State Street
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
Asia moves: SocGen replaces China head, Goldman names new partners, and more
Latest job changes across industry
Custody Risk Global Awards 2018 winners announced
Custodian of the Year won by BNP Paribas for second year running
People moves: Piterbarg joins NatWest Markets, Le Brusq leaves Natixis, and more
Latest job changes across the industry
State Street HQLA shift dampens investment yields
Allocations to agency mortgage-backed securities increase to 38.4% of portfolio total
Asia moves: SFC names new chairman, LCH hires regional head, and more
Latest job changes across industry
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
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
Bank of America grows derivatives, bucking G-Sib trend
Total derivatives exposures jumped 4.2% quarter-to-quarter to $299.4 billion
Funds take action to avoid fire sales under new SEC liquidity rule
Asset managers want more time to get illiquid assets within regulatory limits during market upheaval
US banks see fewer daily trading losses than foreign units
IHCs suffered losses on 54% of trading days compared with 44% for US BHCs
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
US banks cut surplus deposits caught by LCR
Eight US banks show aggregate $6.5 billion decline in non-operational deposit outflows under liquidity measure
Off-balance sheet items up $28 billion at US G-Sibs
Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs grow exposures 4.3% and 3.8%, respectively
Fed stress tests: foreign banks lag US on capital estimates
On average, IHCs missed the Fed’s estimates of the amount their CET1 ratios would fall in the 2018 test cycle by 213bp, compared with 109bp by US lenders
Deutsche Bank fails CCAR; Goldman and Morgan Stanley scrape by
DB USA hit with qualitative fail, while Goldman and Morgan Stanley face dividend and buyback freeze
Stress test results show Fed toughening up
Median post-stress ratio of 7.9% the lowest pass mark to date