Risk Quantum/UBS
Cash burn drives UBS’s LCR lower in Q3
Swiss bank’s HQLA at lowest level since public disclosure began
BNY, UBS paid over 10% for Fed funds and repo in Q2
The average cost of Fed funds purchased and repo rose to 4.32% in Q2 from 2.41% a year ago
Among G-Sibs, Japanese and US banks see LCRs improve most
US systemic banks’ liquidity coverage still lags behind other G-Sibs
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
Over three years, credit risk has built up at Swiss banks
Credit Suisse has also reduced the portion of its credit RWAs calculated using internal models
State Street, UBS and TD Group incur VAR breaches
Backtesting exceptions cause TD Group's and State Street's market risk capital charge multipliers to climb
Natixis defers €120 million of trade profits in H1
French bank builds valuation reserve by 41% year-on-year
Model refinements slim UBS market risk RWAs
The bank’s market RWAs fell to $10.9 billion at end-June
UBS's LCR drops 5% on higher funding consumption
The bank reported HQLA of $176 billion, down from $186 billion in Q1
Banks hurdle Fed stress tests with ease
Aggregate post-stress CET1 capital ratio of 18 participants well above regulatory minimum at 9.2%
US banks’ liquidity buffers thinnest among G-Sibs
Mean LCR of US banks hits 122.5% in Q1
Banco Santander hit hard by IFRS 16
Average capital depletion across seven G-Sibs was 11bp