Bank of America
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
Top US dealers’ trading risk indicators varied in Q3
VAR drops sharply at JP Morgan and Goldman, stays steady at Morgan Stanley and rises at BofA
Factoring in Covid turmoil amped Bank of America's VAR in Q3
Value-at-risk averaged $109 million over three months to end-September
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
Citi turns to fintech to boost FCM interest income
Clearing giant is optimising its treasury function to combat low rates and CCP fee hikes
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
BofA becomes first US bank to adopt SA-CCR
Move cut leverage exposure by $66bn, but other banks wary of trade-offs
Dealers vie with Markit to electronify bond issuance
Competing platforms could split the market for new issuance in Europe and the US
Imperfect balance? Clearers weigh EU’s CCP resolution tools
Potential levels of loss mutualisation under EU rules are unnerving some clearing members
Top US banks’ counterparties’ credit quality deteriorated in Q2
At Citi, exposures with a PD of 10% to 100% increased 73% quarter on quarter
OTC swaps exposures of systemic US banks fell back in Q2
Aggregate current credit exposures to hedge funds falls 42% quarter on quarter
Deposit flows shape systemic US banks’ liquidity risk
Non-operational deposits accounted for over 25% of cash outflows in Q2
US banks’ corporate default indicators worsened in Q2
Median probability of default increases 38bp to 1.7% on the quarter
Systemic US banks’ liquidity ratios rebounded in Q2
Aggregate liquid assets increased 15% quarter on quarter
Systemic US banks’ leverage exposures shrank $1.4tn in Q2
On-balance sheet exposures fall on Fed relief
Citi, Goldman, had most winning trading days of top banks in Q2
In aggregate, US G-Sibs racked up 314 profit-making days over the quarter
Cross-currency confusion stalks FCA announcements
Possibility of RFR fallbacks setting on different dates creating valuation issues, say banks
Top US banks reined in RWAs in Q2
Credit exposures fall after a wild first quarter
Following Fed relief, SLR bonds loosen for top US banks
Billions of Tier 1 capital freed by tweak to ratio’s denominator
Systemic US banks put aside $35bn for credit losses in Q2
JP Morgan takes a $10.5 billion provision charge alone