United States
Realism or deregulation? Fed sidelined in oversight of insurers
Proposed activities-based approach to non-bank systemic risk will make Sifi designations less likely
US Treasury won’t issue SOFR notes until at least 2020
Project Titan will delay issuance of floating rate Treasury notes linked to new reference rate
Fed reserves $749bn above banks’ ‘comfort levels’
Lenders could shed excess reserves by up to 61% without breaking a sweat
Foreign bank IHCs run more funding risk than US peers
More than 80% of foreign banks' short-term borrowings mature within 30 days
CFTC official warns on Sef rule overhaul
Isda AGM: Targeted changes better than a total rewrite, says Rostin Behnam
Data gap leaves six foreign banks in US regulatory limbo
New Fed FBO proposal relies on an indicator that banks have not yet been reporting
Swap book values of US G-Sibs dropped in 2018
Settled-to-market technique responsible for some deductions year-on-year
Fed proposal likely to relax rules for foreign banks
Few FBOs will face toughest level of regulation, according to Fed estimates
US G-Sibs owned over $50bn of other banks' capital in 2018
BofA Securities held the most of the group at $10.9 billion
Swaps, repo grow share of G-Sib leverage exposures
On-balance sheet exposures shrink as a constituent of key regulatory measure
Autocall concentration weighs on dealers
Hedging headaches force issuers to seek new structured product blockbusters
People moves: Basel names new leaders, forex exits at BNP Paribas, and more
Latest job changes across the industry
New EU rules threaten to lock out US prop traders
Revisions to Mifid equivalence make opaque demands requiring “psychic abilities”, warn lawyers
OCC members' default fund payments drop 39% in 2018
Calculation switch shaves billions off mandatory contributions
Fed repo facility may fix SOFR’s image problem
‘Overnight standing repo facility’ could stop year-end rate spikes, and extend Fed’s reach
Fed DFAST models project huge credit card losses
Losses of over 57% estimated for high-risk accounts
Credit data: UK banks hold firm as Brexit looms
The credit status of UK banks remains unchanged, but other industries have seen significant deterioration
Counterparty risk climbs at JP Morgan, falls back at rivals
JP Morgan EADs up 10% and CRR RWAs 11% year-on-year
US version of SA-CCR could hurt settled-to-market swaps
Capital requirements on a client’s hedged options portfolio could increase by 1,100%
SA-CCR would dent US dealers’ leverage ratios – trade bodies
Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley and JP Morgan would likely see the largest leverage exposure spikes
SOFR tipped to hit 300bp at quarter-end
US repo rate set for 25% spike thanks to French bank “window dressing” and US Treasury issuance
Patchy response to Isda’s back office of the future
Some banks are quiet, while clearing houses seem split on uptake of Isda data standardisation project
CFTC paves way for no-deal Brexit swaps transfers
Affiliate transfers would not trigger US margin rules if UK crashes out of EU without a deal
Constrained by Fed cap, RWA density rises at Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo reported total assets of $1.89 trillion in the fourth quarter, down $56 billion year-on-year