Risk Quantum/Societe Generale
LCR rises for EU banks in Q1, but liquidity strategies diverge
Eurozone banks are still hoarding liquidity, but as vaccines take effect a rethink may be needed
Deutsche leads eurozone banks on exempted exposures
German bank increased central bank reserves currently excluded from leverage ratio the most in Q1
UniCredit cut RWAs the most of EU systemic banks in Q1
The €10.8 billion cull helped improve the Italian bank’s CET1 ratio 52bp
SocGen’s cash pile grew to €163bn in Q1
Central bank deposits surge while other HQLAs shrink
Derivatives footprint of top EU banks shrinks
Deutsche Bank reduced these exposures by 12% alone
Systemic EU banks had €213bn of loans under moratoria at end-2020
Exposures covered by payment holidays dropped by €115bn in H2
Prudential filters took a smaller bite out of bank capital in 2020
Additional valuation adjustments deducted €1.3 billion less from CET1 at top banks
EU systemic banks added €9bn to capital through IFRS 9 break
UniCredit was the top beneficiary with an 82 basis points CET1 ratio boost
SocGen’s STS securitisations hit €9 billion in 2020
‘Simple, transparent and standardised’ exposures had half the capital charges of the rest of the book
Regulatory breaks strengthened EU banks’ CET1 ratios in 2020
In spite of Covid turmoil, top lenders improved their CET1 ratios by around 70bp on average
Model reviews imposed capital charges on top EU banks in Q4
Societe Generale incurred a -36bp hit to its CET1 ratio due to Trim
EU banks count capital benefits of new software treatment
Deutsche Bank reaps 43bp gross benefit