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Citi propels G-Sibs’ OTC derivatives notionals to nine-year high
Bank leapfrogged Goldman as fourth-largest derivatives dealer after 20% jump over 2022
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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
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
US life insurers piled into index options in Q2
Counterparty Radar: Lincoln Financial, Global Atlantic lead expansion; Goldman claims top dealer spot
Morgan Stanley grows overnight and open repos as rivals retreat
Dealer adds $30 billion on its book while peers shift to longer tenors
BlackRock, Pimco slash mutual fund swaptions books
Counterparty Radar: US retail funds retreat from trade as Morgan Stanley becomes top dealer in Q2
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
US life insurers’ interest rate swaps usage surged in Q2
Counterparty Radar: John Hancock, Principal Financial expanded books by more than half
Goldman writes off $506m of intangibles in GreenSky disposal
Only sliver of original investment to return to CET1 capital
PE funds exit boots Wells Fargo’s capital ratio
Two billion dollars of investment sales in Q3 added 14bp to CET1
US banks ditch IR futures as appetite for swaps booms
Notional for futures craters 19% in Q2, hitting lowest in at least seven years
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
Morgan Stanley’s default fund contributions jump $1.9bn in Q2
Aggregate increase across US clearing banks pushes requirements to highest point since 2021
Some US banks defy yield uncertainty to grow AFS securities
Treasuries remain preferred buy, but regionals also pile into munis, MBS in Q2
MassMutual exited inflation hedges in Q2
Counterparty Radar: Closure of $1.5 billion book dealt a blow to BNP Paribas’s dealer ranking
Op risk data: WhatsApp fines keep on coming
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Citi, JP Morgan slash $3tn of OTC notionals in Q2
Trimming of cleared portfolios bucks trend across top US banks
UBS leapfrogs global peers following Credit Suisse takeover
Swiss lender reports big increases in RWAs, leverage exposures and other key metrics
US vol experts hint at calm before storm in markets
Many buy-siders believe today’s relative tranquility in equities masks underlying fragility