UBS
How Finma milked Credit Suisse’s CoCos in UBS deal
Unusual clause in Swiss AT1 bonds allowed them to be written off; could others follow suit?
UBS takeover of Credit Suisse to trigger higher G-Sib surcharge
At 14.2%, UBS’s CET1 capital ratio is more than sufficient to absorb the deal
US banks’ VAR breaches up 2.5x in 2022
‘Hypothetical’ one-day losses exceeded VAR on 55 occasions, as losing trading days prevail
Finma cools off UBS’s VAR model overhaul
Estimated $1.3bn RWA benefit temporarily offset by regulatory add-on
MMFs’ reverse repos with Fed surged 35% last year
Fidelity-run funds drove 29% of the $601 billion in new trades
Treasury traders remain wary about adopting algos
Yet proponents insist US government bond market is ‘ready for disruption’
Client margin for swaps hits new record at four FCMs
Required funds at all-time high at BofA, Goldman, JP Morgan and Barclays in November as market turbulence persists
How UBS AM is stress-testing for liquidity risk
Policy shifts in Japan, China among scenarios under review at Swiss asset manager
US banks’ loss-to-VAR ratios fell in Q3
Largest daily trading losses were on average 84% of forecast, compared with 105% in Q2
People moves: Capitolis lay-offs, UBS’s new risk chief, and more
Latest job changes across the industry
Credit Suisse, Schwab and UBS hardest hit by new risk indicator
Swiss dealer sees biggest score increase under revised substitutability category in G-Sib assessment
BofA faces higher G-Sib surcharge, BNPP earns reprieve
Second-largest US lender assigned to 2% capital add-on bucket in latest systemic risk assessment
FCM client margin for swaps hit record high in September
JP Morgan reported the largest monthly increase across the 13 reporting firms
China congress brings new risks to foreign bank JVs
New political risks add to existing challenges for fully controlled ventures in the country
UBS cuts liquidity valuation adjustments to record low
Bank lowered bid-offer fair value discount to reflect current levels of market liquidity
Cantor to offer equity swap hedges to prime brokers
Provider to enter race with Capitolis and Nearwater as it preps early 2023 launch for ABCP service
Chill winds blow for Capitolis’s equity swap platform
Fintech’s effort to revive off-balance-sheet funding runs into market and regulatory turbulence
Op risk data: Banks slapped for lax WhatsApp oversight
Also: Wintermute suffers crypto hack; CS settles over Archegos and Greensill. Data by ORX News
UBS’s investment bank sees RWAs surge as revenue slows
Market risk exposure jumped 25% to $13.1 billion in Q2, the highest level in more than three years
PGIM leans into bought credit options, further boosts Barclays
Counterparty Radar: US mutual funds added $25 billion in net new positions in Q1 with purchased protection rising
Op risk data: SEC says no to Charles Schwab robo-adviser
Also: China steps up scrutiny of wealth management products; Libor fines still rumble on. Data by ORX News
Foreign banks outperform US peers on DFAST
Intermediate holding companies reported higher post-stress capital and leverage ratios under the Fed’s severely adverse scenario
Don’t just reach for the ’70s inflation playbook – CROs
Lack of inflation experience on risk teams not a concern, buy-siders say
One by one, dealers embrace standardised FX reject codes
Investment Association’s proposed codes finally begin to take hold after Covid setbacks