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    Regulatory Capital Risk Calculations & Reporting

    Clarity and Control in Regulatory Capital Risk Management

    Capital risk management is evolving as regulatory frameworks advance at different speeds across jurisdictions, becoming more data-intensive, granular, and jurisdiction-specific. Nasdaq AxiomSL helps banks and investment firms consolidate capital risk calculations and multi-jurisdictional reporting on a single, automated end-to-end platform, with the governance and flexibility to adapt as requirements change.
     

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    Who we serve

    Capital risk management built for how institutions operate

    Whether managing capital across dozens of jurisdictions or meeting the requirements of a single regulator, banks and investment firms need solutions that match their operational reality, not force a one-size-fits-all approach.

    Nasdaq AxiomSL supports institutions across a range of size, complexity, and regulatory scope:

    International Banks

    Investment Firms

    Retail and Investment Banks

    The Challenge We Solve

    Navigating an evolving capital landscape

     

    • Capital regulation is evolving globally, with Basel-aligned standards implemented and interpreted differently across jurisdictions. Institutions must manage this divergence while meeting growing demands for more granular data, expanded scenario analysis, and full traceability.

    • Many firms still manage capital across fragmented systems or extend calculations to meet jurisdiction-specific requirements, leading to reconciliation challenges, inconsistency, and operational overhead that make it difficult to maintain a consistent view of capital and demonstrate control.

       

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    In a complex global capital market, risk, compliance, and reporting teams face evolving regulatory requirements emanating from Basel, the EBA, OSFI, the US Fed, many regulatory jurisdictions, and other frameworks and directives. With so much in flux, institutions need efficient and reliable capital risk reporting processes that offer greater data transparency and help reduce and manage capital risk.

    Regulatory divergence and supervisory complexity

    Global capital frameworks are being implemented at different speeds and with jurisdiction-specific calibration. Institutions must navigate overlapping timelines, varying scope thresholds, and evolving supervisory expectations, often simultaneously across multiple regulators including the Basel Committee, EBA, OSFI, U.S. banking agencies, and others.

    Fragmented data undermining capital transparency

    Sound capital calculations require consistent, well-governed data across risk categories, accounting treatments, and reporting regimes. Yet many institutions still operate with fragmented source systems and manual reconciliation processes that limit visibility, complicate scenario analysis, and increase reporting risk.

     

    Manual processes that don't scale

    Producing accurate, multi-jurisdictional capital reports requires significant time and effort, from data preparation and regulatory interpretation through calculation, validation, and submission. Legacy technology and manual workflows compound the challenge, constraining agility and increasing operational exposure.

    Regulatory divergence and supervisory complexity

    Global capital frameworks are being implemented at different speeds and with jurisdiction-specific calibration. Institutions must navigate overlapping timelines, varying scope thresholds, and evolving supervisory expectations, often simultaneously across multiple regulators including the Basel Committee, EBA, OSFI, U.S. banking agencies, and others.

    Fragmented data undermining capital transparency

    Sound capital calculations require consistent, well-governed data across risk categories, accounting treatments, and reporting regimes. Yet many institutions still operate with fragmented source systems and manual reconciliation processes that limit visibility, complicate scenario analysis, and increase reporting risk.

     

    Manual processes that don't scale

    Producing accurate, multi-jurisdictional capital reports requires significant time and effort, from data preparation and regulatory interpretation through calculation, validation, and submission. Legacy technology and manual workflows compound the challenge, constraining agility and increasing operational exposure.

    Capital reform is accelerating, but not uniformly

    The EU's CRR3 package took effect in January 2025, making Europe one of the first major jurisdictions to implement final Basel III reforms into binding regulation. Other jurisdictions have implemented or continue to phase in Basel-aligned standards on varying timelines, reflecting differences in regulatory priorities, scope, and sequencing.
    In the United States, banking regulators issued a comprehensive reproposal in March 2026, covering expanded risk-based approach, updates to the standardized approach and the G-SIB surcharge.

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    For institutions operating across borders or preparing for domestic reform, managing this divergence requires flexible, well-governed capital infrastructure.

    Key features of Nasdaq AxiomSL for capital risk & reporting

    Built for consistency, transparency, and governed automation

    The AI and cloud-enabled Nasdaq AxiomSL ControllerView platform underpins the solution, supported by extensible data dictionaries and calculation engines purpose-built for regulatory capital use cases, with pre-built regulatory logic covering 170+ regulators across 65+ jurisdictions.

    307 Calypso Performance and Monitoring

    Our cloud-enabled Nasdaq AxiomSL ControllerView® platform underpins our solution, powered by extensible data dictionaries and calculation engines.

    Consolidated data management and reporting

    • Ingest and standardize capital data across sources, maintaining consistency and control to support accurate calculations and reporting.

    Standardized regulatory capital calculations

    • Use out-of-the-box regulatory logic aligned to capital requirements, while adapting processes and outputs to jurisdiction-specific and internal needs without rebuilding calculations.

    Regulatory capital compliance and reporting

    • Produce regulatory and bespoke reports aligned to applicable capital requirements, including RWA calculations, output floor requirements, market, credit and operational risk capital, and regional reporting frameworks. 
    • AI-assisted navigation supports investigation and validation of capital outputs, helping teams trace calculations, explore regulatory logic, and resolve questions more efficiently.

    RWA optimization

    • Optimize risk-weighted assets by effectively applying eligible mitigants. Ensure data integrity, support accurate exposure classification, and identify data gaps across capital calculations and reporting to enhance transparency, efficiency, and informed decision-making.

    Consolidated data management and reporting

    • Ingest and standardize capital data across sources, maintaining consistency and control to support accurate calculations and reporting.

    Standardized regulatory capital calculations

    • Use out-of-the-box regulatory logic aligned to capital requirements, while adapting processes and outputs to jurisdiction-specific and internal needs without rebuilding calculations.

    Regulatory capital compliance and reporting

    • Produce regulatory and bespoke reports aligned to applicable capital requirements, including RWA calculations, output floor requirements, market, credit and operational risk capital, and regional reporting frameworks. 
    • AI-assisted navigation supports investigation and validation of capital outputs, helping teams trace calculations, explore regulatory logic, and resolve questions more efficiently.

    RWA optimization

    • Optimize risk-weighted assets by effectively applying eligible mitigants. Ensure data integrity, support accurate exposure classification, and identify data gaps across capital calculations and reporting to enhance transparency, efficiency, and informed decision-making.

    Key Benefits

    What are the benefits of Nasdaq AxiomSL for capital risk & reporting?

    The cloud-enabled Nasdaq AxiomSL capital risk management and reporting solution is built to bring you peace of mind with much more data transparency, control, enhanced operational efficiency, and flexibility to manage your capital risk and make more informed decisions about your capital allocations.

    Respond to Regulatory Change without Operational Disruption

    Capital frameworks will keep evolving. Nasdaq AxiomSL's modular architecture and regulatory expertise help institutions absorb change efficiently across jurisdictions, timelines, and supervisory expectations, without rebuilding workflows or compromising accuracy.

    Demonstrate Governance that Withstands Scrutiny

    • Support strong capital governance with full data lineage, traceability, and explainability.
    • Trace any intermediate calculation result and reported value back to its source data, giving capital, risk, and compliance teams the ability to engage regulators, auditors, and internal stakeholders with clarity and confidence.

    Reduce Operational Overhead and Improve Capital Insight

    • Replace fragmented, manual processes with a unified platform that supports scenario analysis, benchmarking, quantitative impact studies, and forward looking capital assessment.
    • Spend less time producing reports and more time understanding what they mean for capital allocation and planning.

    Why Nasdaq?

    With 30+ years of technology and industry expertise across capital markets and banking, we understand the complexities faced by multi-jurisdictional financial institutions and continually modernize our systems to empower your business to thrive and scale. Our commitment to our clients and the broader ecosystem is evidenced by our strong community of 3,500+ financial institutions in 50+ countries.

    With 30+ years of technology and industry expertise across capital markets and banking, we understand the complexities faced by multi-jurisdictional financial institutions and continually modernize our systems to empower your business to thrive and scale. Our commitment to our clients and the broader ecosystem is evidenced by our strong community of 3,500+ financial institutions in 50+ countries.

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