Barclays
UK banks could withstand leveraged loan crisis
Losses projected to hit overall CET1 capital ratios by 40 basis points
At UK stress test banks, loan-loss estimates up £8bn in 2019
Impairments estimated to cut 5.7% off of the banks’ aggregate CET1 capital ratio
UK banks pass BoE stress tests
Dividend and AT1 bond coupon cuts needed to clear minimum requirements
G-Sibs in US grow leverage exposures faster than EU rivals
HSBC saw exposures fall 2.81% in Q3
JP Morgan usurps Deutsche as world’s largest derivatives bank
US bank increased notionals 5.9% in year to end-2018
Credit derivatives house of the year: Barclays
Risk Awards 2020: UK bank showed flow strength in Thomas Cook default – and product range is growing
The end of the fintech gold rush?
Why did so many new fintech start-ups fail, and how can ‘fintech 2.0’ succeed, asks consultant
StanChart’s CVA charge jumps 39% in Q3
CVA accounts for an ever-increasing portion of the bank’s total counterparty credit risk
UK bank LCRs fall again in Q3, led by StanChart
Buildup of net cash outflow amounts erode liquidity coverage ratios
HSBC’s Elhedery: banks must protect whistleblowers
Corporate culture must respect and reward complainants; compensation could help, says markets chief
IFRS 9 capital relief saves Lloyds £768m
Phase-in measures ameliorate CET1 hit of higher loan-loss provisions
Morgan Stanley’s swaps clearing unit boosts client margin by $4.8bn
In total, FCMs see required client margin increase 18% quarter on quarter
Use CDM, or some business lines might die – Barclays
Without innovation – including the common domain model – some trades could become prohibitive
PRA grants Barclays £1bn op risk capital relief
Op RWAs fall to £42.5 billion in Q3
Barclays, IBM test quantum computing for settlement
New research suggests quantum machines will dramatically improve settlement efficiency
People moves: ING fills two top roles, RBS confirms Rose as CEO, and more
Latest job changes across the industry
HSBC leads foreign banks in fed fund and repo borrowings
Large intermediate holding company money market borrowings equivalent to 15.9% of total assets
EC official: supervisors must manage Brexit trading disruption
Trading obligations won’t change, but Mifid-style forbearance possible in event of disruption
Top UK banks cut CVA charges by 9% in Q2
Standard Chartered is only outlier among big five to see capital requirement rise
Among G-Sibs, Japanese and US banks see LCRs improve most
US systemic banks’ liquidity coverage still lags behind other G-Sibs
Higher retained earnings boost Barclays, Lloyds and RBS capital
Barclays and RBS legally transferred share premium account balances to retained earnings over last two years
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
UK bank LCRs drifted lower in Q2
HSBC saw group-level LCR decline as it reorganised its capital stack
Over two years, UK G-Sibs levered up in contrast to EU peers
But UK CRR leverage ratios still higher than eurozone rivals