Leverage
Japanese banks’ leverage ratios keep rising as BoJ relief becomes permanent
Norinchukin reaps largest benefit on eve of Covid-19-era exemption being made permanent
How China’s equities intervention caused a quant fund quake
Popular leveraged market-neutral trade crumbled after government stepped in to support major indexes in February
Treasuries coupon pile-up inflates Nomura’s foreign sovereign assets
Standardised exposures to overseas governments see tenfold increase despite ebbing IR VAR
At some US regionals, CRE loans eclipse tangible equity by up to 7x
Valley National, NYCB and First Foundation the most levered in a sample of 30 banks
AmEx expansion puts it on track for tougher prudential standards
Lender is within spitting distance of category III designation, which would attract stricter capital and liquidity requirements
US dealers’ leverage adequacy hits two-year high on repo compression
Lower repo exposures freed up capacity for derivatives and off-balance sheet items in third quarter
The unknown risk on the flip side of the basis trade
US mutual funds have amassed record notionals in Treasury futures that in some cases exceed their AUM
G-Sibs’ risk score heatmap shows signs of shakeup
Most systemic lenders’ scores remain driven by cross-jurisdictional activity, but other categories increase in heft
Margin failings raise concern over Treasury basis trade
Opaque models at clearing houses cast doubt on calculations for concentration add-on
Leveraged wrong-way risk
A model to assess the exposure to leveraged and collateralised counterparties is presented
Wells Fargo has thinnest TLAC headroom globally
Bail-in funds sat 8% above required amount at end-June, smallest gap among the 25 banks subject to the standard
US banks’ RWA density dwarfs that of European peers
Truist, Capital One and PNC Bank lead with risk density above 65%
US takes scissors to repos. In Europe, it’s not cut and dried
Stateside banks fear disadvantage over haircut rules that EU sees as not ready to implement
How repo roll risk could spoil US Treasury basis trade
Financing worries emerge as popular trade becomes increasingly reliant on overnight repo
UBS leapfrogs global peers following Credit Suisse takeover
Swiss lender reports big increases in RWAs, leverage exposures and other key metrics
ECB zeroes in on wrong-way risk as a key lesson of Archegos
Counterparty risk experts agree with focus on “long-neglected” topic after family office default
Collateral markets in need of rewiring
New data suggests a tech upgrade is needed to avoid a large central bank footprint in markets
More data needed on ‘cocktail’ of private market risks – FCA chair
“Patchy” reporting makes spotting hidden leverage and liquidity risk hard, says Alder
UBS’s risk density set to increase after Credit Suisse takeover
Rescued bank’s RWA-to-exposure ratio rose at faster clip prior to collapse
Why US bank regulation needs a system upgrade
SVB collapse shows supervisory framework is not fit for a changing industry and new systemic risks
UBS takeover of Credit Suisse to trigger higher G-Sib surcharge
At 14.2%, UBS’s CET1 capital ratio is more than sufficient to absorb the deal