Banks
Nordea builds loan-loss provisions following ECB scrutiny
Net loan losses jump to €331 million in Q3
RBS’s leverage ratio sinks as balance sheet swells
NatWest Markets RWAs also increased on the quarter as derivatives positions deteriorated
Basel III risk-weight changes to tax European banks most
Risk-weighting of IRB exposures to increase 2.8% overall
Denmark, Slovakia hike countercyclical buffers
Eight countries have increased their CCyB year-to-date
At UBS, market risk charge falls following model updates
Market RWAs dropped on the quarter, even though risk levels increased
Some eurozone banks have thin leverage capital buffers
Tier 1 capital surpluses above regulatory minimums range between 31% and 123%
Cash burn drives UBS’s LCR lower in Q3
Swiss bank’s HQLA at lowest level since public disclosure began
At large US banks, credit loss reserves up 12% in Q3
JP Morgan took $1.5 billion of provisions in the third quarter alone
BNY Mellon leads US custody banks’ assets increase
Total Auca stood at $94.4 trillion at end-September
Following Fed changes, Morgan Stanley’s leverage bind to loosen
Bank chief cannot see capital requirements going up when stress capital buffer and new SLR come into effect
US Bancorp could trim liquidity buffer by $15bn
Relaxation of liquidity coverage ratio for mid-sized banks would reduce HQLA requirement
Tri-party repo and collateral businesses feather BNY Mellon’s earnings
Non-cleared margin rules and US Treasury issuance behind revenue surge
Basel members speed up implementation of banking reforms
Most rules now adopted by more than half of member jurisdictions
PNC eyes $50m windfall from regulatory easing
Capital relief could be used to plump shareholder distributions next year
Trading revenues top $1bn at Wells Fargo in Q3
Net gains on trading activities up 75% on Q3 2018
Goldman adds $17bn of deposits in Q3
Consumer platform Marcus doubles deposits year-on-year
Citi approaches capital target
CET1 capital has dropped 1.8% on the quarter following post-CCAR distributions
JP Morgan borrowed $240bn in fed funds and repo markets in Q3
Average quarterly balance was 30% up year-on-year
Borrower default estimates continue to improve at EU banks in Q2
Greek corporate creditworthiness improves the most of 39-country sample quarter-on-quarter
Repo exposures pile up at BNP Paribas
French bank had €388 billion of repo exposures at end-June
Large banks set for capital boost through Fed’s AOCI opt-out
Unrealised losses on certain assets will not longer filter in CET1 capital for non-systemic lenders
UK banks accelerate RWA increases in Q2
Market and operational RWAs return to growth after shrinking in Q1
US bank minnows growing faster than giants
Banks $1 billion to $10 billion in size accumulated assets at faster rate than those over $10 billion in size in 2018
HSBC leads foreign banks in fed fund and repo borrowings
Large intermediate holding company money market borrowings equivalent to 15.9% of total assets