Banks
MREL target drifts further out of Rabobank’s reach
Dutch bank has current MREL ratio of 27.8%, compared with target of 28.58%
Liquidity coverage at US G-Sibs worsens in Q2
HQLA rose $18bn while projected net cash outflows jumped $29bn
Two US dealers grow appetite for counterparty risk
JP Morgan sees risk weight of portfolio climb to 41.5%
SA-CCR switch cuts leverage of two Japanese banks
Leverage exposures for Nomura and Norinchukin fall ¥4.7 trillion in aggregate
Natixis defers €120 million of trade profits in H1
French bank builds valuation reserve by 41% year-on-year
US G-Sibs’ TLAC buffers vary
Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs have eligible TLAC equal to 50.8% and 44.7% of RWAs, respectively
Commerz pays €277 million in bank levies in H1
Payment to European Single Resolution Fund up €17 million year-on-year
Goldman’s op RWAs fall 8% in Q2
Removal of op risk events from AMA model dataset reduced capital requirement
‘Regulatory headwinds’ add €13bn to UniCredit’s RWAs
Frontloading of credit risk model guidelines saps CET1 ratio by 40bp
ABN Amro cuts op RWAs by €1bn
Model updates lower AMA-calculated portion of op risk capital
Barclays seeks op risk capital relief
Bank claims that lifting of capital floor would raise CET1 ratio roughly 60 basis points
JP Morgan model updates shave $6.8bn off market RWAs in Q2
Year-on-year, model updates take net $21.1 billion off its RWA total
Holdco issuances spur Barclays’ MREL progress
UK bank issues £7.1 billion of MREL debt in first half of 2019
Derivatives up $4.9trn at HSBC in H1
Swollen portfolio could push bank into higher G-Sib surcharge bucket
Saudi bank merger lowers RBS’s credit RWAs
Standardised credit RWAs fall 23% quarter-on-quarter
Model update pushes ING’s op RWAs up 17%
Changes to AMA model behind €6.2 billion uplift
Restructure boosts SocGen’s capital and liquidity ratios
CET ratio hits 12%; LCR 134%
VAR breaches force capital add-on at StanChart
Value-at-risk capital requirement soars 38% to $161.8 million quarter-on-quarter
Market risk amps Nomura’s RWAs
CET1 ratio falls 30bp to 16.8% on the quarter
PPI claims take bite out of Lloyds’ capital
Bank says it received average of 150,000 PPI information requests per week in Q2
Credit Suisse’s credit loss provisions fall 69% in Q2
Cash put aside to cover defaults and soured loans lowest for three years
Regulatory changes swell RWAs at BBVA
Targeted review of internal models saps 13 basis points from CET1 capital in Q2
BNPP’s VAR sinks on prop trading exit, calmer markets
Risk of loss down 17% quarter-on-quarter
Post-CCAR share buybacks up 30% for US G-Sibs
Dividend up 18% on average following latest stress test cycle