Articles by Joshua Walker
Morgan Stanley, Goldman FCMs set new margin records
Investment banks see futures, options and swaps margin hit new highs in September
GAR coverage misreporting widespread among top EU banks
Sabadell, OTB rectify reporting errors; Helaba backtracks to incorrect method
SVAR hits seven-year high at Crédit Agricole
Stressed trading-loss measure rose 14% on average in first six months of 2024
Chinese G-Sibs load up on non-core capital ahead of TLAC introduction
Agricultural Bank of China boosts AT1 capital, while Bank of China drives Tier 2 growth
As Fed eyes rule change, over 50% of US banks’ securities held as HTM
PNC, BofA and Schwab report highest share among banks subject to LCR amid move to limit their role in liquidity buffers
SocGen closest to TLAC minimum among G-Sibs
Gap between bail-in funds and required amounts narrows at Canadian lenders; Wells Fargo buffer smallest in US
Required swaps margin surged at three US FCMs in volatile August
Morgan Stanley, Wells Fargo and BofA hoovered up $5.5bn in client margin over first half of last month
Scotiabank pivots to standardised approach for securitisation exposures
Risk-weighted assets under SEC-SA jump 450% in three months to end-July
TD Bank’s op risk charges spike amid anti-money laundering probe
Record-high RWAs push bank’s core ratio to its lowest in four years
ANZ takes A$20bn RWA add-on from capital floor
Charges linked to output floor adjustment rose sevenfold in the second quarter
US Bancorp ever more reliant on LCR relief
HQLAs would only cover 91.4% of bank’s net cash outflows without Fed’s cap
Nykredit reclassifies Dkr70bn of credit risk to A-IRB
Reserves held in anticipation of upcoming regulatory requirements transferred from F-IRB approach in Q2