Nordea
LCR rises for EU banks in Q1, but liquidity strategies diverge
Eurozone banks are still hoarding liquidity, but as vaccines take effect a rethink may be needed
Deutsche leads eurozone banks on exempted exposures
German bank increased central bank reserves currently excluded from leverage ratio the most in Q1
Funds breathe out as EU regulators ease ESG data rules
Majority of mandatory indicators become optional in final draft of sustainability regulation
Regulatory breaks strengthened EU banks’ CET1 ratios in 2020
In spite of Covid turmoil, top lenders improved their CET1 ratios by around 70bp on average
EU banks count capital benefits of new software treatment
Deutsche Bank reaps 43bp gross benefit
Nordea CRO – a ‘controls freak’ meets Covid
Flexible checks and balances at bank's asset management arm kept risks within tolerance
Quant investment firm of the year: Nordea Asset Management
Risk Awards 2021: Focus on tail risk – and a little ice in the veins – helped Nordea stare down Covid
Loan-loss provisions take a smaller bite out of EU banks in Q3
Set-asides fell 57% quarter on quarter
Preparation paid off for funds during Covid liquidity crunch
Buy-side risk survey: how asset managers weathered the liquidity crisis in March
Eurozone bank capital buffers swell on Covid relief measures
Average buffer increases to 393bp across 14 eurozone lenders
As Covid snaps credit models, lenders turn to stress-testing
Banks enlist scenario analysis to bolster creaking default models
Lower risk-weights for real estate free up Nordea’s capital
ECB cut risk-weights for Swedish and Norwegian commercial real estate to 50% at year-end
OTC client clearer of the year: Bank of America
Risk Awards 2020: Pivot to Europe pays off with market share growth and big client wins
EBA’s Campa: reduce Pillar 2 charges to offset output floor
Bankers plead for smaller capital hit and more predictability on implementation of Basel III
Nordea builds loan-loss provisions following ECB scrutiny
Net loan losses jump to €331 million in Q3
EU banks increase systemic footprint
Values used for seven of 12 systemic risk indicators climb year-on-year
UK banks added OTC notionals in 2018 as EU peers cut back
Barclays, HSBC, Lloyds, Standard Chartered increased notionals by almost €15 trillion
Big EU banks’ Level 3 assets up 25% in 2018
Hard-to-value assets rise €35 billion year-on-year
Nordea’s CVA charge drops 34%
CVA requirements are at their lowest level since Q3 2018
Single Resolution Fund fees jump at most large EU banks
Contributions fall for Deutsche Bank and Societe Generale
Op risk data: Chinese regulators levy record fines
Also: top losses feature two frauds at Russia banks and AML provisions at Nordea. Data by ORX News
Now under aegis of ECB, Nordea RWAs spike 29%
Imposition of Swedish mortgage floor adds €10.6 billion of risk-weighted assets alone
Nordic banks shoulder weightiest capital buffers in EU
DNB Bank has 9.10% combined buffer, the largest of stress-tested banks
What’s Finnish for ‘too big to fail’?
Strange case of Nordea highlights flaw in G-Sib assessments