Risk Quantum/Groupe BPCE
Regulatory breaks strengthened EU banks’ CET1 ratios in 2020
In spite of Covid turmoil, top lenders improved their CET1 ratios by around 70bp on average
Banks worldwide have built up liquidity buffers post-Covid
Lenders in Japan have the highest LCRs of global banks surveyed
Loan-loss provisions take a smaller bite out of EU banks in Q3
Set-asides fell 57% quarter on quarter
Almost G-Sibs: five banks near systemic designation
Chinese banks continue to grow systemic footprints
French rivals BPCE, SocGen see market risks fall in Q3
Market RWAs drop 24% at SocGen quarter on quarter
VAR spasms heap market risk charges on EU G-Sibs
VAR-based charges increase 94% on end-2019
BNP Paribas again leads eurozone banks on repo exposures
French bank increased exposures 69% over the first six months of the year
Systemic eurozone banks expand cleared portfolios
BNP Paribas is an outlier, having ratcheted up bilateral trading since 2013
Trading VAR leapt higher across EU banks in Q2
Average VAR across seven systemic lenders increased 61% quarter-on-quarter
Systemic eurozone bank provisions hit €11bn in Q2
ING sees loan-loss charge double in Q2
BPCE’s capital ratio falls as it waits on Covid loan relief
Delay to state guarantee benefits took 32bp off of CET1 ratio
Natixis’s market RWAs grew 49% over Q2
Average VAR spiked to €18 million over Q2