Risk Quantum/Federal Reserve
Pinnacle-Synovus merger could create cat IV bank by year-end
$100bn threshold breach looms, but Fed’s Bowman plan could blunt impact
Morgan Stanley set for biggest reset under softened eSLR
Bank’s leverage utilisation to fall from over 90% to 64% under new buffer
Fed’s new LFI regime most lenient since 2020
Revised rating system could cut not-well-managed share to its lowest since framework’s introduction
FICC takes record bite from MMF repo investments
Funds shift cash from the Fed’s ON RRP as cleared repos hit $1.11trn
Default risk overtakes credit spreads in Japan's first year under FRTB
Securitisation charges lift a bigger slice of banks’ market risk requirements
DFAST model changes would boost capital ratios
But category IV banks would suffer amid PPNR overhaul
Citi first to adopt Fed’s two-year SCB average in capital target
Bank’s 12.8% CET1 target reflects proposed averaging rule, pushing capital goal up $2.4bn
US banks’ CRE lending hits record in H1 despite sector stress
Smaller lenders drive $32 billion increase ahead of new regional losses
Ditching Fed’s method 2 could unlock $112bn for top US banks
JPM and BofA could see largest capital gains if US G-Sib surcharge approach dropped, amid speculation of a framework overhaul
Wells Fargo assets surpass $2trn as cap lift fuels expansion
Bank’s total assets rise $82bn in Q3, driven by federal funds, securities and loans