Banks
NatWest cut markets unit RWAs by almost one-third in 2020
NatWest Markets now makes up 16% of group RWAs
Barclays cut liquidity buffer in Q4
High-quality liquid assets fall 19% quarter on quarter
Credit Suisse updates VAR disclosure to cover banking book
Non-trading positions accounted for 31% of market risk exposure in Q3
Model reviews imposed capital charges on top EU banks in Q4
Societe Generale incurred a -36bp hit to its CET1 ratio due to Trim
EU banks count capital benefits of new software treatment
Deutsche Bank reaps 43bp gross benefit
NAB’s bad loans ratio climbs as Covid moratoria expire
Australian lender sees percentage of past due and impaired loans hit 1.18%
ING takes capital hit for lowballing loan-loss provisions
NPE coverage ratio fell over Q4
In light of Covid recession, Fed eases stress test scenario
Real GDP projected to fall 4%. In 2020, the simulated drop was 8.5%
State guarantees saved UniCredit €8bn in RWAs through 2020
Italian lender has €20.8 billion of government-backed loans on its books
Easing of op risk add-on boosts Commonwealth Bank
Op RWA relief offset increases due to credit, market risk
Synthetic risk transfer plumps SocGen’s capital buffer
Risk transfer and CET1 relief smooth out add-on for model risk at the French bank
Non-performing loans piled up at Japan megabanks in 2020
Bad loan ratio climbed 10 basis points on average across MUFG, SMFG and Mizuho
Covid hikes BNP Paribas’ cost of risk to decade high
Loan-loss provisions for 2020 totalled €5.7 billion
Regulatory headwinds to amp Deutsche’s RWAs in 2021
Targeted review of internal models to add €4bn of RWAs in 2021
Expected European loan losses push up Santander’s Q4 credit reserves
Full-year LLP came to €12.2 billion, contributing to an overall loss in 2020
Enhanced scrutiny of Covid loans at CaixaBank leads to €321m charge
Stock of ‘stage two’ loans increased 48%
Mid-sized US banks set aside less for credit losses in Q4
Aggregate provision for credit losses at Truist, Capital One, PNC and US Bancorp more than doubled in 2020
BBVA capital buffer will swell to 600bp on sale of US unit
Spanish lender targets 11.5-12% CET1 ratio
Capital One’s oil and gas portfolio shrank 27% in 2020
Net charge-offs for Q4 2020 hit 9.4%
UBS factors in Covid shock to stressed VAR, causing RWA surge
Market RWAs increased 11% quarter on quarter
At US G-Sibs, modelled RWAs outpaced standardised in 2020
Ratio of advanced approaches RWAs to regulator-set measure declined in the wake of the Covid recession
Systemic US banks drew down credit reserves in Q4
JP Morgan released $1.9 billion back into income alone
BofA doubled held-to-maturity book in 2020
The bank moved mortgage bonds into HTM throughout the year
Citi releases $2bn from loan-loss reserves as macro outlook brightens
Total allowances for loan losses are 95% larger than at end-2019