Regulators
Global banks shrink systemic footprint
The big banks trimmed total leverage exposure by €2.9 trillion (4%) in 2017
RBS, Nordea escape G-Sib cuffs, BPCE joins the club
The once-largest bank in the world is no longer considered a systemic threat
Derivatives exposures at US G-Sibs on the wane
Bank of America cuts $15 billion in third quarter, the most of the big eight firms
French banks loaded with Italian risk
Six French dealers hold €47 billion of sovereign exposures
Fed finds more risk failings at FBOs than at US firms
FBOs attract hundreds more matters requiring attention than domestic banks
Loan losses bedevil Lloyds in EU stress tests
UK bank saw largest CET1 decline due to asset impairment of EU-wide sample
Capital sharing caps hit over half of EU stress test banks
Capital conservation measure saves 25 banks €52 billion over stress-test period
Big EU banks lost €22bn capital on IFRS 9 switch
Italian banks saw the largest capital depletion, losing €9 billion (8.9%) of CET1 capital on the transition
German banks biggest losers in EBA stress tests
Eight German lenders projected to shed €41 billion in CET1 capital under adverse scenario
Deutsche, Barclays breach leverage ratios in EBA stress tests
Five banks fall below 3% regulatory minimum level
Rate rises, structural reforms transforming swaps market – BIS
Interest rate derivatives notionals up 13% in first half of 2018, but values collapse 12%
Basel Committee names and shames regulatory laggards
Mexico, China, and US yet to implement key rule changes
Cross-border loans to the US dip in Q2
Coss-border borrowings expressed as a percentage of the region’s GDP fell from 15.3% to 14.3%
Global bank equity dips $230 billion in Q2
UK banks post the largest dollar declines
European ETDs make scattershot progress in 2017
Almost half of equity derivative notionals executed on exchange
Emir compels clearing surge
Share of cleared interest rate derivatives climbs to 58%
EU derivatives market adds €55 trillion in 2017
Interest rate products account for 69% of gross notionals
European LCRs improve as cash outflows drop and HQLA rises
Greek banks' liquidity buffers lag far behind EU average
EU banks cut €67 billion in non-performing loans
Greece remains the country with the highest NPL ratio, at 45%, followed by Cyprus at 34%
Output floor to constrain almost half of G-Sibs – Basel study
The Basel III output floor will impose the single largest Tier 1 capital requirement on 46% of G-Sibs
Basel III op risk capital savings dissipate for G-Sibs
Median savings shrink to 5.1% from 19% at end-2015
Basel III: EU G-Sib capital requirement to jump 25%
Basel III output floor will add 5.4% to minimum required capital
Almost all banks compliant with NSFR – Basel survey
Just seven of 193 surveyed below 100% minimum requirement at end-2017