Morgan Stanley
Derivatives exposures at US G-Sibs on the wane
Bank of America cuts $15 billion in third quarter, the most of the big eight firms
US banks continue to lop back market risk
Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley shrink requirements by over $1 billion year to date
US G-Sibs cut $36bn of HQLA
Wells Fargo clears out $27 billion of HQLA in first nine months of 2017 alone
LCRs show US banks run more risk than European peers
The gap between the two averages has widened over the past three quarters to 250bp from 212bp
Goldman, Wells cut operational risk
The two firms reduce op RWAs by combined $15 billion in third quarter
Morgan Stanley RWAs drop as loans fall and VAR dips
Standardised RWAs fall 4% to $370 billion
US banks’ internal stress tests vary
Choice of stress period affects market risk capital requirements
US banks shuffle structured product portfolios
Investments classified as available-for-sale drop $8.7 billion across six largest dealers
Goldman Sachs is last major bank holding CDO squared
$50 million of legacy positions reported in dealer's trading book at end-June
Wells Fargo swells MBS trading portfolio
San Francisco-based dealer grows allocation by $11 billion from end-2016
Swap books swell at big US banks despite lower risk profile
Total OTC derivatives notional among the eight banks is $222 trillion – a 2% increase on the quarter
US banks' VAR-based charges drop in Q2
The average decrease in the VAR-based capital requirement across the eight US G-Sibs was 10.4%, compared with a 23% increase in the first quarter
LCR gap between EU and US banks widens further in H1
State Street had the lowest LCR, at 108%, and UniCredit the head of the pack with an LCR of 179%
US banks curb market risk
G-Sibs cut $31 billion of market RWAs in three months to June
People moves: BAML makes changes in derivatives clearing, Mattatia joins MSCI, RBS hires new CRO, and more
Latest job changes across the industry
US big banks shrink systemic footprints in Q2
JP Morgan moves down into 3.5% capital surcharge bucket under Fed G-Sib methodology
Banks discreetly seek personnel to mine alt data riches
Citi, Credit Suisse, HSBC and Morgan Stanley are hiring data scientists for a plethora of new initiatives
Stress tests expose climate risks in loan books
Efforts to quantify the risk of global warming are changing the way banks manage credit portfolios
Bank of America grows derivatives, bucking G-Sib trend
Total derivatives exposures jumped 4.2% quarter-to-quarter to $299.4 billion
CVA gain bolsters JP Morgan trading revenues
$302 million of first half trading revenues attributed to credit valuation adjustment
Risks building at three US G-Sibs
Risk-weighted asset density has increased at BNY Mellon, State Street and Goldman Sachs the most, across the eight US global systemically important banks
Banks look to spin money from their own data
Big banks are tiptoeing forward with datasets for sale despite a host of internal obstacles
Off-balance sheet items up $28 billion at US G-Sibs
Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs grow exposures 4.3% and 3.8%, respectively
Morgan Stanley FCM gains ground in Q2
Share of required client margin increases to 19% at end-June