Articles by Alessandro Aimone
UK bank LCRs fall again in Q3, led by StanChart
Buildup of net cash outflow amounts erode liquidity coverage ratios
Mid-cycle stress tests tougher on banks than DFAST
Median CET1 ratio drops 200bp more under mid-cycle than Fed-run tests
Wells Fargo could escape Collins floor
Op risk-weighted asset increases see advanced RWAs near standardised measures
Morgan Stanley’s swaps clearing unit boosts client margin by $4.8bn
In total, FCMs see required client margin increase 18% quarter on quarter
BNY, Goldman, HSBC lag in mid-cycle stress tests
Periodic health checks show banks would hurdle regulatory minimums under severe market crisis
Swiss banks ask, how about a magic trick?
Banks pull off an accounting trick – with the help of their regulator
Commerzbank plumps capital buffer with AT1 bond sale
Bail-in instrument helps expand buffer above MDA limit to around 220bp
OTC derivatives amounts surge 18% in H1 2019
Interest rate products alone see notionals increase to $523.9 trillion
UniCredit bolsters capital ratio on Fineco sale
Italian bank also offloaded Mediobanca stake
Trim review pumps up Commerzbank’s credit RWAs
Additional RWA increases also expected in coming quarters
Wells Fargo op risk charge jumps $3.6bn in Q3
San Francisco-based lender still bound by standardised capital approach
SocGen’s CET1 ratio shoots higher as revamp continues
French bank sheds €7.1 billion of RWAs in Q3
Model tweaks lift Danske’s market RWAs 30%
Tough trading quarter could also have pushed VAR-based charges higher
Interest rate, credit risk push BNP Paribas’ VAR up 25%
French bank also reported a VAR breach in Q3
Lloyds’ counterparty credit risk charge rises £60m in Q3
Charge for mark-to-market changes to derivatives increases 10%
Impairment charge up 58% at BBVA
Write-offs and higher provisions take big bite out of bank’s income
Capital issuance spree boosts Credit Suisse’s Tier 1 buffers
Contingent note sale pushes additional Tier 1 capital up 22%
Credit model update holds down loss provisions at Deutsche
German lender saved €167 million through model refinements
Deutsche’s op RWAs fall 7% in Q3
Wind-down of ‘bad bank’ cuts €3.2 billion in op RWAs alone
Liquidity coverage at Nomura improves in Q2
HQLA buffer shrinks for third consecutive quarter
VAR breaches push NatWest Markets’ RWAs higher
Turbulence in rates behind higher market risk charges
Hong Kong turmoil pushes HSBC’s credit loss charge higher
Third quarter expected credit loss charge was 62% higher than in Q2
PRA grants Barclays £1bn op risk capital relief
Op RWAs fall to £42.5 billion in Q3
RBS’s leverage ratio sinks as balance sheet swells
NatWest Markets RWAs also increased on the quarter as derivatives positions deteriorated