Basel III unpacked: credit risk implications
Panel discussionCredit risk
2025-06-17 | 04:10 PM - 04:50 PM
Information
- Breaking down Basel III’s direct impacts on credit risk management, focusing on recalibrated RWA calculations, output floor requirements, and their implications for loan pricing and portfolio strategies
- Addressing challenges faced by credit risk teams in adapting internal ratings-based (IRB) models under stricter validation benchmarks, particularly for SME and specialised lending exposures
- Exploring counterparty credit risk (CCR) and CVA risk impacts, including increased capital charges for derivative exposures and credit guarantees
- Identifying winners and losers in the credit space, including which institutions may face disproportionate cost pressures or opportunities to optimise capital efficiency
Speakers

Pardeep Bhatti
NatWest Markets
Head of prudential regulation

Guillaume Olivier
European Banking Authority
Policy expert, team leader of CRR 3 – credit risk

Christian Sass
Bundesverband deutscher Banken
Associate director

Samuel Wilkes
Risk.net
Deputy editor, regulation