Banks
US bank VAR-based charges surge in volatile first quarter
Average quarter-on-quarter increase of 23% for VAR-based capital across 11 large dealers
French banks add €1.4 billion to Single Resolution Fund
Contributions to the SRF jump 25% on average
Crédit Agricole de-risking saps earnings
Corporate and investment banking RWAs fall 11%; net income falls €103 million
Commerzbank cuts loan charges in wake of IFRS 9
German lender posts “risk result” – costs associated with changes to loan-loss provisions and remeasurement of assets – of €77 million in March
Bank of America and BNY Mellon suffer VAR breaches
Trading losses exceeded estimates on a single day at each dealer in the first quarter
ABN Amro incurs €208 million of impairment charges
ABN Amro’s first quarter profits hit by transition to IFRS 9 impairment methodology
Morgan Stanley LCR dips
Increased lending commitments boost net cash outflows
Share of op risk RWAs at US banks falls
Drops at Citi, Goldman, Morgan Stanley suggest op risk capital may have peaked
UniCredit sheds €10.5 billion in toxic loans
Net write-downs on all loans fell to €496 million in the quarter, down from €835 million in December, an improvement of 40%, as a result of improved asset quality
ING market risk charge edges higher
Dutch bank adds €0.8 billion of market RWAs
JP Morgan counterparty credit risk grows
Risk-weighted assets consumed by least-risky counterparties decline from 57% to 36% in two years
Commonwealth Bank hit by A$1bn op risk add-on
Capital charge applied for poor management of operational, compliance and conduct risks
Westpac's capital charge rises as securitisation rule bites
Securitisation RWAs jump from A$1.4 billion under new standard
Barclays and HSBC impairment provisions soar
Barclays’ provisions increase 54%; HSBC’s by 29%
EU banks’ CVA capital to triple if exemptions axed
Seven banks would incur 200bp-plus hit to capital if long-standing waivers were repealed, says EBA
StanChart hopes reg spending has peaked as costs drop 5%
Bank reports a $63 million quarter-on-quarter drop
HSBC reclassifies debt to bolster Tier 2 capital
Review of securities to add 40bp to bank's total capital ratio
BNPP beats SG on equity trading
Equity and prime services revenues surge 19.3% at BNPP
HSBC quadruples provisions as DoJ fine looms
Bank braces for RMBS penalty
NAB model change boosts mortgage RWAs
Residential mortgage RWAs leap A$10.6 billion
Credit Suisse bolsters liquidity buffers
LCR reinforced in response to choppy markets
ANZ credit recoveries boost earnings
Loss rate drops 10 basis points year-on-year
UBS liquidity coverage ratio shrinks after regulatory change
The rule change led to higher net cash outflows at the bank, which jumped 5.5% to Sfr135 billion in March
BBVA gets capital relief through synthetic securitisation
Second deal with European Investment Bank frees up balance sheet for lending