Risk Quantum/Wells Fargo
FCMs held record customer funds on eve of Iran war
F&O funds climbed 6% in February as seven brokers set new records
Credit derivatives surge to nine-year high at top US banks
$1.35 trillion notional added as banks ramp up CDS activity
Wells Fargo bucks peers with rise in CCP default fund contributions
Heavier clearing drives bank’s balance to new high in Q3
US banks diverge from global peers on OTC clearing
Clearing rates fall in US as UK, Europe and Canada push higher
US G-Sibs post record secured finance flows in LCR
Q3 spike continues long-term shift toward secured funding and lending in liquidity stress scenario
Morgan Stanley set for biggest reset under softened eSLR
Bank’s leverage utilisation to fall from over 90% to 64% under new buffer
Record $95bn in equities sits with US banks as OTC margin
Stocks on par with US Treasuries in top dealers’ collateral trove
US G-Sibs rediscover appetite for less-liquid HQLAs
Aggregate eligible Level 2A assets rise to $110bn while median LCR falls to record low
Citi first to adopt Fed’s two-year SCB average in capital target
Bank’s 12.8% CET1 target reflects proposed averaging rule, pushing capital goal up $2.4bn