Banks
US G-Sibs build capital even as shareholder windfalls surge
The eight large US banks return more than $30 billion to equity holders
HSBC led EU G-Sibs on collateralisation in 2018
UK bank posted €908 billion for derivatives and SFTs as of year-end
Custody assets rebound after Q4 equity rout
Total Auca at three leading custodians hits $91.9 trillion at end-March, up 4.5% quarter-on-quarter
Japanese banks growing less resistant to financial crises
Ebbing income expectations would erode future capital ratios
SFT netting trails swaps at big EU banks
Netting wiped €1.5 trillion off nine G-Sibs' swaps exposures
Deutsche’s counterparty exposures at odds with capital
Large share of bank’s trades capitalised under internal model method
Custodians eye leverage savings of more than $200bn via new SLR
Central bank deposit carve-out won’t change holdcos’ capital requirements
US Bancorp takes axe to toxic loans
Non-performing assets fall 17% year-on-year
New SLR could cut $63bn off BNY Mellon’s leverage exposure
Proposed rule change would exempt central bank reserves from SLR denominator
Credit risk concentrations vary across big EU banks
The median G-Sib had roughly 60% of its credit portfolio exposed to counterparties outside its domicile
Bank of America takes $84 million hit from toxic energy loan
Commercial loan charge-offs soar to $156 million because of troubled utility client
UK public sector loads up on interest rate swaps
Outstanding derivatives values double in last quarter of 2018
Citi raises CECL reserves estimate
A 30% jump in reserves would translate to a roughly 30bp capital hit
Consumer loan surge quintuples Goldman’s loan-loss reserves
Retail loan portfolio doubles year-on-year to $5 billion
Foreign banks stockpile HQLA in US branches
Median FBO has 48% of total HQLA in branches, but only 31% of total assets
Asset-backed securities swell Wells Fargo's revenues
Non-agency RMBS sales power $125 million of net gains on debt securities
Two banks dominate EU securitisations
Banco Santander and Deutsche account for over one-third of total securitisation exposures among G-Sibs
Fixed income risk surges 19% at JP Morgan
Fixed income markets revenues came in 18% lower year-on-year
Foreign banks eye HQLA savings in US
Liquid asset minimum requirements could drop by $14.9 billion at TD Bank alone
Fed reserves $749bn above banks’ ‘comfort levels’
Lenders could shed excess reserves by up to 61% without breaking a sweat
Foreign bank IHCs run more funding risk than US peers
More than 80% of foreign banks' short-term borrowings mature within 30 days
EU G-Sibs add €2.7bn of op RWAs in 2018
Op risk charge anticipated to jump €21.5 billion under Basel III
Swap book values of US G-Sibs dropped in 2018
Settled-to-market technique responsible for some deductions year-on-year
Fed proposal likely to relax rules for foreign banks
Few FBOs will face toughest level of regulation, according to Fed estimates