National Australia Bank (NAB)
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Analysts think Australian banks will transition smoothly, but other countries unlikely to follow
ANZ’s end-period VAR spikes to highest in a decade
Interest rate risk drives 53% surge; market risk up A$1.6bn
CBA’s SFT exposures balloon 50% during H2 2023
Surge in repos and similar transactions puts lender only behind NAB among Aussie dealers
Secured wholesale funding outflows surge 74% at Australian banks
Winding down of term funding facility responsible for September spike
Japan banks’ LCRs pull back for 4th quarter in a row
Rise in net cash outflows remains sustained as HQLAs hit plateau
Aussie banks slash quasi-HQLAs by 27%
Lenders told to cut reliance on central bank repos for liquidity coverage amid a glut of government debt
Westpac’s IRRBB charges rose faster than peers’ in Q2
Over 9% of bank’s total RWAs linked to interest rate risk, up from 6% three months earlier
Australian banks’ charges for rates risk soar 66% in Q1
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NAB’s market RWAs down 25%
Quarterly RWA reduction partially offset by higher interest rate risk in the banking book
NAB’s bad loans ratio climbs as Covid moratoria expire
Australian lender sees percentage of past due and impaired loans hit 1.18%
Must do better – Apac slow to curb control risk
Asia Risk 25: Even as the level of regulatory scrutiny peaks, meaningful change eludes the region’s banks
Aussie bank loan-loss provisions top A$11bn
Westpac absorbed the largest charge of the ‘Big Four’
Contagion risk cap threatens Aussie banks
Limiting exposures to overseas units to 25% of Tier 1 capital will constrain ANZ’s Kiwi subsidiary
UK banks shun short-term funding
Flighty sources of cash make up less than 4% of UK bank balance sheets