Goldman Sachs
Fix to Fed stress test snafu lowers two banks’ capital charges
Goldman, Morgan Stanley see stress capital buffer cuts
Dealers vie with Markit to electronify bond issuance
Competing platforms could split the market for new issuance in Europe and the US
Imperfect balance? Clearers weigh EU’s CCP resolution tools
Potential levels of loss mutualisation under EU rules are unnerving some clearing members
Alternative markets give edge to Florin Court strategy
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OTC swaps exposures of systemic US banks fell back in Q2
Aggregate current credit exposures to hedge funds falls 42% quarter on quarter
Goldman signs up as NDF client clearer at LCH
US bank expecting jump in cleared trades when initial margin rules hit buy side
Deposit flows shape systemic US banks’ liquidity risk
Non-operational deposits accounted for over 25% of cash outflows in Q2
US banks’ corporate default indicators worsened in Q2
Median probability of default increases 38bp to 1.7% on the quarter
Systemic US banks’ liquidity ratios rebounded in Q2
Aggregate liquid assets increased 15% quarter on quarter
Systemic US banks’ leverage exposures shrank $1.4tn in Q2
On-balance sheet exposures fall on Fed relief
FCM client margin ebbed from record highs over Q2
Goldman Sachs was the only FCM to increase swaps margin significantly
Citi, Goldman, had most winning trading days of top banks in Q2
In aggregate, US G-Sibs racked up 314 profit-making days over the quarter
Goldman’s op RWAs climb $13bn on 1MDB settlement
Bank settled with Malaysian government for $2.5 billion in July
Goldman breached VAR limit 16 times in H1
US dealer also racked up 40 days on which trading profits exceeded $100 million
Op risk data: Goldman 1MDB settlement swells 2020 loss tally
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SOFR basis blows out amid CCP discounting changes
Rate cuts may have exacerbated discount risk as basis swap opt-outs move deeply in-the-money
Cross-currency confusion stalks FCA announcements
Possibility of RFR fallbacks setting on different dates creating valuation issues, say banks
Top US banks reined in RWAs in Q2
Credit exposures fall after a wild first quarter
Following Fed relief, SLR bonds loosen for top US banks
Billions of Tier 1 capital freed by tweak to ratio’s denominator
Systemic US banks put aside $35bn for credit losses in Q2
JP Morgan takes a $10.5 billion provision charge alone
Trading risks lurched higher at top US dealers in Q2
Bank of America and Morgan Stanley saw VAR levels surge over 50%
Modelled RWAs diverge from standardised at Goldman Sachs
Advanced approaches RWAs are now 10% higher than standardised
Citi’s default fund contributions climbed $2bn in Q1
US bank sees requirement hike 27% quarter-on-quarter
At top US banks, stress test capital hit driven by dividends
Shareholder giveaways make up bulk of post-stress capital losses at JP Morgan, Morgan Stanley, Bank of America