Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group (SMFG)
Norinchukin’s capital dented by crashing bond prices
The bank lost three percentage points of CET1 ratio in Q1 as contribution from AOCI halved
Derivatives exposures take toll on Japan leverage measure
Leverage ratios at Mizuho, SMFG and SMTH hit multi-year lows
SMFG reports highest power sector emissions intensity
Across all systemic banks, only eight dealers disclose their GHG emissions for this field
Most G-Sibs fail to disclose financed emissions
None of the world’s top 30 banks disclose climate impact of their whole portfolio
Level 3 assets at global systemic banks down 36% since 2014
Hard-to-value holdings down sharply over the past six years, but pandemic threw spanner in the works at some banks
Non-performing loans piled up at Japan megabanks in 2020
Bad loan ratio climbed 10 basis points on average across MUFG, SMFG and Mizuho
Among G-Sibs, Japanese and US banks see LCRs improve most
US systemic banks’ liquidity coverage still lags behind other G-Sibs
SA-CCR switch cuts leverage of two Japanese banks
Leverage exposures for Nomura and Norinchukin fall ¥4.7 trillion in aggregate
US banks’ liquidity buffers thinnest among G-Sibs
Mean LCR of US banks hits 122.5% in Q1
At US G-Sibs, 11 VAR breaches in 2018
The final quarter of 2018 saw a record number of VAR breaches at the biggest US banks
Apac bank boards: light on risk experience
Survey of 24 large Apac bank board risk committees shows dearth of risk managers
Japanese megabank JGB portfolios shrink
Domestic government bond holdings drop 12% in 2018
Japanese bank LCRs diverge in Q3
Median LCR falls to 135.6% at six large lenders
Nomura, MUFG curb derivatives exposures
Outstanding positions make up almost one-quarter of Nomura's total leverage exposure
Japanese banks load up on HQLA
Aggregate liquid assets increase ¥22.3 trillion year-on-year