Banks
US G-Sibs set to reclaim $6.6trn in leverage room under eSLR reform
Replacement of fixed 2% buffer with variable add-on could cut requirements by up to 150bp
US G-Sibs’ non-bank assets surpass $6trn for first time
After plateauing for years, non-bank asset shares surged in 2024, led by Citi and JPM
Global OTC derivatives jump €72trn in 2024
Europe, UK, Canada and China hit record highs, while US banks pull back
US banks’ FX notionals hit record $66trn on forwards frenzy
JP Morgan leads record derivatives surge amid Q1 market volatility
Bucking Japan megabank trend, Norinchukin’s market RWAs spike 41%
Latest surge underscores challenge of adapting to FRTB
ABN Amro trading equity volume doubled to €31trn in 2024
Dutch bank outpaces all European peers on key systemic risk metric and trails only three US firms
Unseasonal Q1 surge lifts US G-Sib scores to record highs
Latest systemic risk scores for JP Morgan, Citi, Goldman and Morgan Stanley could lead to extra 50bp to their respective capital surcharges
CRR III curbs charges for BPCE’s equity stakes
RWAs for subsidiaries outside prudential consolidation drop 82% after Basel revamp
Wells Fargo’s seven-year freeze sees rivals surge ahead
Risk density and loan growth lagged as Fed enforced asset cap
Repo facility preferred over discount window, SFOs say
Bank officers shun Fed lending facility amid persistent stigma
Norinchukin trims slotting approach reliance, expands A-IRB scope
Bank’s models recover ground after Basel III curtailing
The IMA map: charting market risk capital under Basel 2.5
The current market risk framework refuses to be superseded. Risk.net dissects banks’ disclosures to explore how trading book capital requirements have evolved
Canada Big Five set aside C$1.7bn amid tariff uncertainty
Surge in performing loan provisions pushes allowances past pandemic peak
Volatile funding flows add $21bn to US G-Sib liquidity buffers
Q1 jump in maturity mismatch add-on is largest on record
CVA capital charges more than double at BPCE post-Basel III
French bank leads European trend of elevated capital requirements under new rules
Australia Big Four face A$37bn capital revamp
Apra phase-out of AT1 instruments will force banks to restructure hybrid capital by 2032
US banks held $2.2trn of USTs on eve of tariff turmoil
AFS holdings hit record $1.04 trillion days before Trump’s tariff announcement pushed Treasury yields higher
Loan-to-deposit ratios rise in most US states
New Hampshire leads at 99% as Nevada posts biggest gain
UBS hit with $761m capital add-on for uncollateralised hedge fund lending
Finma imposes Pillar 2 buffer over Archegos-style exposures
JP Morgan’s equity VAR hit GFC levels in March
Bank blames now-matured client position for temporary risk surge
Two years after SVB, EVE transparency remains sluggish
Only three US banks began publishing EVE figures since 2023
Wells Fargo’s commodity book hits record size after 36% surge
Notional growth far outpaces Wall Street heavyweights
Basel III prompts Scandi banks to redraw credit risk
Danske, Handelsbanken and Nykredit scale back A-IRB under new rules
Morgan Stanley’s RWAs top $500bn after biggest jump since 2020
Derivatives and SFTs propel bank’s RWAs to record high