Risk Quantum/Societe Generale
EU banks increase systemic footprint
Values used for seven of 12 systemic risk indicators climb year-on-year
Natixis defers €120 million of trade profits in H1
French bank builds valuation reserve by 41% year-on-year
UK banks added OTC notionals in 2018 as EU peers cut back
Barclays, HSBC, Lloyds, Standard Chartered increased notionals by almost €15 trillion
Big EU banks’ Level 3 assets up 25% in 2018
Hard-to-value assets rise €35 billion year-on-year
Restructure boosts SocGen’s capital and liquidity ratios
CET ratio hits 12%; LCR 134%
FICC dominates US Treasury repo in Q2
Clearing house’s sponsored programme claimed $449.7 billion of US Treasury-backed trades
Eurozone G-Sibs’ op RWAs fall €8.1bn in Q1
Deutsche Bank led the charge with €6.4bn reduction
Corporate loan exposures weigh on EU banks
Risk density across EU G-Sibs stood at 93% for corporate loan exposures
SME loans more capital intensive for big eurozone banks
Corporate loans to smaller enterprises attract high risk weightings
Eurozone G-Sibs’ swaps notionals fall €9.6trn in 2018
Deutsche Bank’s portfolio shrinks 16% year-on-year
Level 3 assets at eurozone G-Sibs swell to €82bn in 2018
IFRS 9 likely contributor to first increase in Level 3 inventories since 2014
US banks’ liquidity buffers thinnest among G-Sibs
Mean LCR of US banks hits 122.5% in Q1