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Regulatory Capital & Basel/FRTB

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Prudential Reporting Team

Regulatory Capital Group

ICAAP/ILAAP & Stress Testing

Internal capital and liquidity adequacy assessment documentation, stress scenario modelling

Scenarios Modelled (YTD)

28

Worst-Case CET1 (Severe)

9.6%

Scenarios In Progress

1

ICAAP Sign-Off Due

21d

ScenarioHorizonCET1 ImpactTrough CET1Status
Base Case (Central Forecast)3-Year+0.4pp13.9% Complete
Severe Recession (BoE Annual CST)5-Year-4.1pp9.6% Complete
Rapid Rate Shock (+300bps)2-Year-1.8pp11.9% Complete
Reverse Stress Test (Point of Failure)Opento 7.0% trigger7.0% In Progress
Climate Transition Risk (NGFS Delayed)10-Yearpendingpending Not Started

About This Agent

Data on This Page

Stress scenarios (base case, regulatory CST, rate shocks, reverse stress test, climate transition) with their projected horizon, CET1 ratio impact and trough ratio, plus completion status. Stat tiles cover scenarios modelled year-to-date (28), worst-case CET1 under the severe scenario (9.6%), scenarios in progress, and days until ICAAP sign-off is due.

What This Agent Does

Projects the capital and liquidity path under regulator-mandated and internally defined scenarios by feeding macro variables through the RWA and Capital Adequacy agents' models, identifies the point-of-failure capital ratio for reverse stress testing, and compiles the resulting narrative and quantitative annexes into the ICAAP/ILAAP document for board and regulator review.

Worked Examples

  • The BoE's severe recession scenario troughs group CET1 at 9.6%, still 1.6pp above the 8.0% hurdle rate used in the bank's own risk appetite framework.
  • The reverse stress test is still solving for the combination of losses that would drive CET1 down to the 7.0% resolution trigger.
  • A +300bps rapid rate shock cuts CET1 by 1.8pp, driven mostly by AFS bond portfolio mark-to-market losses rather than credit impairment.