Banks
Chinese banks narrow gap to US on systemic risk
Smallest ever distance between two countries in FSB assessment after China surges 160bp
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
JP Morgan attracts bigger add-on from Fed’s G-Sib scoring
Methodological divergence with Basel Committee results in double the surcharge
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
All 14 G-Sib indicators hit records in 2024
Aggregate measures of systemic importance for top banks jumped to new highs, driven by sharp rises in underwriting activity and securities trading volumes
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
Record $95bn in equities sits with US banks as OTC margin
Stocks on par with US Treasuries in top dealers’ collateral trove
Capital One’s LCR strengthens post-Discover acquisition
Projected retail outflows rise one-third after card-business deal, but liquidity buffers hold up
ICBC’s equity fund RWAs surged fivefold in Q3
Less risk-sensitive mandate-based approach drives Chinese bank’s spike to record high
Fed’s new LFI regime most lenient since 2020
Revised rating system could cut not-well-managed share to its lowest since framework’s introduction
US G-Sibs rediscover appetite for less-liquid HQLAs
Aggregate eligible Level 2A assets rise to $110bn while median LCR falls to record low
ABN Amro shifts 70% of credit risk to standardised approach
RWA increase from portfolio migration in Q3 offset by regulatory add-ons removal
Market RWAs climb to new highs at top Chinese banks
Bank of China, China Construction Bank and Shanghai Pudong Development Bank set records for second successive quarter
Huntington, Fifth Third set to become cat III banks in 2026
Purchases of Cadence and Comerica expected to lift assets above $250bn threshold, triggering stricter regulatory requirements
Euro credit growth catches up with dollar in global flows
Cross-border lending hits $37trn as euro flows gain ground
Popular sees highest NPL inflow since 2012
Telecoms and hotel loans behind $242 million in new NPLs in Q3
Default risk overtakes credit spreads in Japan's first year under FRTB
Securitisation charges lift a bigger slice of banks’ market risk requirements
Lower SCBs bring Citi, JPM close to Collins floor
Uncertainty lingers amid Fed proposal on SCB averaging and push to scrap the floor