Articles by Joshua Walker
US G-Sibs post record secured finance flows in LCR
Q3 spike continues long-term shift toward secured funding and lending in liquidity stress scenario
US G-Sibs diverge on cashflow volatility
Maturity mismatch add-on hits peak at two banks and trough at two others
FCM capital buffers drop below pandemic nadir
HSBC Securities, RBC Capital Markets set record lows for surplus over requirements
Capital One’s LCR strengthens post-Discover acquisition
Projected retail outflows rise one-third after card-business deal, but liquidity buffers hold up
Opaque NCCBR market twice as big as regulators expected
Transaction-level data reveals $5trn in non-centrally cleared bilateral repo, raising transparency and risk concerns
ICBC’s equity fund RWAs surged fivefold in Q3
Less risk-sensitive mandate-based approach drives Chinese bank’s spike to record high
Fed’s new LFI regime most lenient since 2020
Revised rating system could cut not-well-managed share to its lowest since framework’s introduction
US G-Sibs rediscover appetite for less-liquid HQLAs
Aggregate eligible Level 2A assets rise to $110bn while median LCR falls to record low
ABN Amro shifts 70% of credit risk to standardised approach
RWA increase from portfolio migration in Q3 offset by regulatory add-ons removal
Market RWAs climb to new highs at top Chinese banks
Bank of China, China Construction Bank and Shanghai Pudong Development Bank set records for second successive quarter
Huntington, Fifth Third set to become cat III banks in 2026
Purchases of Cadence and Comerica expected to lift assets above $250bn threshold, triggering stricter regulatory requirements
Popular sees highest NPL inflow since 2012
Telecoms and hotel loans behind $242 million in new NPLs in Q3