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Daily Market Risk Report — Head of Market Risk / CRO Review
COB: 21-Mar-2026   |   Published: 22-Mar-2026 06:45 UTC
Overall Status: GREEN — No Limit Breaches
Aggregate VaR (99%, 1d)
$142M
Limit $180M · Utilisation 79%
SVaR (99%, 1d)
$198M
Limit $250M · Utilisation 79%
FRTB ES (97.5%, 10d)
$2.13B
Limit $3.0B · Utilisation 71%
Total Market Risk Capital
$8.4B
IMA $7.8B + SA $0.6B
FRTB-IMA Capital
$3.95B
ES $2.78B + DRC $0.91B + RRAO $0.26B
VaR Breaches YTD
2
Regulatory threshold: 4 · GREEN zone
01 VaR by Method & Distribution
02 FRTB-IMA Expected Shortfall
ES (97.5%, 1-day)
$672M
Base unscaled
ES (97.5%, 10-day)
$2,126M
Liquidity-adjusted
Multiplier
1.5x
Base — no penalty
DRC
$910M
Default Risk Charge
RRAO
$256M
Residual Risk Add-On
Total FRTB-IMA Capital
$3,950M
ES + DRC + RRAO
ES decomposition: Scaled ES = 1.5 × max(ESt, k × ESavg) where k = 1.0 (no PLAT penalty). Liquidity horizons: 10d (rates, FX), 20d (credit spread), 40d (equity), 60d (commodities), 120d (correlation). DRC covers jump-to-default for rated credit positions. RRAO captures exotic residual risks at 0.1% gross notional.
03 Parallel Run Comparison — Basel 2.5 vs FRTB-IMA
Framework Component Capital ($M) % of Total
Key finding: FRTB-IMA capital is 91.6% lower than Basel 2.5, driven by the elimination of the 3× SVaR multiplier which accounts for 96.1% of Basel 2.5 capital. The ES framework with liquidity horizons provides more risk-sensitive capital but at significantly reduced levels due to the removal of the punitive SVaR add-on.
04 Full Risk Measures
Measure Current ($M) Limit ($M) Utilisation Prior Day ($M) Change Commentary
05 VaR by Desk
Desk VaR ($M) Limit ($M) Util % % Total SVaR ($M)
06 VaR & SVaR Time Series (60 Trading Days)
07 Daily Risk Commentary
21-Mar-2026 COB — Daily Market Risk Summary

VaR increased $4M day-on-day to $142M (79% of $180M limit), driven primarily by increased duration exposure on the Rates desk (+$3.2M) following new 10Y swap positions entered as part of the EUR rates steepener strategy. Credit trading VaR rose modestly (+$0.8M) on IG spread widening. SVaR at $198M (79% utilisation) remains stable; the stressed window continues to reference the 2008 GFC period (Sep-Nov 2008).

IRC increased $7M to $485M reflecting credit spread widening in HY energy names (OXY, DVN) and one notch migration in the leveraged loan book. CRM stable at $156M. RNIV at $89M reflects ongoing model parameter uncertainty in correlation and volatility surface interpolation.

Backtesting: Two VaR breaches YTD (15-Jan, 03-Mar) — both attributable to EM FX moves (TRY -4.2%, ZAR -3.8% on 15-Jan; BRL -3.1% on 03-Mar). Kupiec test passes at 99% confidence (p-value 0.34). Traffic light status remains GREEN (0–4 exceptions zone).

FRTB parallel run: FRTB-IMA capital at $3,950M versus Basel 2.5 at $47,110M (8.4% ratio). ES (97.5%, 10d) at $2,126M with 1.5x base multiplier (no PLAT penalty). DRC at $910M driven by concentrated IG names across Credit and Repo desks. RRAO at $256M from exotic optionality. The dramatic capital reduction under FRTB reflects the removal of the 3× SVaR multiplier which dominates Basel 2.5 capital (96.1%).

No limit breaches. All desk-level and aggregate limits within tolerance. Next scheduled model review: 15-Apr-2026. Next RNIV quarterly refresh: 31-Mar-2026.
08 Market Risk Capital Composition & Backtesting

Backtesting Summary

Traffic Light
GREEN
0–4 exceptions
Observations
252
Rolling 1-year
Exceptions YTD
2
Threshold: 4
Kupiec Test
PASS
p-value: 0.34
P&L TypeExceptionsDatesCause
Clean P&L115-Jan-2026EM FX (TRY, ZAR sell-off)
Hypothetical P&L215-Jan, 03-MarEM FX + BRL devaluation
Multiplier impact: Current multiplier 3.0x (minimum). Two additional exceptions would raise to 3.4x (+$280M capital). VaR model last validated 12-Dec-2025. Next review: 15-Apr-2026.