Barclays
Fed proposal likely to relax rules for foreign banks
Few FBOs will face toughest level of regulation, according to Fed estimates
EU G-Sibs' CCP exposures topped €223bn in 2018
Societe Generale, BNP Paribas and HSBC made up over half of all exposures
Op risk past is prologue for UK banks
UK banks will not be allowed to forget past misdeeds
European and US G-Sibs' LCRs diverge in 2018
The average LCR at the 13 European and Swiss G-Sibs stood at 145% at end-December, 42 basis points higher than at end-2017
Making machine learning work for AML
Banks’ anti-money laundering teams are starting to utilise machine learning to combat financial criminals. Risk hosted a webinar in association with NICE Actimize to explore whether these bots can be trusted
European banks adjust capital mix
Additional Tier 1 totals climb, CET1 and Tier 2 dips
Patchy response to Isda’s back office of the future
Some banks are quiet, while clearing houses seem split on uptake of Isda data standardisation project
UK banks triple AT1 capital in four years
Total outstanding amounts of AT1 stood at £42 billion at end-2018
Legal charges topped £6 billion at UK banks in 2018
Majority of costs relate to legacy issues, including PPI and RMBS mis-selling
Nowcasting can illuminate China’s macro scene
Nowcasting teams are proving a valuable tool for investors
Top UK banks cut CVA capital by £190 million
Barclays and StanChart are only two banks with higher CVA capital requirements in 2018
Securitisations push Barclays' market risk capital higher
UK bank reports 37% hike in securitisation capital charge year-on-year
PRA's Pillar 2 add-ons reflect mixed verdict on UK banks
Median CET1 Pillar 2A charge for big six banks rises to 2.25%
European and UK G-Sibs cut leverage at year-end
Barclays posted the largest quarterly increase of 60bp
Escalating global threats make for harsher BoE stress test
World GDP assumed to contract 2.6% in 2019 scenario
Execution issues dominate UK bank op risk losses
This category of risk accounted for 47% of op risk losses on average at five banks
UK banks find various ways to de-risk
Risk-weighted assets fall despite loan growth at four of big five lenders
Forex ‘Cartel’ not guilty but still paying a penalty
Despite acquittal, three former forex traders anticipate obstacles in trying to rebuild their careers
UK banks build liquidity buffers ahead of Brexit
Four high street lenders boost HQLA by 11% in 2018
UK banks' ECL scenarios vary
Projected economic outcomes most widely dispersed at Barclays
At US G-Sibs, 11 VAR breaches in 2018
The final quarter of 2018 saw a record number of VAR breaches at the biggest US banks
Model expansion cuts Barclays' counterparty risk by 24%
Total CCR risk-weighted assets shrink on modelled exposure measurement approach approval