Risk Quantum/European Central Bank (ECB)
Internal stress tests of EU banks not up to scratch – ECB
Only one in 10 banks’ internal tests are tougher than supervisor-run programmes
Coronavirus shock to hit diversified lenders hardest – ECB
Diversified and wholesale lenders projected to see CET1 ratio decline 7 percentage points under worst-case scenario
Severe Covid recession could topple some EU banks
One-quarter of lenders would see CET1 ratios fall below 6.8%
Mark-to-model assets spiked at eurozone banks in Q1
Level 3 derivatives assets increased 52% quarter-on-quarter
EU banks’ liquidity buffers weathered Covid turmoil
Central bank cash reserves edge up across EU lenders
At height of Covid crisis, eurozone MMFs scrambled for cash
MMFs hold the bulk of eurozone banks’ commercial paper
Margin calls on eurozone funds rose fivefold in March
ECB data shows some funds faced liquidity squeeze as VM calls flooded in
EU banks predict OTC trading terms will tighten – ECB
Almost one-quarter of surveyed lenders say conditions will deteriorate
BBVA trims capital target following ECB relief measures
Spanish lender targets 225-275bp CET1 management buffer
EU market risk relief targets VAR measures
Dealers with a large percentage of their total capital set using value-at-risk stand to benefit most
ECB data spotlights credit risk-weight disparities
Weightings applied to standardised approach exposures far exceed those for IRB equivalents
Spain lagged eurozone on bank capital in Q4 2019
Five major Spanish banks have CET1 ratios of 12% or below