Risk Quantum/Goldman Sachs
Citi, Goldman edge above Collins floor
Both banks’ risk-based capital requirements will be set using advanced approach
Goldman Sachs’ VAR hits five-year high
Higher market risk accompanied bumper trading revenues in Q1
US banks stand apart as top lenders cancel dividends
Capital savings would equal 3% of end-2019 aggregate total if payouts suspended
Wells Fargo led top US banks on CMBS risk in 2019
Commercial mortgage-backed securitisations are struggling amid Covid-19 crisis
Top US banks’ buyback freeze to bolster capital above $30bn
Suspension will save the equivalent of 4% of aggregate CET1
Systemic US banks shed more than $7trn of non-cleared swaps in 2019
Cleared notionals stay flat on the year
US G-Sibs urged to release surplus liquidity to fight virus sell-off
Top banks have about $378 billion of extra HQLA that could be released
Systemic banks could free $156bn of capital after Fed plea
Banks asked to use management buffers to support economy in combating coronavirus
US banks’ systemic footprints grew in 2019
Balance sheet growth lifts systemic risk scores
Aggregate LCR of systemic US banks edged lower in 2019
Net cash outflows increased at a faster pace than HQLA last year
At US G-Sibs, rates derivatives notionals the lowest since 2014
Banks cut interest rate swaps notionals by -18% year-on-year
Systemic US banks’ trading portfolios swell 10% in 2019
US Treasuries held-for-trading soar 28% on Q4 2018