Articles by Joshua Walker
First Citizens records steepest climb in HFI loan risk-weights
Regional lender led US banks in HFI risk-weight growth in Q2 as scrutiny of loan books deepens
SFT exposures surge at EU banks
Jump in repo and securities lending activity across 31 European dealers elevated total exposures to €802bn in H1
UK CCPs see gradual shift toward foreign clearing members
North America and Asia-Pacific clearing houses remain dominated by domestic members
Volatile Q2 reshapes margin composition at top CCPs
JSCC introduces new cash collateral method, CME sees gold hit record high
JPM Securities holds fifth of F&O customer funds
Gap to second-largest FCM widens to record high as segregated funds surpass $70bn
Morgan Stanley SCB cut unlocks $4.2bn after rare Fed appeal win
Bank’s buffer falls 170bp, widening average cut across US banks subject to the regime to 66bp
Euro IR derivatives dethrone dollar as turnover hits new high
Latest BIS triennial survey shows euro-denominated contracts averaged $3trn a day in April
Required IM at top CCPs climbs 11% to record high in Q2
Tariff shocks and trading shifts propel surge across the board
Tariff volatility triggers record margin calls at global CCPs
Aggregate average VM call in Q2 eclipsed pandemic highs
Ice Credit below availability target after six-hour op failure
May 5 outage longest since public disclosure began in 2015
Global CCPs suffer record IM breaches in tariff-hit Q2
JSCC leads surge ahead of Eurex, CDCC, OCC and LCH
No progress on US banks’ EVE transparency in H1
Less than half of banks analysed disclose figures for key measure of long-term interest rate sensitivity