Market risk modelling
EU market risk relief targets VAR measures
Dealers with a large percentage of their total capital set using value-at-risk stand to benefit most
FRTB comes too late for Covid crisis
Expected shortfall would stop Basel 2.5 duplicate capital charges, but backtesting still a problem
Goldman Sachs’ VAR hits five-year high
Higher market risk accompanied bumper trading revenues in Q1
PRA relief to save banks up to 33% on VAR-based charges
HSBC may benefit most from easing of capital rules
UK bank market RWAs ebbed in 2019
HSBC shed $5.9 billion of market RWAs in 2019
TD Bank’s US unit incurred eight VAR breaches in 2019
Number of backtesting exceptions pushed the bank’s VAR capital multiplier to 3.75
ICAAP/ILAAP – Unlocking business value from capital and liquidity assessment
Regulators consider banks’ internal capital adequacy and assessment process (ICAAP) and internal liquidity adequacy assessment process (ILAAP) important tools in managing risk. The European Central Bank’s (ECB’s) updated guidance – which came into effect…
Wells Fargo’s VAR spiked in Q4
Interest rate VAR increased to $211 million in last quarter of the year
VAR models at odds on forex, commodities, credit risks – EBA
Interquartile distribution of VAR outputs highest for small banks, watchdog finds
Six EU banks need to fix market risk models – EBA
Nineteen firms underestimated capital requirements versus benchmarks
Morgan Stanley unruffled by VAR model update
Quiet last quarter of 2019 saw average VAR down to $38 million
HSBC leads EU banks on VAR measures
In aggregate, IMA risk exposures focused on traded debt
Outsourced model validation: is it viable?
Consortium promises cost savings in outsourcing model validation, but some say pooling doesn’t float
EU banks pare back commodities risk
Risk-weighted assets for commodities trading positions under standardised approach fall almost 30%
FRTB to double market RWAs of EU banks
Risk-weighted assets across 44 banks to increase 105% on average
Goldman leads US banks on trading VAR, but not on revenue
NY-based dealer makes $9.1bn trading revenue year-to-date to JP Morgan’s $18.7bn
When the data’s not there, expert-led models could help
Missing data is a problem. Expert elicitation taps the knowledge of many, say consultants
JP Morgan takes axe to tough-to-model trading risks
US G-Sibs see market RWAs fall 4.1% quarter on quarter
Goldman, BBVA and TD Group incur VAR breaches in Q3
US unit of TD Group endures four breaches in three months to end-September
FRTB costs force banks to weigh IMA desk by desk
Risk USA: Some desks “may not be able to pass these more rigorous standards”, says Morgan Stanley FRTB lead
Model tweaks lift Danske’s market RWAs 30%
Tough trading quarter could also have pushed VAR-based charges higher
VAR breaches push NatWest Markets’ RWAs higher
Turbulence in rates behind higher market risk charges
Double trouble: don’t blur FRTB deadlines, warns ECB
Ignoring reporting model deadline could muddy capital approval cut-off
At UBS, market risk charge falls following model updates
Market RWAs dropped on the quarter, even though risk levels increased