Risk Quantum/CaixaBank
EU banks count capital benefits of new software treatment
Deutsche Bank reaps 43bp gross benefit
Enhanced scrutiny of Covid loans at CaixaBank leads to €321m charge
Stock of ‘stage two’ loans increased 48%
Loan-loss provisions take a smaller bite out of EU banks in Q3
Set-asides fell 57% quarter on quarter
European banks’ liquidity ratios improved over H1
Average ratio across 23 lenders climbed to 151%
Which EU banks hold the most loans subject to Covid relief?
UK lender Lloyds had 13% of its loan book under payment moratoria as of June 30
Eurozone bank capital buffers swell on Covid relief measures
Average buffer increases to 393bp across 14 eurozone lenders
Spanish, Italian big banks purged bad loans in 2019
Top lenders outclass their host banking systems on NPL ratios
CaixaBank approaches MREL target
Innovative social bond helps fill bail-in buffers
EU banks increase systemic footprint
Values used for seven of 12 systemic risk indicators climb year-on-year
UK banks added OTC notionals in 2018 as EU peers cut back
Barclays, HSBC, Lloyds, Standard Chartered increased notionals by almost €15 trillion
Big EU banks’ Level 3 assets up 25% in 2018
Hard-to-value assets rise €35 billion year-on-year
CaixaBank credit risk blitz drives 22% drop in loss reserves
Allowances taken from Q2 earnings fall to just €81 million