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Goldman faces higher 3.5% G-Sib surcharge in 2026
50bp step up in capital add-on looms after dealer’s systemic footprint rose to a record high in 2023
Fed unveils hyper-Archegos test to reveal bank blow-up risks
CCAR for 2024 includes analysis of simultaneous defaults of five largest hedge fund clients
Capital One’s purchase of Discover would triple its Treasury holdings
Record UST boost would propel combined company past six US lenders
Treasuries coupon pile-up inflates Nomura’s foreign sovereign assets
Standardised exposures to overseas governments see tenfold increase despite ebbing IR VAR
‘Brace, brace’: quants say soft landing is unlikely
Investors should prepare for sticky inflation and volatile asset prices as central banks grapple with turning rates cycle
NYCB’s borrowing boosted cash reserves by 66% in Q4
Embattled bank bolsters liquidity in anticipation of tighter supervision but sees funding costs climb
Schwab’s MMF assets rose 225% through Fed’s rate-hike journey
Climb of fund managers’ ranks contrasts with slumping banking deposits
Comerica takes $91m hit on BSBY discontinuation
Bank forced to re-designate $7bn of receive-fixed swaps as SOFR-referencing hedges
Anticipating Fed cuts, Huntington drops $15.5bn of pay-fixed swaptions
Bank terminates costly hedging strategy merely a quarter after upping notional values by a third
US MMFs back in love with US Treasuries in Q4
Cash securities snatch crown from ebbing repos as funds’ top investment
US Bancorp adds on $8bn in long-term debt
Interest expense from LTD rises to $569 million in Q4
Basel III endgame expected to push PNC’s RWAs up 3%
Forecast from US regional much tamer than increases expected by advanced-approach banks
Cleared US repos hit record high as MMFs wean off Fed
Deflating tri-party volumes coincide with FICC DVP trades’ climb to $2tn
Regulators’ FRTB estimates based on faulty premise – industry study
US market risk capital requirements could more than double if banks abandon IMA
Corporates eye FX options as hedging costs shrink
With hedge ratios tipped to rise, dealers say treasurers are increasingly open to optionality
BNP Paribas USA in line for $1.2bn capital reprieve
Bank’s subsidiary small enough to escape stress capital buffer under current rules
US MMF repos with dealers hit record amid RRP pullback
Non-Fed trades up 13% in November as facility’s usage declines rapidly
Former NY Fed chief calls for overhaul of discount window
Dudley’s proposed changes include prepositioning collateral, cutting costs of secondary credit facility
US climate guidance stokes debate over defining material risks
Banks welcome flexibility, but it could lead to big divergence on climate risk management
AmEx expansion puts it on track for tougher prudential standards
Lender is within spitting distance of category III designation, which would attract stricter capital and liquidity requirements
BTFP lending hits record high amid lower rate
Emergency facility extended $8bn at the start of the December, more than previous three months combined