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Lenders save £200 million as UK bank levy shrinks
Aggregate levy brings in £206 million less year-on-year across five largest banks
Chinese banks pose increased risk to euro area – ECB
Growing number of Chinese lenders designated as systemically important
US CVA charges over seven times higher than EU
Huge disparity appears to result from EU exemption for corporate trades
Citi largest counterparty for Templeton currency hedges
Citi accounted for 23% of outstanding forwards at end-March
Basel floor change boosts Canadian bank capital ratios
CET1 ratios improve between five and 120 basis points quarter-on-quarter at 'Big Five'
Scotiabank reports volatile loan-loss provisions
A C$31 million jump in provisions largely attributed to a single deteriorating loan
Higher profits bolster EU bank capital ratios
Discrepancies persist between countries worst and least hit by eurozone crisis
European investment fund growth slows
Bond fund growth rate falls from 10.6% to 8.2% quarter-on-quarter
US bank swaps books rebound after G-Sib reckoning
Total OTC derivative notionals across eight G-Sibs grow $28 trillion in first quarter
New capital floor saves CIBC C$244 million
Switch to Basel II-based floor adds 16 basis points to bank's CET1 ratio
Goldman, JP Morgan get riskier in Q1
Each bank could face an extra 50 basis points of capital add-on without remedial action
Liquidity resources vary across CCPs
Eurex, Ice Clear Credit, LCH SA most dependent on cash deposited at central banks
JP Morgan, Wells Fargo excess reserves dwindle faster than Fed average
Total banking sector excess reserves have dropped 5.8% since Fed "normalisation" began
Model ban adds A$375m to Australian securitisation capital
One bank - Westpac - sees 40% jump in size of charge
Concentration of client positions rises at LCH
Over 75% of client positions handled by five largest clearing members at LCH Ltd
Esma questions CCP ‘free ride’ for sovereigns
Regulator has asked EC to take a stance on venues that let public entities clear without posting margin
Citi continues cutting derivatives exposure
Total is down 16% from 2016, limiting impact of US leverage ratio
Dodge & Cox turns to MBS as Treasury yields rise
Income Fund grows securitised allocations from 36.1% to 39.7%
Business growth and HQLA cuts see US LCRs fall
Cutbacks in high-quality liquid assets and higher deposits drive reductions across the G-Sibs
US bank VAR-based charges surge in volatile first quarter
Average quarter-on-quarter increase of 23% for VAR-based capital across 11 large dealers
Allianz reduces interest rate risk following model change
Solvency II ratio sensitivity to -50bps interest rate shock falls from -11% to -7%