Banks
Swap books swell at big US banks despite lower risk profile
Total OTC derivatives notional among the eight banks is $222 trillion – a 2% increase on the quarter
US banks' VAR-based charges drop in Q2
The average decrease in the VAR-based capital requirement across the eight US G-Sibs was 10.4%, compared with a 23% increase in the first quarter
JP Morgan cuts op risk RWAs by $12.5 billion
Operational RWAs down to $387.6 billion from $400 billion in the second quarter
Swiss banks’ market risk drops by $12 billion
Lower risk levels drive quarter to quarter fall
BNP Paribas grows SFT assets 36%
French bank has overtaken Barclays to become the largest European SFT dealer
LCR gap between EU and US banks widens further in H1
State Street had the lowest LCR, at 108%, and UniCredit the head of the pack with an LCR of 179%
VAR switch may explain $500 million capital hike at Wells Fargo
Change in stress period drives 15% increase in market risk capital requirement
US banks curb market risk
G-Sibs cut $31 billion of market RWAs in three months to June
A third of eurozone banks fall short on IRB model standards
Twenty-one of 65 ECB-surveyed banks' internal model practices non-compliant with EU rules
Goldman adds bilateral derivatives as rivals cut back
Citi and JP Morgan reduce bilateral derivatives exposures by 10% and 2%, respectively
EU bank leverage increases in H1
Average leverage ratios degrade 19 basis points in six months to June
UK leverage ratios stray from EU measures
Bank of England changes exempt central bank claims from UK measure, causing discrepancies with CRR version
Big European and US banks cut $280bn of complex assets
G-Sib methodologies incentivise shift to simpler assets
European banks junk op risk modelling
Barclays and BNP Paribas move to standardised approach in the second quarter
US big banks shrink systemic footprints in Q2
JP Morgan moves down into 3.5% capital surcharge bucket under Fed G-Sib methodology
CVA capital at top UK banks falls £260m in H1
HSBC led the way with a 38% reduction, followed by RBS with a fall of 35%
CIBC the outlier as Big Five loan-loss ratios improve
CIBC’s PCL ratio stood at 0.29% at end-July, up from 0.24% the previous quarter
TD Bank expands credit risk model
Retail A-IRB assets grow 12% quarter to quarter
Liquidity risk of non-systemic US banks differs from G-Sibs
PNC, US Bancorp, Capital One cannot rely on cash inflows in a market panic
Bank of America grows derivatives, bucking G-Sib trend
Total derivatives exposures jumped 4.2% quarter-to-quarter to $299.4 billion
BMO’s loan loss reserves climb
Canadian bank reserves increase C$26 million quarter to quarter
EU banks slash default risk estimates for corporates by 30%
Probabilities of default fall on average across 39 countries
Scotiabank acquisitions come with risks attached
The bank’s RWAs jumped 9.4% in the third quarter
'Big Four' Aussie banks grow credit risk
Firms have grown modelled RWAs by 31% and cut standardised RWAs by 56% in five years