Risk Quantum/BNP Paribas
Securitisation setback causes credit risk build-up at BNPP
Total RWAs increase 3% on quarter-on-quarter
Nordic, UK banks have highest countercyclical buffers
Nordea, Lloyds and RBS had the largest add-ons of banks surveyed
US branches of foreign banks shed $91 billion of reserves in 2018
Drop-off coincides with Fed’s ‘normalisation’ strategy
BNP Paribas leads EU banks in CDS trading in 2018
French bank had €868 billion of credit derivatives notionals outstanding at year-end
HSBC led EU G-Sibs on collateralisation in 2018
UK bank posted €908 billion for derivatives and SFTs as of year-end
Credit risk concentrations vary across big EU banks
The median G-Sib had roughly 60% of its credit portfolio exposed to counterparties outside its domicile
Foreign banks stockpile HQLA in US branches
Median FBO has 48% of total HQLA in branches, but only 31% of total assets
Two banks dominate EU securitisations
Banco Santander and Deutsche account for over one-third of total securitisation exposures among G-Sibs
EU G-Sibs add €2.7bn of op RWAs in 2018
Op risk charge anticipated to jump €21.5 billion under Basel III
Fed proposal likely to relax rules for foreign banks
Few FBOs will face toughest level of regulation, according to Fed estimates
EU G-Sibs' CCP exposures topped €223bn in 2018
Societe Generale, BNP Paribas and HSBC made up over half of all exposures
European and US G-Sibs' LCRs diverge in 2018
The average LCR at the 13 European and Swiss G-Sibs stood at 145% at end-December, 42 basis points higher than at end-2017