United States
Dealers slam ‘nonsensical’ treatment of forex derivatives
Proposal on US swap dealer threshold rekindles debate on definition of NDFs and window forwards
Stress-test trading losses out of sync with banks’ market risk
Trading and counterparty losses triple those implied by banks’ market RWAs
Symphony bots march on Bloomberg
New chat system touted as sales and trading game-changer, as banks build hundreds of add-ons
Ice single-name clearing surge defies market trend
Ice Clear Credit open interest grows 31%
US banks cut available-for-sale portfolios
Securities classifications have shifted materially since AOCI filters were removed in 2014
Ice Clear Europe had a top margin breach of $91 million in Q1
A total nine breaches are reported, averaging $14 million
CCAR losses concentrated at four US banks
BAML, Citi, JP Morgan and Wells Fargo account for more than half of total CCAR projected losses
Foreign bank IHCs shed US assets in 2017
Barclays, Credit Suisse and Deutsche Bank shrunk balance sheets by $166 billion
CCAR projected losses top half a trillion
Trading and counterparty losses made up 20% of total predicted losses across participants
CME reports two margin breaches in Q1
Shortfalls totalling $79 million were by far the largest for the CCP since public reporting started in 2015
Clearers diverge on SOFR swaps discounting
CME switches to new rate for clearing; rival LCH stays with Fed funds
Foreign banks outperform US peers on CCAR
IHCs report 11.1% average post-stress capital ratio
US carbon trade surviving below the radar
State-level carbon trading markets are thriving without federal support
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
French regulator voices doubts on Europe’s FRTB timeline
Federal Reserve warns EU delay would force US to reconsider 2022 implementation
FICC liquidity facility swells to $36 billion
Capped contingent liquidity facility adjusts in response to heightened liquidity risk
BAML replaces head of global rates
Gupta and Stanley named co-heads as Roberts exits
Libor transition raises basis risk fear
Shift to secured benchmark could cause dislocation between bank funding and lending rates
Has op risk capital peaked for US banks?
Analysts expect steady fall in biggest banks’ $1.4 trillion in RWAs
Stress test results show Fed toughening up
Median post-stress ratio of 7.9% the lowest pass mark to date
Large non-systemic US banks call for tailored liquidity rules
Two banks urge lawmakers to provide LCR relief because they do not fall into G-Sib category
Fed adviser denies plan to ‘euthanise’ Libor
IBA agreement to keep the benchmark alive would be welcomed but comes with risks, says Bowman
Fed stress tests stretch State Street, Goldman, Morgan Stanley
State Street worst performer among complex firms on capital; Goldman and Morgan Stanley on SLR
Fed plans reform of US bank ownership rules
Relaxing the definition of control would allow funds to invest without becoming BHCs themselves