Sanctions
On geopolitical risk, G-Sibs choose their battles
Conflicts – both existing and threatened – raise concern among banks, but many are still grappling to weave the risk into their frameworks
Loss of ruble volatility waiver costs UniCredit €2.2bn in RWAs
Lender forced to capitalise FX risk from Russian operations after ECB withdraws key exemption
Op risk data: Wells Fargo whacked for Wachovia lapse, and a Ponzi slap
Also: Long and winding road to the end of Credit Suisse; Swedbank IT fails. Data by ORX News
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
Top 10 operational risks: Focus on regulatory risk
Tougher regulatory enforcement, new consumer rules and rise of ESG are ringing alarm bells
Top 10 operational risks for 2023
The biggest op risks for the year ahead, as chosen by senior industry practitioners
Navigating the volatility and complexity of commodity markets
Commodity markets have experienced significant challenges since the Covid-19 pandemic, the conflict in Ukraine and the subsequent sanctions imposed on Russia. These unprecedented events have caused fluctuations in supply and demand, disrupted global…
Clearing house of the year: LCH
Risk Awards 2023: A member default and a spike in UK rates were handled with aplomb, while cleared volumes rose
What happens when a bank drops off the systemic risk radar?
Russia’s Sberbank skipped this year’s G-Sib assessment. But just because a bank is invisible doesn’t mean it no longer poses a risk
China congress brings new risks to foreign bank JVs
New political risks add to existing challenges for fully controlled ventures in the country
Op risk data: Dodgy tax practices cost Credit Suisse €240m
Also: Binance blockchain hack; ING’s Polish AML fail. Data by ORX News
Danske gets Pillar 2 reprieve through $2bn AML provision
Quantifying the hit from Estonian branch investigations earned the bank a 75% cut in add-ons in place since 2018
Norway oil fund marks down Russia stocks by 87%
Country’s sovereign wealth fund moved equity holdings to lowest level of fair-value hierarchy
Netting uncertainty inflates Citi’s Russia exposure
Russia made up 1.2% of the bank’s top 25 exposures by country, up from 0.8% in Q1
Erste sees provisions rising fourfold in gas embargo scenario
Vienna-based bank wargamed for an unlikely but devastating halt to Russian gas shipments
GFMA proposes disruption settlement framework for FX
Russian ruble close-out pain triggers calls for voluntary multilateral pricing framework
UniCredit rebounds on ruble rally, Russia RWA cut
Strengthening profile of Russian operations added 62bp to the bank’s CET1 ratio in Q2
US deposits from Russia hit record $43.5bn after invasion
Rush to stash cash followed walling-off of Russian financial system by sanctions
Russian corporates stashed cash at EU banks in Q1
Deposits from non-financial corporations increased 36%, while Moscow’s central bank cut balances by 28%
Concentration risk add-ons too low at Ice and ECC, says regulator
Results of European stress test suggest shortfall of collateral for large commodities positions is equivalent to 17% of total required margin
Mutual funds struggle to value Russian bonds
Filings show just how challenging pricing securities has been during crisis