Risk Quantum/Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC)
China G-Sib scores tell story of lenders’ decade-long rise
Chinese banks capture far larger share of systemic risk than in 2013
China’s top banks cut PCLs by $6.9bn
Loan-loss provisions in Q4 down 96% at ABC and 63% at ICBC
BofA faces higher G-Sib surcharge, BNPP earns reprieve
Second-largest US lender assigned to 2% capital add-on bucket in latest systemic risk assessment
At some Chinese banks, NPL growth outpaces allowances
Bank of Beijing, Bank of China, China Merchants Bank and Industrial Bank see bad loans climb faster than set-asides
China’s ABC, BoC buck H1 trend and cut market risk
Market risk charges keep rising at CCB, ICBC and all non-systemic banks
China’s top banks slashed market RWAs by $15bn in 2021
Aggregate market RWAs at top five lenders down 17% in year marred by domestic and overseas volatility
Most G-Sibs fail to disclose financed emissions
None of the world’s top 30 banks disclose climate impact of their whole portfolio
Level 3 assets at global systemic banks down 36% since 2014
Hard-to-value holdings down sharply over the past six years, but pandemic threw spanner in the works at some banks