Lorenzo Migliorato
Lorenzo is a senior data journalist on the Risk Quantum desk at Risk.net. He has previously covered consumer credit, financial regulation, equities and the high-yield markets. He graduated in philosophy at Sapienza University of Rome and in journalism at Cardiff University.
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AFS securities sale costs Truist $6.8bn
Purge of investment securities marks largest single-quarter loss by a US bank in 10 years
US banks endure climb in charge-off rates
Write-offs spread from consumer and CRE portfolios to other corporate lending
BofA’s collateralised mortgage obligation holdings surge 263%
Second-quarter purchase in line with trend among top US dealers of expanding AFS books beyond Treasuries
JP Morgan and BofA’s credit loss provisions highest since Covid outbreak
Quarterly set-asides eat into 13% and 11% of banks’ NIIs in Q2
DCOs show resilience beyond key default thresholds – CFTC
Reverse stress test reveals clearing houses remain resilient under low to moderate market shocks
Shifting tack, Goldman bought $6.7bn of agency RMBS in Q1
Purchase of amortised-cost securities is first diversification away from US Treasuries in seven years
Four US MMF managers return to Fed repos in May
Fidelity and American Funds among managers opting to increase investments in RRP
Trading losses cancel out Goldman’s revenue in 2024 stress test
Bank hit hardest among those tested for market shock and counterparty default
JP Morgan sails through DFAST with 200% AOCI reversal
Only major dealer to turn mark-to-market losses into gain in simulated recession
Capital One, Discover loan portfolios hardest hit in Fed stress test
Simulated losses wipe out more than 1/6th of respective exposures
RBI’s structural FX charges climb on unhedgeable ruble
Trading-book RWAs under the standardised approach have soared 234% since Ukraine invasion
ABN Amro, Intesa lead EU IMA users with RWA surges
Rates volatility tests models in their twilight years before FRTB forces shelving
Trading and AFS securities hit record high at US G-Sibs
Rebounding fair values and appetite for trading inflate indicator used in annual G-Sib assessment
BofA, JPM hoover up $104bn of US Treasuries in Q1
As Fed’s first rate cut nears, banks revamp their AFS holdings
RBC’s CVA capital charge up 22% since FRTB adoption
Bank eschewed revised standardised approach in favour of simpler yet constraining formulas