Risk Quantum/Wells Fargo
US systemic banks’ op risk charges fell in Q3
Bank of America’s charge falls 26% following a model change
Almost G-Sibs: five banks near systemic designation
Chinese banks continue to grow systemic footprints
FCM client margin for swaps continued to shrink in Q3
Barclays the outlier as required IM jumps 22%
Systemic US banks’ RWAs edge lower in Q3
Bank of America reaps benefit of op risk cut
Systemic US banks put aside $5bn for credit losses in Q3
Citi put aside $2.3 billion in Q3, the most of the top lenders
Wells Fargo eyes escape from Collins floor
Advanced and standardised RWAs are just 1% apart
Level 3 assets fell at top US banks in Q2
Mark-to-model instruments disclosed by banks over $100 billion in size contracted 4%
Deposits grow share of US G-Sibs’ short-term funding
Unsecured funding from within the financial sector also edged higher
Credit swap portfolios contracted at systemic US banks in Q2
Sold notionals fell 8% over the three months to end-June
Systemic US banks crushed cleared OTC notionals in Q2
Outstanding amounts fall 12% quarter-on-quarter
US bank systemic risk indicators stay elevated through Q2
Increase in exposures, short-term wholesale funding bump systemic risk scores higher at some firms
Top US banks’ counterparties’ credit quality deteriorated in Q2
At Citi, exposures with a PD of 10% to 100% increased 73% quarter on quarter