Bank of America
Mixed signals as swap dealers begin quoting ‘SOFR first’
Swaps referencing Libor successor revert to year averages after initial spike on conventions switch
End of SLR relief weighs on JP Morgan
All eight US systemic banks saw their supplementary leverage ratio drop in Q2
BofA grows securities book, but shuns US Treasuries
The bank adds $78.7bn in Q2, mostly in the held-to-maturity book
Loan losses: Banks’ estimates out of sync with Fed’s
Wells Fargo worst performer in latest DFAST exercise
Morgan Stanley’s stress test estimate strays from Fed’s
Half of US systemic lenders lowball capital hits in DFAST 2021
At Citi, Goldman larger OTC swaps books drive up systemic risk scores
Increase in trading and available-for-sale securities bump systemic risk scores higher at BofA and JPM
Citi, Wells Fargo face higher stress capital buffer add-ons
Both G-Sibs are outliers, as Fed slaps on higher capital requirements following latest round of stress tests
Fed stress test: JP Morgan would bear brunt of losses
Dealer’s giant loan portfolio hit the hardest among 23 participating banks
Assets under custody creep up at BNY, JP and State Street
Across the eight US systemically important banks, custody assets rose 27% year on year
JP Morgan, BofA face higher G-Sib surcharges
Both banks could face an extra 50 basis points of capital add-on without remedial action
Banks invest in futures utility to guard against tech snafus
FCMs, including Goldman and JP, stump up $44 million to fund FIA Tech push to standardise trade processing
Bank of America cleared swaps jump $6.6trn
Bank’s quarterly increase leads US G-Sibs’ $25trn rise in Q1
People moves: five leave JP Morgan, MS names co-presidents, and more
Latest job changes across the industry
Wells Fargo’s off-balance-sheet exposures up $54bn
Total OBS exposures across the US largest systemically important institutions hit $3.04trn in Q1
US banks add $130bn in carve-out assets as SLR relief ends
JP Morgan led the top US banks in increasing their stock of US Treasuries and excess reserves
JPM records highest number of profit-making days in six years
In aggregate, US G-Sibs racked up 355 profit-making days over Q1
Morgan Stanley, Bank of America push VAR limits the most
Largest losses-to-VAR ratios at the two firms were the highest among the eight systemic US banks in Q1
Goldman’s market RWAs grew $14.9 billion in Q1
The increase was largely due to higher VAR and SVAR measures
RWA density rises at Citi, BNY Mellon and State Street
The eight US G-Sibs reported total assets of $14.2 trillion, up 5% quarter on quarter
Sterling swaptions edge towards Sonia ahead of July deadline
Risk-free successor jumps to almost half non-linear activity, up from 20% in April
Prudential, Goldman cast doubt on Libor-like replacement rates
Isda AGM: Participants split on case for credit-sensitive rates in post-Libor world
Goldman’s swaps clearing unit boosts client margin by $1.2bn
The top eight FCMs accounted for 95.8% of total client required margin, down 96.4% YoY
Op risk data: Money laundering gaffes cost ABN €480m in penalties
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ARRC’s Wipf ‘puzzled’ by appeal of Libor-like benchmarks
Credit-sensitive benchmarks face questions over inputs and compliance