Bank of America
Investors turn to costly ‘all weather’ hedging strategies
Geopolitical and technology risks spur demand for multi-strategy QIS tail hedges
BofA Securities defies year-end pullback with record F&O customer funds
December growth contrasts with broader FCM retrenchment from October peak
US banks diverge from global peers on OTC clearing
Clearing rates fall in US as UK, Europe and Canada push higher
BofA urges horizontal CCP fix after CME outage, others demur
Analysts say clearing meltdown bolsters case for futures-for-futures exchange with FMX
Six FCMs set record lows for target residual interest share
Brokers’ own resources are outpaced by customer funds
JPM stands alone as substitutability cap reins in G-Sib score
Bank of America crosses 500bp threshold for first time, as Basel continues review
US G-Sibs post record secured finance flows in LCR
Q3 spike continues long-term shift toward secured funding and lending in liquidity stress scenario
US G-Sibs diverge on cashflow volatility
Maturity mismatch add-on hits peak at two banks and trough at two others
Bank of America leaps to fourth on global OTC derivatives ranking
Bank overtakes BNP Paribas, Morgan Stanley, Goldman and Citi with €8.3 trillion expansion in 2024
Morgan Stanley set for biggest reset under softened eSLR
Bank’s leverage utilisation to fall from over 90% to 64% under new buffer
BofA and ICBC lose, Deutsche wins in latest G-Sib audit
Latest assessment of systemic lenders brings capital relief to German giant
People: BofA’s new markets heads, Barclays takes SG’s Mastrangelo, and more
Latest job changes across the industry
Record $95bn in equities sits with US banks as OTC margin
Stocks on par with US Treasuries in top dealers’ collateral trove
Currency derivatives house of the year: Bank of America
Risk Awards 2026: Early call on dollar weakness helped bank break vega records in April and quickly recycle 95% of risk
US G-Sibs rediscover appetite for less-liquid HQLAs
Aggregate eligible Level 2A assets rise to $110bn while median LCR falls to record low
Citi first to adopt Fed’s two-year SCB average in capital target
Bank’s 12.8% CET1 target reflects proposed averaging rule, pushing capital goal up $2.4bn
Ditching Fed’s method 2 could unlock $112bn for top US banks
JPM and BofA could see largest capital gains if US G-Sib surcharge approach dropped, amid speculation of a framework overhaul
US banks’ cash holdings jump $79 billion in Q2
Cash reserves up 4%, in biggest rise since 2023
BofA preps single-stock autocalls on new CHF indexes
SIX Group indexes slash implied forward cost for US underlyings including Nvidia and Microsoft
People: Nomura’s rates rebuild continues, DB USA’s new CEO, and more
Latest job changes across the industry
Currency derivatives house of the year: Bank of America
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