Banks
Japanese cross-border claims on European countries hit all-time high
Loans to entities in developed European countries outpace those to other western nations in Q1 2018
VM changes cut billions from US bank swaps values in 2017
Effects on potential future exposure (PFE) mixed
Take-up of credit modelling varies at European banks
Percentage of credit RWAs calculated using IRB approaches ranges from 42% to 91% across large dealers
Fraud makes up bulk of UK bank op risk loss events
Internal and external fraud on average equalled 64% of all op risk events in 2017 across four large dealers
Crédit Agricole and Groupe BPCE hardest hit by countercyclical buffer
Minimum capital requirement will rise around 20 basis points at BPCE; 16 at Crédit Agricole
French countercyclical buffer lowest in EU
0.25% surcharge the lowest of nine CCyBs across member states
Model and policy changes behind billions in UK bank RWA shifts
Net capital charges of £368 million across five lenders attributable to model updates alone
US bank RWA density edges higher
Morgan Stanley density increases from 41.46% to 45.47% year-on-year
Over one-quarter of EU bank credit exposures overseas
Spanish banks exhibit highest level of overseas risk, Nordic banks the lowest
Global banking sector equity surged in 2017
Surplus of assets over liabilities increased 17% in the year – BIS data
XVA swings boost US bank trading revenues
DVA change pares down dealers' derivative liabilities
Lenders save £200 million as UK bank levy shrinks
Aggregate levy brings in £206 million less year-on-year across five largest banks
Chinese banks pose increased risk to euro area – ECB
Growing number of Chinese lenders designated as systemically important
Japanese banks load up on HQLA
Aggregate liquid assets increase ¥22.3 trillion year-on-year
US CVA charges over seven times higher than EU
Huge disparity appears to result from EU exemption for corporate trades
Big Five Canadian banks' loan-loss ratios improve
BMO cuts PCL ratio 10 basis points year-on-year
UK bank derivative balances a mixed bag
Mark-to-market derivative balances with UK entities deteriorate; improve with non-UK firms
BMO shrinks loan-loss provisions as US outlook improves
US provisions for credit losses drop from C$110 million to C$44 million year-on-year
Basel floor change boosts Canadian bank capital ratios
CET1 ratios improve between five and 120 basis points quarter-on-quarter at 'Big Five'
Scotiabank reports volatile loan-loss provisions
A C$31 million jump in provisions largely attributed to a single deteriorating loan
G-Sib swap portfolios reveal transatlantic divide
EU banks record 16% fall in non-cleared swaps, while US dealers see 9% growth
Higher profits bolster EU bank capital ratios
Discrepancies persist between countries worst and least hit by eurozone crisis
Royal Bank of Canada RWAs return to growth
Loan growth contributes to C$22 billion increase
US bank swaps books rebound after G-Sib reckoning
Total OTC derivative notionals across eight G-Sibs grow $28 trillion in first quarter