Risk Quantum/Morgan Stanley
Citi leads US banks in cutting market risk
Aggregate market RWAs across systemic banks down $26 billion, despite Bank of America bucking the trend
US banks see highest number of loss-making days in six years
Wells Fargo, Citi and JP Morgan the worst performers in record-breaking Q4
Top US banks record 14 VAR breaches
JPM, Morgan Stanley, BofA, Citi, Goldman and State Street wrong-footed in volatile end to 2021
All top US banks below Collins floor
None of the eight systemic banks in the country above the threshold for the first time since 2015
Top US banks released $18.5bn of credit reserves in 2021
JP Morgan reversed over $6bn of PCLs, the most of the group
Led by BofA, US banks doubled distributions in 2021
Stock buybacks and dividends hit $117.7 billion last year
Morgan Stanley curbs SA-CCR impact on core ratio
Impact of early implementation far below original estimates thanks to mitigatory action
Mizuho’s F&O clearing unit boosts client margin by $1.05bn
In contrast, Morgan Stanley reports largest drop over same period
Client margin up 7% at Bank of America’s swaps unit
Aggregate required client margin across all FCMs at highest point since second quarter of 2020
TLAC buffers up at all but three systemic US banks
BNY Mellon, Citi and Wells Fargo saw their headroom shrink from a year ago
Risks building at Goldman and Wells Fargo
RWA density edged higher at two dealers in the third quarter
Systemic risk: Fed methodology out of sync with Basel’s
Different inputs and calculator formulae pose dual test to US banks