Banks
Ditching Fed’s method 2 could unlock $112bn for top US banks
JPM and BofA could see largest capital gains if US G-Sib surcharge approach dropped, amid speculation of a framework overhaul
Stifel tops US banks in CLO concentration
$6.5bn CLO book equals over 15% of assets – triple the next US bank
Wells Fargo assets surpass $2trn as cap lift fuels expansion
Bank’s total assets rise $82bn in Q3, driven by federal funds, securities and loans
Hang Seng impaired loans surge past $7bn ahead of HSBC buyout
Residential mortgage impairments up 73% as CRE bad loans double
First Citizens records steepest climb in HFI loan risk-weights
Regional lender led US banks in HFI risk-weight growth in Q2 as scrutiny of loan books deepens
JP Morgan reverses HTM securities roll-off with $44bn transfer from AFS
Reclassification marks first HTM expansion since 2022 and may prompt peers to follow
EU banks’ incremental risk charges up 20% in H1 2025
Heightened trading flows and worsening credit outlooks leave dealers with more risk-heavy books
Basel III adoption gap widens as Turkey and India stall
With just a third of jurisdictions fully compliant, progress on the post-crisis banking reforms remains uneven worldwide
SFT exposures surge at EU banks
Jump in repo and securities lending activity across 31 European dealers elevated total exposures to €802bn in H1
Crédit Ag’s risk footprint swells faster than EU peers
Relative analysis of systemic scores suggests sticky step-up in G-Sib surcharge
US banks’ cash holdings jump $79 billion in Q2
Cash reserves up 4%, in biggest rise since 2023
BNP Paribas poised for fresh G-Sib score cut via intra-EU waiver
Carve-out facing US pushback compressed bank’s cross-border footprint 51% in 2024
Morgan Stanley SCB cut unlocks $4.2bn after rare Fed appeal win
Bank’s buffer falls 170bp, widening average cut across US banks subject to the regime to 66bp
European banks swell stocks of complex instruments
Derivatives and hard-to-value holdings rose across the bloc in 2024
JP Morgan SE’s clearing rate plunged to 15% in 2024
US bank’s EU arm slashed €5.7trn in cleared notionals, while bilateral grew €11.4trn
UniCredit’s VAR cools as Commerz swaps convert to shares
Average reading down by over a third after Italian bank settles part of its stake in the German lender
Euro IR derivatives dethrone dollar as turnover hits new high
Latest BIS triennial survey shows euro-denominated contracts averaged $3trn a day in April
JP Morgan SE, BPCE drive surge in European OTC derivatives
Foreign-owned dealer and French bank climb rankings on rapid notional growth in 2024
Trade tensions lift China G-Sibs’ CVA charges 10% in Q2
Top Chinese banks’ RWAs rebound for first time since Basel III overhaul
US banks tighten grip on gold shorts
Open interest in Comex gold futures sold by banks up 54% between December and August
US banks’ OTC derivatives climb to new highs amid tariff woes
Notionals up more than 7% in largest Q2 jump on record
EU banks’ systemic indicators soared to record highs in 2024
Trading activity drives surge across 29 banks
Market RWAs climb at top Chinese banks as risk sensitivities spike
China Construction Bank records biggest rise on record in Q2
UniCredit shed €976bn of OTC derivatives notionals in 2024
Italian bank posts sole decline among EU peers through trade compression