Risk Quantum/Standard Chartered
StanChart’s CVA charge jumps 39% in Q3
CVA accounts for an ever-increasing portion of the bank’s total counterparty credit risk
UK bank LCRs fall again in Q3, led by StanChart
Buildup of net cash outflow amounts erode liquidity coverage ratios
IFRS 9 capital relief saves Lloyds £768m
Phase-in measures ameliorate CET1 hit of higher loan-loss provisions
Top UK banks cut CVA charges by 9% in Q2
Standard Chartered is only outlier among big five to see capital requirement rise
Among G-Sibs, Japanese and US banks see LCRs improve most
US systemic banks’ liquidity coverage still lags behind other G-Sibs
Higher retained earnings boost Barclays, Lloyds and RBS capital
Barclays and RBS legally transferred share premium account balances to retained earnings over last two years
RNIV charges account for big chunk of Swiss banks’ capital
At UBS, 37.5% of its market risk capital requirement was for risks-not-in-VAR
UK bank LCRs drifted lower in Q2
HSBC saw group-level LCR decline as it reorganised its capital stack
Over two years, UK G-Sibs levered up in contrast to EU peers
But UK CRR leverage ratios still higher than eurozone rivals
Credit risk grows share of big EU banks’ RWAs
Deutsche Bank leads the field, with credit RWAs increasing share of total by 294bp year-on-year
Risk density of US systemic banks trumps that of EU peers
Ratio of RWAs to leverage exposures averages 44.7% at US G-Sibs
UK leverage ratios edge lower as regulatory minimums climb
Additional leverage buffers raise minimum required ratios well above 3.25% floor