatives exposures jumped 36% in H1
Top banks added €235bn since December, amid switch to SA-CCR and a new leverage ratio template
StanChart’s CVA charge up 19% in Q2
Higher capital requirements also at Barclays, Lloyds and NatWest, with HSBC the only outlier among top UK banks
JSCC issued $2.8bn VM call on a clearing member in Q1
The call was for a participant in the CCP’s clearing services that cover IRS, CDS and exchange-traded financial products
UK derivatives market accelerates decline
The bulk of the quarterly reduction came from swaps held by UK banks with cross-border counterparties
Korea lifers set to increase hedging as accounting shake-up looms
Bond forwards likely to be favoured instrument, but interest rate swaps market could develop
BofA doubled held-to-maturity book in 2020
The bank moved mortgage bonds into HTM throughout the year
FCMs fret over S&P 500 options settlement changes
Dealers say CME, Cboe settlement time shift for S&P 500-linked options causes risk management headache
How buy-to-hold accounting shuffle boosts US bank capital
Banks gamble shrinking AFS portfolios will bring down stress capital buffer, G-Sib surcharge
Funding pain prompts calls to rehome FVA
Dealers push to move derivatives funding costs out of P&L following March’s outsize losses
CME asks clients about changing implied UST futures coupon
Falling yields prompt review of 6% conversion factor for delivery-eligible bonds
Level 3 assets fell at top US banks in Q2
Mark-to-model instruments disclosed by banks over $100 billion in size contracted 4%
Hard-to-value assets fell at EU banks in Q2
Level 3 derivatives assets fall 14% quarter-on-quarter
Europe’s clampdown on fund outsourcing chills market
Esma proposals spark worries AIFMD review could wreck existing delegation models
BNP tags €10bn of equity derivatives as hard-to-value
Over 12% of exposures classified as Level 3 at end-June
Valuation risks fell at UBS in Q2
Swiss lender is sitting on $8.1 billion of Level 3 assets
Gaussian process regression for derivative portfolio modeling and application to credit valuation adjustment computations
The authors present a multi-Gaussian process regression approach, which is well suited for the over-the-counter derivative portfolio valuation involved in credit valuation adjustment (CVA) computation.
DTCC’s mortgage unit hit by $1.5bn margin breach in Q1
A large, directional portfolio $100 billion in size was to blame
French, UK banks have largest trading portfolios in Europe
Fair value and HFT assets concentrated among biggest banks
Structured product losses weigh on Canadian G-Sibs
CDOs held by RBC lose C$369 million over three months
Counterparty risk capital charges up 20% at top UK banks
StanChart CCR capital requirement jumps 41% over the first quarter
Japan Post marks down CLOs by ¥122bn
Lender has increased holdings of CLOs 76% since Q4 2018