Articles by Alessandro Aimone
Global bank equity levels returned to growth in Q1
Bank equity level increased by $87 billion in the first quarter
Modelled market risk falls for UK banks as standardised risk rises
Barclays had the lowest percentage of market RWAs calculated under IMA, at 49.6%, and Lloyds Banking Group the highest, at 86.1%
Swap books swell at big US banks despite lower risk profile
Total OTC derivatives notional among the eight banks is $222 trillion – a 2% increase on the quarter
US banks' VAR-based charges drop in Q2
The average decrease in the VAR-based capital requirement across the eight US G-Sibs was 10.4%, compared with a 23% increase in the first quarter
JP Morgan cuts op risk RWAs by $12.5 billion
Operational RWAs down to $387.6 billion from $400 billion in the second quarter
Swiss banks’ market risk drops by $12 billion
Lower risk levels drive quarter to quarter fall
LCR gap between EU and US banks widens further in H1
State Street had the lowest LCR, at 108%, and UniCredit the head of the pack with an LCR of 179%
US banks curb market risk
G-Sibs cut $31 billion of market RWAs in three months to June
EU bank leverage increases in H1
Average leverage ratios degrade 19 basis points in six months to June
UK leverage ratios stray from EU measures
Bank of England changes exempt central bank claims from UK measure, causing discrepancies with CRR version
Big European and US banks cut $280bn of complex assets
G-Sib methodologies incentivise shift to simpler assets
US big banks shrink systemic footprints in Q2
JP Morgan moves down into 3.5% capital surcharge bucket under Fed G-Sib methodology
CVA capital at top UK banks falls £260m in H1
HSBC led the way with a 38% reduction, followed by RBS with a fall of 35%
CIBC the outlier as ‘Big five’ loan-loss ratios improve
CIBC’s PCL ratio stood at 0.29% at end-July, up from 0.24% the previous quarter
UK derivatives values grow on forex activity
Foreign exchange contact values leap £0.4 trillion in second quarter
Bank of America grows derivatives, bucking G-Sib trend
Total derivatives exposures jumped 4.2% quarter-to-quarter to $299.4 billion
BMO’s loan loss reserves climb
Canadian bank reserves increase C$26 million quarter to quarter
Scotiabank acquisitions come with risks attached
The bank’s RWAs jumped 9.4% in the third quarter
Counterparty risk builds at Bank of America, JP Morgan
Higher portion of RWAs attributable to more risky derivatives and repo counterparties
Risks building at three US G-Sibs
Risk-weighted asset density has increased at BNY Mellon, State Street and Goldman Sachs the most, across the eight US global systemically important banks
Off-balance sheet items up $28 billion at US G-Sibs
Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs grow exposures 4.3% and 3.8%, respectively
Morgan Stanley FCM gains ground in Q2
Share of required client margin increases to 19% at end-June
Top European banks shed $32 billion in op risk
5% average drop across 16 European banks reported quarter to quarter
Fed stress tests: foreign banks lag US on capital estimates
On average, IHCs missed the Fed’s estimates of the amount their CET1 ratios would fall in the 2018 test cycle by 213bp, compared with 109bp by US lenders