Risk Quantum/Bank of Montreal (BMO)
RBC’s CVA risk charges swell 42% in first year under FRTB
Bloating RWAs contrast with declines at peers employing new standardised approach
Eleven banks fall below buffer requirements in latest DFAST
Goldman Sachs worst performer among 31 participating banks, with 450bp gap between stressed CET1 ratio and all-in capital requirements
Canada’s top dealers boost derivatives clearing as FRTB kicks in
BMO, RBC and TD Bank cleared record C$45.1 trillion in notionals in Q1
Canadian banks’ market RWAs spike on FRTB switch
CIBC, TD Bank and Scotia saw end-January charges jump amid overall ditching of internal models at Canada’s Big Five
At Canada’s Big Five, impairments keep creeping up
BMO leads the group with bad loans up 39% quarter on quarter
Impaired loans surpass pandemic peaks at CIBC, Scotiabank
At five Canadian banks, troubled loans up 40% year-on-year
Eight US banks slapped with higher capital buffers
US units of Deutsche and UBS hit with highest SCBs yet imposed by the Fed
Five US banks would breach CET1 buffers on AFS loss reinclusion
Fed’s vice-chair proposal to scrap AOCI waiver would cripple KeyCorp the most
US G-Sibs’ OTC derivatives hit record $243 trillion
JP Morgan leads US dealers in boosting notional amounts during volatile first quarter
In DFAST, banks clear 4.5% minimum but breach all-in buffers
Forty-three percent of participants would have seen capital plans rejected under pre-2020 CCAR regime, up from 30% last year
Bank of the West brings C$730m in loan provisions to BMO
Acquired book comes with 2.5x the quarterly charges booked by BMO standalone
US arms of Credit Suisse, SMBC stumble on VAR
Breaches of trading forecasts in Q1 result in higher value-at-risk multipliers for the duo
Bank of the West sale lops 13% off BNP Paribas’s CRE exposure
Disposal of US lender included €11.1bn in loans to creaky sector