Risk-weighted assets (RWAs)
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
ING’s Russia loans sour five times faster than UniCredit’s
Risk density of Dutch bank’s Russia portfolio soars from 54% to 229% during 2022
RBC’s settlement risk charges blow up 260%
C$3.5 billion RWA figure marks one of the heftiest capitalisation of held-up trades ever by a bank
Nordea’s market RWAs drop 20% on Q4 SVAR cut
Last quarter marked reversal of fortunes after 30-month high hit in June
SA-CCR lobs $3.6bn onto DBS’s RWAs
New approach’s 1.4x multiplier meant capital charges for derivatives surged last year
Rabobank closes gap to Basel III after RWA top-ups
Mortgage floor, other model corrections bring forward reforms’ forecast impact
CBA’s IRRBB charges finally ease
After over a year of surging charges for interest rate risk, last quarter of 2022 brought reprieve
Swedbank takes $3.47bn RWA hit from credit model overhaul
Rejig of IRB models is expected to reduce the bank’s Pillar 2 requirement
Deutsche disbands CRU as ‘bad bank’ exposures fall to €22bn
Remainder of unwanted book to be allowed to roll to maturity
ING’s op RWAs climb 7% on AMA update
Second quarterly rise in a row erases most of the reduction in the first half of 2022
SEB’s market RWAs drop 20% as FX positions recede
Fall in currency exposures below EU’s threshold in Q4 reversed Skr5.3bn RWA hit from previous quarter
Finma cools off UBS’s VAR model overhaul
Estimated $1.3bn RWA benefit temporarily offset by regulatory add-on
IRB risk-weights highest at smallest EU banks – ECB
Lenders with less than €30 billion in assets consistently report lower risk densities than bigger banks across all modelled portfolios
BNY Mellon, Goldman join Citi in escaping Collins floor
Outpaced drop in standardised RWAs pushes banks above threshold – but custodian only bank to reap benefits
At US banks, risk-free exposures hit lowest in two years
Just under a third of credit assets carried a 0% risk-weight in Q3
F-IRB captured more of EU banks’ credit risk in H1
Gains mostly accrued from bank-modelled A-IRB portfolios
UK banks’ CVA charges ballooned by £8bn in volatile Q3
Bank of England figures show capital requirements at highest since early pandemic readings
Standardised market charges rose faster at IMA users in H1
Market convulsions and structural FX hedge crackdown felt less acutely at SA-only banks, finds EBA data
BMO suffers C$10bn capital floor bite
Charges to constraint-modelled RWAs rose sixfold during Q3
CBA sheds last $6.2bn of Apra’s op RWA add-on
Punitive charge was imposed in 2018 in wake of inquiry into bank’s practices
European banks’ CVA RWAs up €2.2bn in Q3
Banco Sabadell, Intesa Sanpaolo and ING Bank reported largest quarterly increases
Fragmented rules muddy Asian FRTB implementation
Banks and vendors warn risk factor data may not be usable across different jurisdictions
RBI’s VAR gauges hit new record
Banking and trading book risk rose in Q3 amid shifts in risk factor mix
Strong dollar pushes ANZ’s CVA charges up 57%
Risk-weighted assets rose A$1.4 billion in three months; biggest quarterly increase since mid-2019