Regulators
US G-Sibs saw off-balance-sheet exposures fall post-Covid
OBS items now make up less than 18% of total exposures
Underwriting activity of US G-Sibs topped $3 trillion in Q3
JP Morgan increased debt transactions by 41% year-on-year alone
Having cut risk, Wells Fargo may win a lower G-Sib surcharge
The San Francisco-based bank has lowered its systemic risk score through 2020
Many US banks want to curb Fed balances
Of those wanting to shrink excess reserves, a large percentage cite fears over net interest margins
€STR transition stymied by addiction to Eonia – ECB
Notional outstanding OIS referencing outgoing rate has increased year-to-date
Capital cliff effect awaits EU banks as Covid support wanes
CET1 ratios have benefited from state intervention, but could drop sharply as measures expire
Weak EU banks may lowball Covid loan losses – ECB
Low-profitability banks provision less than their more flush counterparts
EU Covid policies resurrect sovereign doom loop fears
Italian banks could see holdings of home country debt increase to 17% of their total assets
Systemic US banks shifted assets to buy-to-hold pens in Q3
JP Morgan almost doubled its held-to-maturity portfolio last quarter
State-backed Covid loans have light capital impact – EBA
Average risk density of guaranteed loans was 18% at end-June
Systemic US banks’ market risk charges fall from Covid highs
Citi an outlier as its capital requirements increase in Q3
EU loans under Covid moratoria have high credit risk – EBA
Banks in Austria, Iceland, Romania and Slovakia especially vulnerable, data shows
Banks in EU periphery lose most on soured loans
Irish, Spanish, Italian banks also have to wait longest to recover loaned funds to borrowers in default
JP Morgan had most profit-making trading days of top banks in Q3
New York-based bank posted 45 winning trading days in total
BofA the outlier as most US banks improve SLRs in Q3
Aggregate Tier 1 capital climbs 2% in Q3
Almost G-Sibs: five banks near systemic designation
Chinese banks continue to grow systemic footprints
At global banks, underwriting activity surged in 2019
JP Morgan led the world with €459.3 billion of transactions
Top US banks have become less of a systemic risk, says FSB
JP Morgan relegated as the world’s most systemically important lender
Top US-based foreign banks shrink systemic footprints
US units of Barclays, Credit Suisse and Deutsche Bank have cut assets 40% since Q3 2016
FCM client margin for swaps continued to shrink in Q3
Barclays the outlier as required IM jumps 22%
One-third of EU banks used TLTROs to hit supervisory targets
Twenty-three per cent said future TLTROs would improve their ability to fulfil regulatory or supervisory requirements
Cross-border bank loans fizzled in Q2 as bonds soared – BIS
Outstanding dollar-denominated bonds climbed 4% over Q2
BNP Paribas grew share of MMF Treasury repo over Q3
French bank accounted for 13% of traded volume as of end-September
BoJ stress tests pressure top banks’ buffers
Capital ratios of internationally-active dealers projected to fall to 7.6% in worst-case scenario