
Lorenzo Migliorato
Lorenzo is a data journalist based in London. He has previously covered consumer credit, financial regulation, equities and the high-yield markets. He graduated in philosophy at Sapienza University of Rome and in journalism at Cardiff University.
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PNC, Truist most reliant on tailored LCR requirements
Liquidity ratios would be below regulatory minimum without Fed's cap for regional US banks
Westpac’s IRRBB charges rose faster than peers’ in Q2
Over 9% of bank’s total RWAs linked to interest rate risk, up from 6% three months earlier
Netting uncertainty inflates Citi’s Russia exposure
Russia made up 1.2% of the bank’s top 25 exposures by country, up from 0.8% in Q1
Rabobank’s shaky loans up 35% on emissions cut plans
Bank says Dutch government proposal to reduce pollution from livestock farming risks making loans unviable
Allianz, Generali post €52bn in fair value losses in H1
Bond portfolio values crash as equities tailwinds fades
BNP Paribas’ CVA capital charge hits record high
Risk-weighted assets for potential drop in value of derivatives instruments reached €6bn in June
Commerz’s VAR multiplier ratchets up after H1 breaches
Bank dodged increase in market RWAs by rebalancing to a lower-risk trading portfolio
Crédit Agricole’s VAR jumps 88% on fixed income blow-up
Trading risk gauge reached the highest since Q2 2020
Erste sees provisions rising fourfold in gas embargo scenario
Vienna-based bank wargamed for an unlikely but devastating halt to Russian gas shipments
RBI’s CET1 ratio rebounds after briefly breaching requirements
The Austrian bank said capital adequacy temporarily fell below the regulatory minimum in May
HSBC’s China real estate exposures see fourfold rise in defaults
Proportion of “impaired” exposures to mainland investments jumped $1.7 billion in six months
NatWest cuts banking book market risk by 48%
Lower credit spread risk from bond disposals partly offset by interest rate risk on hedges
Barclays adds £984m to ETN snafu bill
Market sell-off in Q2 has increased cost of buying back notes mis-sold by the bank in 2019
Deutsche’s market RWAs climb 28% as VAR multiplier bites
RWAs in the ‘corporate and other’ segment surged to €7.8bn in Q2 from €715m at end-2021
UniCredit rebounds on ruble rally, Russia RWA cut
Strengthening profile of Russian operations added 62bp to the bank’s CET1 ratio in Q2
UBS’s investment bank sees RWAs surge as revenue slows
Market risk exposure jumped 25% to $13.1 billion in Q2, the highest level in more than three years
Despite bond price crash, Capital One sticks with AFS book
Lender letting AFS book run its course as others seek shelter from interest rate storm
Danske breaches VAR four times, spurring RWA hike
Fifth hypothetical breach in six months triggers VAR multiplier increase
At SEB, CVA charges diverge from Nordic peers
Bank’s credit valuation adjustment RWAs kept rising in Q2
Goldman Sachs’ VAR averaged record $124m in Q2
Trading risk indicator surged past early pandemic readings
JP Morgan takes $14bn AOCI capital hit
Q2 loss from fair-value securities book was largest in 16 years
Fed ‘tailoring’ led to larger, less capitalised regional US banks
Lenders freed from toughest requirements in 2018 grew balance sheets but saw capital ratios slip
DFAST 2022 leverage results widest in four years
Distribution of post-stress leverage ratios sees expanding gap between top and bottom performers