Risk Quantum/Lloyds Banking Group
Two stress tests give conflicting verdicts on UK banks
Under the BoE’s severe stress scenario, the average drop to UK banks’ CET1 capital ratios was 740bp, compared with 570bp under the EBA’s adverse scenario
UK bank securitisation exposures on the rise
Originate-to-distribute engine revs up
StanChart CVA charge jumps 161% in Q3
Charge rises to $99 million in three months to end-September
UK bank misconduct charges dwindle
Six of seven stress-tested banks report 50% fall in legal and regulatory reserves
Barclays and Lloyds improve resilience to stress tests, HSBC falls back
Capital headroom above pass/fail thresholds increases to 250bp at lenders
IFRS 9 transition eases UK banks’ path through stress tests
Aggregate CET1 ratio 130bp lower without transitional relief
Loan losses bedevil Lloyds in EU stress tests
UK bank saw largest CET1 decline due to asset impairment of EU-wide sample
UK banks gain capital edge through IFRS 9 transitionals
Four big lenders claim £3 billion CRR-mandated relief
Big UK banks have £278 billion exposure to ‘junk’ loans
Non-investment grade exposures make up 31% of total corporate exposures
Modelled market risk falls for UK banks as standardised risk rises
Barclays had the lowest percentage of market RWAs calculated under IMA, at 49.6%, and Lloyds Banking Group the highest, at 86.1%
EU bank leverage increases in H1
Average leverage ratios degrade 19 basis points in six months to June
UK leverage ratios stray from EU measures
Bank of England changes exempt central bank claims from UK measure, causing discrepancies with CRR version