United Kingdom (UK)
BoE model risk rule may drive real-time monitoring of AI
New rule requires banks to rerun performance tests on models that recalibrate dynamically
StanChart racked up three VAR breaches in H1
Market volatility triggers VAR model review at the UK bank
NatWest’s LCR dips 4% as liquidity buffers shrink
Drop in net cash outflows contributes to lowest ratio since 2018
LCH Ltd’s RepoClear margin model gets a makeover
Changes aim to make margin models for gilt repo more sensitive to market moves
Institutions see everything to play for in UK’s DLT sandbox
Industry welcomes flexible issuance limits, but rues derivatives’ exclusion as a missed opportunity
Sovereign bonds top choice for IM collateral
Drive towards higher interest-earning assets strongest at CME and LCH among top CCPs
Lenders try to move fast and fix things in UK BTL market
Relaxing stress tests when buy-to-let clients switch banks to remortgage is key to avoiding a credit squeeze
RepoClear’s default fund halves in Q1
Elevated initial margin allows LCH service to scale back second line of defence to lowest point on record
CCPs shun central banks in liquidity buffers rejig
LCH, Ice US and CME lead the way towards commercial banks
Initial margin hits all-time high at two LCH services
Despite initial margin spike, breaches at SwapClear climb to nearly 19,000
UK pension fund buyouts frustrated by ‘dirty’ CSAs
Contracts allowing schemes to post corporate bonds as collateral are obstructing risk transfer to insurers
FMIs pose greatest challenge for operational resilience tests
Risk Live: Calls for large-scale industry exercises to plan what happens if major CCPs go down
New BoE rules could force banks to cull multiplying models
Risk Live: Model risk management to become more labour-intensive, as model definition is broadened
Risk managers mull Basel-style climate standards
Risk Live: Splintered approach to stress-testing across jurisdictions “very, very worrying”, says risk expert
FCA may offer its market data to surveillance tech start-ups
Risk Live: Regulator concerned rapid AI adoption will favour incumbent vendors; aims to launch sandbox
EU banks fear Brexit battle over FRTB internal models
Bank of England approach looks easier, but that may not make much difference to model uptake
No big boost to UK dark trading after Brexit
Expected explosion in hidden equity liquidity has failed to materialise
Bucking UK trend, StanChart’s LCR jumps in Q1
Sharp reduction in projected net cash outflows pushes liquidity ratio to highest point since 2017
Ice and LCH declare victory as CDS migration nears end
Ice retains lion’s share of positions at shuttered European CDS service, but LCH gets more clients
Doubts mount over BoE proposal to dilute bank liquidity rules
Before SVB collapse, UK suggested loosening NSFR reporting for smaller banks
LCH plans for Q4 bitcoin derivatives clearing launch
CCP will run segregated default fund; does not rule out following up with ether-based contracts
UK pensions remain wary of long-duration LDI workaround
Trustees worry managers are swapping one risk for another to maintain hedges in wake of gilt crisis
Santander, Credit Suisse hit hardest by AOCI in Europe
Unrealised losses, mostly from exchange rate swings, shave huge chunks off CET1 capital
Did US hedge accounting rules contribute to SVB’s recklessness?
Hedging and directional risk-taking was a problem, but FASB regime may have complicated matters