Risk Quantum/Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG)
Foreign banks stockpile HQLA in US branches
Median FBO has 48% of total HQLA in branches, but only 31% of total assets
Japanese megabank JGB portfolios shrink
Domestic government bond holdings drop 12% in 2018
Japanese bank LCRs diverge in Q3
Median LCR falls to 135.6% at six large lenders
Nomura, MUFG curb derivatives exposures
Outstanding positions make up almost one-quarter of Nomura's total leverage exposure
Fed stress tests: foreign banks lag US on capital estimates
On average, IHCs missed the Fed’s estimates of the amount their CET1 ratios would fall in the 2018 test cycle by 213bp, compared with 109bp by US lenders
Japanese banks load up on HQLA
Aggregate liquid assets increase ¥22.3 trillion year-on-year