Banks
CDX volumes roar upward on coronavirus panic
Notional traded volumes hit multi-year highs in each of the last three weeks
Top US banks’ buyback freeze to bolster capital above $30bn
Suspension will save the equivalent of 4% of aggregate CET1
US G-Sibs urged to release surplus liquidity to fight virus sell-off
Top banks have about $378 billion of extra HQLA that could be released
Aggregate LCR of systemic US banks edged lower in 2019
Net cash outflows increased at a faster pace than HQLA last year
LCRs of UK banks diverged in 2019
StanChart’s dropped 14 percentage points last year
Over two years, top US banks’ capital fell 5%
Stress capital buffer could reduce CET1 a further $40 billion
Barclays used securitisations as credit risk shield in 2019
Risk-weighted assets for these exposures increased 44%
OIS trading in sterling, euro and Aussie dollar soar
Euro overnight index swaps notional volumes hit €192 billion on March 1
StanChart’s derivatives exposures climb 42% in 2019
UK bank’s leverage ratio falls 30 basis points year-on-year
Citi shed over $32bn of counterparty exposures in Q4
Risk-weighted assets for CCR exposures dropped -12%
FX options volumes surged last week amid market panic
USD/JPY options traded volumes highest since at least the start of 2018
Dollar OIS volumes hit $3.3trn high
Short-dated swaps dominated trading in last week of February
UK bank market RWAs ebbed in 2019
HSBC shed $5.9 billion of market RWAs in 2019
Credit impairment charge up 22% at StanChart
Higher provisions taken, even as number of stage three loans drops
Scotiabank takes C$116m XVA charge
Introduction of centralised valuation platform altered fair value of uncollateralised positions
Goldman hits the Collins floor
Changes to loss-given-default models caused advanced approaches credit RWAs to plummet
De-risking efforts yet to boost profits at Lloyds
Commercial banking entity saw RWAs fall -11% in 2019
Crédit Agricole leads French banks on return on RWAs
BNP Paribas only bank to improve RoRWA year-on-year
HSBC to reallocate $100bn of RWAs in shake-up
Global banking and markets division to take brunt of cuts
Tax windfall at Crédit Agricole to fund capital shake-up
Relief for Emporiki sale bolstered CET1 capital ratio +40bp
RBS takes axe to NatWest Markets
Bank plans to slim trading operation to 10% of total RWAs
Op RWAs tumble €3bn at Commerzbank in Q4
Op risk capital requirement the lowest for at least nine years
Credit Suisse may slip leverage capital bind
Swiss bank has risk density of 32%
Barclays to shrink capital buffer
Bank targets excess capital over regulatory minimum of 100 basis points by year-end