Banks
Goldman Sachs leads US firms on non-bank assets
Non-bank assets of G-Sibs equivalent to 32% of total consolidated assets
EU banks cut €56bn of toxic loans
The region’s NPL ratio stood at 3.2%, down 20bp on the previous quarter
US mid-sized banks pile into intra-financial system assets
Non-G-Sibs over $100 billion in size hold 85% more of other banks’ assets than in 2014
Savings vary for UK banks under BoE leverage ratio
RBS deducted £80 billion of leverage exposure under UK-specific rule at end-March
Fed study says CCAR has not toughened over time
Higher planned dividends and buybacks to blame for increased capital depletion under stress tests
US banks’ liquidity buffers thinnest among G-Sibs
Mean LCR of US banks hits 122.5% in Q1
Banco Santander’s CVA charge drops 20% in Q1
Three EU G-Sibs cut capital requirements, three increase them
European and UK leverage ratios fall in Q1
UK banks had leverage ratios on average 26bp higher than their continental European peers
At US G-Sibs, off-balance-sheet exposures climb $44bn
Goldman Sachs is only big bank to post lower amounts on quarter
Giant EU banks grow asset share over four years
Share of assets held by five largest banks in the median EU member state hits 65%
Overseas loans to US crept up in Q4
But rate of loan growth to US borrowers fell throughout 2018
Citi, Goldman, State Street add $685m of complex assets
Private equity, asset-backed security and loan holdings drive increase in Level 3 instruments
At US G-Sibs, loan-loss reserves hit $5.6 billion in Q1
Wells Fargo’s PCLs climb 62% quarter-on-quarter
UK public sector offloads swaps
Gross derivatives outstanding with public entities stood at £5.9 billion in Q1
Eurozone systemic risk diminishes
Yet jumbo exposures to other banks dominate intra-system assets
Model changes, asset growth boost Canada bank RWAs
TD Bank brings credit card portfolio under A-IRB
Banco Santander hit hard by IFRS 16
Average capital depletion across seven G-Sibs was 11bp
Canadian banks see loan-loss reserves diverge
Provisions rise at Scotiabank and BMO; drop off at TD Bank, CIBC and RBC
Over four years, US non-cleared swaps books get riskier
Risk density of non-cleared trades has increased under standardised approach
Germany plans countercyclical buffer hike
Iceland, Bulgaria and France have also increased add-ons year-to-date
CDS sold by US banks down $55bn in Q1
JP Morgan cut CDS notionals the most, shedding $36.8 billion from its portfolio
JP Morgan cleared swaps balloon $8trn in Q1
Total G-Sib cleared notionals climb 23% in three months to end-March
G-Sibs add $33trn of OTC notionals in Q1
JP Morgan expands swaps book by 23% in first quarter
US banks demand high rates for overnight loans
Most banks demand 25bp-plus spread over IOER to lend unsecured