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UBS, three Chinese banks face higher capital surcharges
Credit Suisse and UniCredit dropped from G-Sib list in latest systemic risk assessment

Bank QIS teams take zero-day options plunge
JP Morgan sees better risk/reward profile for 0DTE-based trend strategies

VAR breaches trip up Citi, CS USA and two others in Q3
Comerica’s VAR multiplier ratchets up while Huntington’s remains at record high

At US banks, paper losses on HTM securities hit new high
Bank of America leads way as mortgage-backed securities drive aggregate rise in Q3
Morgan Stanley grows overnight and open repos as rivals retreat
Dealer adds $30 billion on its book while peers shift to longer tenors
People: Estrada, Horne out in Credit Suisse rout, Belsher to Barclays, and more
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PacWest leads banks on NII growth decline
Deutsche Bank bucks positive European trend while NatWest leads UK negative growth in Q3
BofA’s VAR reels back to pre-pandemic level
Dealer leads large US banks on curtailing market risk
Five US banks add $7bn in unrealised losses in Q3
Deductions at JP Morgan and Wells Fargo surge by more than $2 billion each
US funds add to single-name CDS positions
Counterparty Radar: Corporate positions exceed SSA contracts for first time on record in Q2
US banks ditch IR futures as appetite for swaps booms
Notional for futures craters 19% in Q2, hitting lowest in at least seven years
People: Tomczyk in, Tilly out at Cboe, Sibbern moves to Six, and more
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Riskless assets hit three-year low at top US banks
JP Morgan drives shift, shedding more than $65 billion in risk-free exposures
Wells Fargo has thinnest TLAC headroom globally
Bail-in funds sat 8% above required amount at end-June, smallest gap among the 25 banks subject to the standard
US banks’ RWA density dwarfs that of European peers
Truist, Capital One and PNC Bank lead with risk density above 65%
Pimco adds $103bn in fresh receive-fix interest rate swaps
Counterparty Radar: Bond powerhouse moves to lock in high rates in Q2 with one-year swap
Talking Heads 2023: A turf war in credit markets
Banks are looking to reclaim territory they previously ceded to market-makers and private funds
US compliance teams face more intrusive Fed supervision
Regional banks look at enhanced data management to handle growing numbers of MRA notices
Morgan Stanley’s default fund contributions jump $1.9bn in Q2
Aggregate increase across US clearing banks pushes requirements to highest point since 2021
PGIM nearly eliminates credit options book
Counterparty Radar: Pimco also exits space in Q2 as US funds show record low positions in the instrument
MassMutual exited inflation hedges in Q2
Counterparty Radar: Closure of $1.5 billion book dealt a blow to BNP Paribas’s dealer ranking
People: Finma CEO quits, Citi’s dealmaking promotion, and more
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Citi, JP Morgan slash $3tn of OTC notionals in Q2
Trimming of cleared portfolios bucks trend across top US banks
Citi is building a central risk book for credit
Talking Heads 2023: Putting CDSs, ETFs and bonds into the same pot will result in better pricing, says credit head Bhatia