Leverage ratio
Non-bank dealers urge rethink on FICC default fund reshuffle
Separating margin will cut bank capital, but non-banks warn they face disproportionate risk-sharing
NatWest, HSBC leverage headrooms hit record lows
Banks buck UK peer trend ahead of BoE leverage ratio reforms
CBLR overhaul opens door to 348 more banks
Only 60 community banks still excluded from opting into leverage ratio-only requirements
Morgan Stanley joins Goldman below old 5% SLR threshold
Four US G-Sibs reach record-low ratios as leverage requirements ease
BoE’s crisis lending plan hits buffers
Scepticism greets regulator’s proposal to increase releasable leverage capital buffers
BoE leverage overhaul could free up $9bn for UK banks
NatWest and Lloyds stand to benefit the most, while HSBC and StanChart face modest increases
BoE’s leverage ratio rejig to hit HSBC and StanChart
Proposed changes aim to rebalance scales in favour of domestic lending
Small UK lenders set to escape leverage ratio ratchet
BoE’s planned economic indexation of tougher prudential thresholds could ease capital planning
US banks show little risk shift after eSLR relief
Lowest-risk exposures hit record, but BNY drives largest reallocation
Eleven US banks end DFAST at key capital lows
BMO US, RBC US and TD US only firms to also stay at nadirs across leverage and SLR ratios
Large hedge funds push leverage to post-pandemic high
OFR data shows renewed build-up as regulators eye reporting changes
SLRs at four US banks sink to record lows on early rule switch
Goldman Sachs biggest beneficiary of softened minimum requirements
End-quarter repo compressions still widespread at global banks
Erste sees biggest leverage boost among 41 banks from end-2025 SFT compression
Basel III endgame – a timeline
A review of Risk.net’s coverage of the US implementation saga
EU officials tamp down hopes for bank capital relief
Capital cuts are not a done deal in EC’s review of competitiveness, despite US deregulation
Treasury repo clearing mandate would free up $207bn leverage exposures for G-Sibs
OFR estimates repo clearing share would jump from 45% to 77% under SEC rules
Itaú Unibanco capital ratio slides ahead of Brazil tax shift
Capital distributions drag CET1 lower as higher RWAs also bite
Market warns BoE against blanket mandatory gilt repo clearing
Official says proposals receiving push-back on one-size-fits-all approach and limited netting benefits
Barclays runs closest to capital hurdles in BoE stress test
UK lender still weakest against required minimums but widens buffers from prior exercise
China, US banks show highest global RWA density
American Express leads with risk density over 70%, ahead of Capital One and Truist
How window-dressing distorts US repo markets
Banks crush their repo balances periodically to massage systemic indicators, with far-reaching consequences for borrowing rates