Market risk modelling
Deutsche’s IRC tops €8 billion in four-year high
Ballooning credit-event risk charge contrasts with Q3 drop at BNP Paribas, ING
Commerzbank wager swells UniCredit’s modelled RWAs by 62.5%
Total return swaps on German shares inflate VAR and SVAR components
Barclays and HSBC opt for FRTB internal models
However, UK pair unlikely to chase approval in time for Basel III go-live in January 2026
UBS logs three VAR breaches on legacy Credit Suisse positions
Bank risks higher capital charges amid market volatility and exit-related costs
Volatility drives up NatWest’s market RWAs despite IMA efficiencies
Higher VAR and SVAR readings overshadow £373 million saving from broader modelling scope
Fourteen US banks poised to benefit from curtailed market risk rule
Fed’s changes to Basel III endgame proposal would keep regional banks with limited trading activity exempt from costly FRTB requirements
Some EU banks wanted option to start FRTB on time
Representatives of member states raised possibility with European Commission at July meeting discussing the delay
Trading losses cancel out Goldman’s revenue in 2024 stress test
Bank hit hardest among those tested for market shock and counterparty default
Discord deepens over fund-linked trades in FRTB
More banks use punitive approach to capital treatment under new trading book regime, irking regulators
CIBC’s VAR hits highest since 2008 amid interest rate risk surge
Client and market-making activities responsible for 44% increase
RBI’s structural FX charges climb on unhedgeable ruble
Trading-book RWAs under the standardised approach have soared 234% since Ukraine invasion
ABN Amro, Intesa lead EU IMA users with RWA surges
Rates volatility tests models in their twilight years before FRTB forces shelving
Why FRTB models are on the edge of extinction
With only four banks known to be applying to use internal models for market risk, the fate of advanced modelling looks precarious
Model teams fear budget cuts as FRTB wipeout looms
Senior modellers think supervisory intervention is needed to prevent funding drought
RBC’s CVA capital charge up 22% since FRTB adoption
Bank eschewed revised standardised approach in favour of simpler yet constraining formulas
Santander USA cuts market risk charges by 16%
Trading risk consolidation under IHC inflates VAR charges, nets cut to total requirements
Credit Suisse USA posts trading loss for 288% of VAR
Swiss bank’s subsidiary one of only three US dealers to incur backtesting exception in Q1
JP Morgan SE allocates €318m for structural credit spread risk
Bank’s EU arm among first to disclose figure following EBA’s diktat on more granular monitoring of CSRBB
Japanese banks reap ¥9trn RWA savings from FRTB switch
Tokyo’s dealers fare better than overseas rivals on new CVA and market risk approaches
Lloyds’ standardised market risk charges tripled in Q1
Hedging-related setback pushes market RWAs to an all-time high
HSBC, StanChart SVAR charges hit multi-year highs
Stressed trading-loss measure makes up 43% of banks’ modelled market risk charges