Data
Mid-sized US banks’ LCRs vary
Average ratio of 15 non-systemic lenders was 135% at end-June
Fed fund and repo borrowings top $1trn at big banks in Q2
JP Morgan had 16.8% of total outstanding borrowings of the largest banks at end-June
Off-balance-sheet exposures at US systemic banks jump $67bn
BAML expands these assets by 2.5% quarter-on-quarter to $921 billion
SOFR futures volumes surge as overnight repo rates spike
Daily trading volume of one-month contracts climbs 156% between September 16-17
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
EU alternative funds hold €17bn of CLOs
Over 50% of AIF exposures concentrated in top 20 funds
Firms favour swaps over spot when trading FX – BIS
Forex swaps account for 49% of global average daily turnover in April
Renminbi contracts grow share of interest rate derivatives turnover
Instruments denominated in non-G10 currencies accounted for 3.8% of average daily turnover in April 2019
Earnings fuel capital build at systemic US banks
Aggregate CET1 capital hits $1.1 trillion in Q2 2019, of which 86% is retained earnings
Short-term contracts dominate interest rate derivatives turnover
Overnight index swaps made up 31.5% of daily average turnover in April
UK dealers see over half of interest rate derivatives trades
86% of all euro-denominated contracts handled in the UK in April 2019, up from 75% in 2016
Retained earnings power capital growth at top eurozone banks
Retained earnings increased €29.7 billion as part of CET1 at 16 large eurozone banks in two years to end-2018
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
UK bank LCRs drifted lower in Q2
HSBC saw group-level LCR decline as it reorganised its capital stack
Over €1trn of EU insurer assets subject to climate risks
Housing exposures make up bulk of those vulnerable to climate change
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
Currency risk drives EU equity fund derivatives use
Just 27.6% of Ucits equity funds traded derivatives in Esma sample
Among Canadian banks, credit provisions leap highest at BMO
Aggregate provisions for credit losses up 0.7% quarter-on-quarter at “Big Five”
Default risk of US bank corporate exposures edges up
Median average-weighted probability-of-default of G-Sib corporate portfolios hits 1.22%
US G-Sibs shun unsecured short-term funding
Trend towards borrowings secured by high-quality collateral accelerates
EU high-yield funds at risk of liquidity shock – Esma
High-yield bond funds have just 13% of NAV in high-quality liquid assets on average
Risk density of US systemic banks trumps that of EU peers
Ratio of RWAs to leverage exposures averages 44.7% at US G-Sibs
At US G-Sibs, capital buffers have thinned since 2016
Median G-Sib buffer stands at 3.1% and minimum requirement 9.5%