BNY Mellon
Off-balance sheet exposures dip at US G-Sibs in Q4 2018
Goldman Sachs posted the largest drop quarter-on-quarter
US banks improve funding mix in 2018
Cash outflows with high run-off rates reduce over the year
US G-Sibs’ VAR-based charges jump 23% in Q4 2018
On aggregate, the eight G-Sibs posted a VAR-based capital charge of $2.9 billion
Liquid assets fall $56bn at US G-Sibs, clipping LCRs
Rate rises and Fed balance sheet policy may affect HQLA values
Op RWAs surge at Wells Fargo, dwindle at other G-Sibs
Higher capital charges a knock-on effect of a slew of misconduct scandals
Structured product holdings fall at big US dealers
Morgan Stanley's portfolio more than halves in 2018 to $401 million
Over four years, US G-Sib AT1 capital soars
AT1 capital has increased 57% since 2014, CET1 capital up 2%, Tier 2 capital –16%
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
JP Morgan's repo book bulged at year end
US bank added $101 billion of repo assets in three months to end-December
US G-Sibs hike loan-loss provisions by $737m
Five banks increased PCLs in the fourth quarter of 2018, with JP Morgan leading the way
State Street leads US custody banks’ assets drop
Equity rout drives down value of assets under management
Shareholder giveaways deplete US G-Sib capital
Aggregate CET1 ratio robust at 12.1%
Repo rate hits 7.25% on year-end volatility
US Treasury issuance on December 31 said to have fuelled last-minute dash for cash
US banks pare reliance on unsecured funding
Average share of unsecured wholesale funding falls to 42% in a year
JP Morgan’s CVA charge jumps $203m in Q3
Median CVA capital charge for US G-Sibs was $2.1bn in third quarter
US banks’ CDS books shrink $2 trillion in two years
Wells Fargo only major bank to grow credit portfolio year-to-date
Goldman sees third-quarter fall in market RWAs
Market RWAs fell $13 billion across the eight US G-Sibs
US banks bolster quality of short-term funding
Eight US G-Sibs increase share of total borrowings made up of well-collateralised repo
Custody banks add $1.2trn assets, BNY Mellon overtakes State Street
The combined total hit $93 trillion at end-September
JP Morgan on brink of 4% G-Sib surcharge
US bank will have to cull balance sheet by year-end
Basel and Fed G-Sib methods pose dual test to US banks
Different emphasis of rival frameworks could frustrate bank efforts to reduce systemic risk
Citi, State Street grow off-balance sheet exposures
Big US banks add $11 billion in exposures during Q3
VAR-based charges drop at Goldman and Wells, rise at JP
VAR-based capital requirements fell 7% on average across the eight G-Sibs
G-Sib indicator change would hike JP Morgan surcharge
US bank would swallow 3.5% G-Sib surcharge if substituability cap lifted