United States
PGIM trades reinforce Citi’s credit options stronghold
Counterparty Radar: US retail funds’ aggregate notional drops to lowest levels since late 2020 in Q1
US G-Sibs face higher add-ons in Barr’s surcharge framework review
Fed vice-chair proposal to reduce ‘cliff effects’ could add between 40bp and 10bp to capital requirements
Allianz Life triples index CDS book
Counterparty Radar: US life insurer market’s notional volume doubles in Q1
US banks’ stress-test projections stray further from Fed’s in 2023
Average gap between Fed- and bank-estimated depletions more than double from previous two DFASTs
Fed urged to focus on resolvability in Basel III endgame
Industry roundtable suggests resolution planning should take priority over higher G-Sib charge
Five US banks would breach CET1 buffers on AFS loss reinclusion
Fed’s vice-chair proposal to scrap AOCI waiver would cripple KeyCorp the most
Iosco criticism dents AFX’s plans for Ameribor derivatives
SOFR alternative continues to be widely used to price regional bank loans
Goldman could face higher capital charge under Barr proposal
Plans to prevent G-Sib score window dressing would penalise all US systemic banks bar Citi
Pimco returns to sold index CDS growth
Counterparty Radar: Market for US retail funds sheds $5.2 billion in volume in Q1
DFAST mortgage loss rate doubles 2022 figure
At $6.9bn, JP Morgan would bear brunt of losses, according to Fed projections
Sovereign bonds top choice for IM collateral
Drive towards higher interest-earning assets strongest at CME and LCH among top CCPs
Five banks lowballed loan losses in latest DFAST
Banks project $23bn smaller hit to loan portfolios, with Wells Fargo and Citi the most off-target
Deutsche Bank’s swaptions trading with US retail funds soars
Counterparty Radar: Space grows 6% in Q1 as Citi’s book of business also surges
Lawmakers ask how big is too big for US banks
JP Morgan purchase of First Republic sparks debate over 10% cap on deposit market share
Citi’s stress-test estimates out of sync with Fed’s
Bank lowballed capital hit in DFAST 2023 more than any other US systemic lender
Dealers tackle US Libor swaptions transition
Complexity of legacy book and CCP deadlines sees banks turn to new Capitalab service
US G-Sibs’ OTC derivatives hit record $243 trillion
JP Morgan leads US dealers in boosting notional amounts during volatile first quarter
Plumb job: can Basel III unblock US credit risk transfer?
Deals from G-Sibs have slowed in recent years due to regulatory confusion over capital relief
Iosco deals hammer blow to BSBY, Ameribor
Non-compliance ruling does not equate to a ban, but may strangle use by regulated firms
RepoClear’s default fund halves in Q1
Elevated initial margin allows LCH service to scale back second line of defence to lowest point on record
In DFAST, banks clear 4.5% minimum but breach all-in buffers
Forty-three percent of participants would have seen capital plans rejected under pre-2020 CCAR regime, up from 30% last year
CME in talks to clear term SOFR basis swaps
US clearing house has held discussions with some dealers about clearing term SOFR-SOFR packages
Unrealised losses down but not out in latest DFAST
Bank of America would emerge from Fed’s scenario with $22 billion net AOCI gain
Meet the sharks, stroke the rays in hidden OTC ecosystem
Dealer Rankings 2023: Analysis of millions of trades reveals big fish – and small ones – in 10 derivatives instruments