Risk Quantum/Credit Agricole
BNP Paribas grows SFT assets 36%
French bank has overtaken Barclays to become the largest European SFT dealer
EU bank leverage increases in H1
Average leverage ratios degrade 19 basis points in six months to June
Top European banks shed $32 billion in op risk
5% average drop across 16 European banks reported quarter to quarter
French banks’ leverage ratios rally on EU court win
Improvements of 10 to 30 basis points follow change to leverage measure
Take-up of credit modelling varies at European banks
Percentage of credit RWAs calculated using IRB approaches ranges from 42% to 91% across large dealers
Crédit Agricole and Groupe BPCE hardest hit by countercyclical buffer
Minimum capital requirement will rise around 20 basis points at BPCE; 16 at Crédit Agricole
Over one-quarter of EU bank credit exposures overseas
Spanish banks exhibit highest level of overseas risk, Nordic banks the lowest
US CVA charges over seven times higher than EU
Huge disparity appears to result from EU exemption for corporate trades
Italian banks hardest hit by IFRS 9 transition
Risk Quantum analysis of 36 banks from 11 European Union countries found that capital declined on average by 34bp between December 31, 2017, and March 31, 2018
French banks add €1.4 billion to Single Resolution Fund
Contributions to the SRF jump 25% on average
Crédit Agricole de-risking saps earnings
Corporate and investment banking RWAs fall 11%; net income falls €103 million