Risk Quantum/HSBC
Credit RWAs for EU, UK banks up in Q1 amid IRB clampdown
Reforms to improve comparability of internal models compound declining asset quality
Fair-value losses shave 50bp off HSBC’s CET1 ratio
Further buybacks in the latter part of 2022 unlikely as core ratio falls close to bank’s own guidance
Model clampdown costs NatWest 157bp of CET1 ratio
Measures to remedy internal model deficiencies added £14.8 billion RWAs overnight
HSBC’s SA market RWAs double on new structural FX rules
Move from Pillar 2 to Pillar 1 for unhedged FX risk adds $6.8bn of RWAs
Barclays, HSBC held $12trn of Libor swaps on eve of cessation
Both banks made significant progress over 2021, but more remains to be done
Client margin up 39% at HSBC’s F&O unit in January
FCM reports highest amount since Q2 2020
BoE stress tests: Lloyds just 10bp above minimum CET1 ratio
Bank’s simulated core ratio was just 10bp above requirements at the worst point of a severe recession
HSBC leads systemic banks in cutting derivatives exposures
On aggregate, the top 30 banks shrunk notionals by 7% year on year
Most G-Sibs fail to disclose financed emissions
None of the world’s top 30 banks disclose climate impact of their whole portfolio
EU software capital reversal to hit Lloyds, Barclays the most
Top UK banks boost CET1 ratios in Q3 as the PRA confirms capital benefit will end on January 1
HSBC faces capital headwinds as regulatory changes kick in
Bank expects its CET1 capital ratio to fall 100–120bp through 2022, with regulation taking the heaviest toll
UK bank LCRs fall in Q2, led by HSBC
Implementation of new methodology weighs on bank’s end-quarter LCR
StanChart’s CVA charge up 19% in Q2
Higher capital requirements also at Barclays, Lloyds and NatWest, with HSBC the only outlier among top UK banks