Balance Sheet Management

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00 Introduction
01 What is the work environment in Risk Management, and the EIB in general?
02 Which type of profiles are your recruiting for the Capital Management Division?
03 Is EIB trying to innovate in its processes, tools, way of working? If yes, would you have a concrete example?
04 Message for the speakers: if you are sharing your screen, please click on "end screen sharing" and move on to the next question
05 Please describe how it is working at the T&L division. What are the main tasks, projects, challenges.
06 Please give us details about the work environment at EIB, but also inside the T&L division.
07 Do you know if there will be any job openings at T&L?
08 What are the steps EIB has taken to optimize its capital allocation, given the high volatility in the market and the impact in collaterals
09 What is the structure of Capital Management Division? How many members comprise capital requirements team and capital planning team?
10 Do you require a specific certification For Financial Risk Management position or the relevant experience could be an alternative?
11 Are all positions within your divisions only based in Luxembourg or do you also hire in your local offices around Europe?
12 Can you give us an overview of the roles that will open in the short term on your teams?
13 Has the coronavirus outbreak stopped or changed the recruitment process?
14 Can you tell us more about the selection process? e.g. How much time do candidates have to prepare for the online reasoning test, once they are notified that they are shortlisted?
15 How you would describe the typical profile of your team members?
16 To what extent ICAAP is automated?
17 Is EIB applying IRB (or F-IRB) or standadized approach for credit risk capital requirements?
18 Is there any opportunity for telecommuting in this field, which conditions are required?
19 How do you think the current pandemic is already affecting and will affect the EIB in the future?
20 What are the main modelling/data - related challenges the QMI Unit faces?
21 Which systems are used for regulatory reporting, is it a fully automated process?
22 What has been the best part of your journey at EIB and in Luxembourg so far? What makes it worth it and so rewarding?
23 Conclusion

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Meet the speakers

Sebastien VANAUDENHOVE
Head of Unit – Quantitative Model Implementation, in our ALM & Market Risk Division
Elena MERA
Officer in the Treasury Risk Unit of our Treasury & Liquidity Risk Division
Carlos FREIXA
Officer in the Capital Requirements Unit of our Capital Management Division

The Treasury and Liquidity Division is responsible for measuring, monitoring and reporting financial risks and performance of the investments held in the treasury portfolios of the Bank, as well as of those managed on behalf of third parties.

It measures, monitors and reports the liquidity risk of the overall balance sheet, including regulatory ratios such as LCR and NSFR. It is also responsible for coordinating the yearly ILAAP exercise for the EIB Group. This Division keeps up with the best banking practice in the areas of Liquidity and Treasury Risk.

The Capital Management Division is responsible for driving the development and implementation of EIB’s capital planning, measurement and management framework, to ensure sustainable and efficient deployment of EIB Group’s capital. It provides input into an overall risk strategy.

The ALM and Market risk division (ALM) in RM is responsible for strengthening risk management analytical and policy functions relating to the Asset and Liability Management (ALM) of the Bank. ALM is currently composed of following 3 units :

  • The Asset and Liability Management Unit (AMU), which is mainly responsible for the Bank’s Asset and Liability management (ALM) strategy; the update of EIB’s Lending Base Rate Curve (“Blue Curve”); the maintenance and the development of the Bank’s Transfer Pricing system (measuring the cost/contribution of all activities, as well as the risk-adjusted profitability by business lines); the delivery of projections, simulations and stress tests of the Bank’s balance sheet and Net Surplus in the context of, among others, the Operational Plan, the Group Capital Plan, the annual Stress Tests (EBA/MEST) and the Interest Rate Risk management; the projection and monitoring of the Bank’s statutory Gearing Ratio and S&P Leverage Ratio; and the calculation of the Bank’s funding needs as well as the Bank’s funding maturity profile recommendation.
  • The Market Risk Unit (MRU)whose core responsibilities include the identification, the measurement, the monitoring and the reporting of market risks (such as Interest Rate Risk and Foreign Exchange (FX) Risk) arising from the Bank’s lending, borrowing and treasury activities in line with the Bank’s Financial Risk Guidelines (FRGs) and with the actual implementation of Best Banking Practices/regulations in the domain of market risk management.
  • The Quantitative Model Implementation Unit (QMI) whose core responsibilities are to develop, implement and maintain quantitative models in domains relevant for the Division.

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