Regulators
MMF repo volumes fell 8% in September
FICC remained largest single counterparty for US Treasury repo
Basel III risk-weight changes to tax European banks most
Risk-weighting of IRB exposures to increase 2.8% overall
Denmark, Slovakia hike countercyclical buffers
Eight countries have increased their CCyB year-to-date
Post-crisis rules roil US cross-currency basis – IMF
EU leverage ratio causes basis spikes at quarter-ends
Basel members speed up implementation of banking reforms
Most rules now adopted by more than half of member jurisdictions
Borrower default estimates continue to improve at EU banks in Q2
Greek corporate creditworthiness improves the most of 39-country sample quarter-on-quarter
Large banks set for capital boost through Fed’s AOCI opt-out
Unrealised losses on certain assets will not longer filter in CET1 capital for non-systemic lenders
UK banks accelerate RWA increases in Q2
Market and operational RWAs return to growth after shrinking in Q1
US bank minnows growing faster than giants
Banks $1 billion to $10 billion in size accumulated assets at faster rate than those over $10 billion in size in 2018
HSBC leads foreign banks in fed fund and repo borrowings
Large intermediate holding company money market borrowings equivalent to 15.9% of total assets
EU banks pare own-country sovereign exposures
Banks held €1.76 trillion of domestic government bonds in Q2 2019, down from €1.91 trillion a year ago
Buy-to-hold inventories empty at US banks
Mid-sized lenders have trimmed held-to-maturity portfolios the most
Greece leads EU on cutting toxic loans in Q2
Non-performing loan ratio of Greek banks falls to 39.2% from 44.8% a year ago
ECB exposes LCR window-dressing
Banks use collateral swaps and term deposits to improve key liquidity ratios
Basel III heralds wild CVA capital swings
Minimum required capital for CVA to climb 64% for large banks, but some banks will see falls of up to 67%
Funding risk of global banks varies
Basel study shows European banks have seen net cash outflows increase just 7.7% in four years
Goodwill makes up $69bn of BAML’s equity
Across eight US G-Sibs, goodwill comprises 18.7% of pre-adjusted CET1 capital
Basel output floor to bind 29% of big banks
But risk-based capital requirements would constrain the largest number of international lenders
European banks set for 18.6% capital hike under Basel III
Model output floor and higher credit and op risk charges will drive most of the increase
Basel III capital shortfall estimate drops by €9 billion
Lower projected credit and market risk capital requirements and model output floor drive reduction
BNY, UBS paid over 10% for Fed funds and repo in Q2
The average cost of Fed funds purchased and repo rose to 4.32% in Q2 from 2.41% a year ago
On securitisations, Wells Fargo is in a league of its own
Securitisation exposures account for 15% of total assets at Wells versus 2.1% for the average bank
How banks rode out the EU stress tests’ market shock in 2018
During the last round of tests, projected trading portfolio losses sapped 89 basis points off EU banks’ aggregate CET1 ratio
Short-term interest rate ETD notionals leap $14trn in Q2
Open interest in exchange-traded options with maturities of a year or less rise 19%