Risk Quantum/HSBC
Barclays leads Europe’s banks on trading risks
Top 20 banks with most trading risks accounted for 79% of market RWAs across EBA sample
Almost G-Sibs: five banks near systemic designation
Chinese banks continue to grow systemic footprints
Lloyds’ the outlier as UK banks crush CVA charges in Q3
Aggregate CVA RWAs of top five UK banks fell 21%
Barclays, unlike UK peers, saw its LCR surge in Q3
High-quality liquid assets surged 9% quarter on quarter
UK banks took £2bn of loan-loss provisions in Q3
Barclays and HSBC increased reserves the most out of the top lenders
FX headwinds cancel out HSBC’s Q3 RWAs cut
Portfolio reductions reaped $10.8 billion of RWA savings
Which EU banks hold the most loans subject to Covid relief?
UK lender Lloyds had 13% of its loan book under payment moratoria as of June 30
Covid credit outlooks for UK banks vary
Standard Chartered and HSBC have worst downside outlooks relative to their own base cases
Barclays led UK banks in growing CDS book through Covid shock
Dealer saw credit derivatives notionals balloon £58.1 billion over the first half
Virus volatility swelled CVA charges at Barclays, NatWest in H1
PRA capital relief for market risk eased the CVA burden at some lenders
Top banks defer €1.6bn of profits on hard-to-value trades in H1
BNP Paribas set aside €532 million alone in H1
HSBC trading unit hit by $355m of XVA costs in H1
Wider spreads continued to eat into derivatives values