Accumulated other comprehensive income (AOCI)
Adjusted for AOCI, ratios at five regional banks fall short
Impact of reinclusion on CET1 capital ratio would trip up Truist, Ally and others
Five US banks add $7bn in unrealised losses in Q3
Deductions at JP Morgan and Wells Fargo surge by more than $2 billion each
Don’t count on repo to monetise liquidity books, say experts
QT could force banks to sell bonds during stress, underlining need for fair value accounting
Some US banks defy yield uncertainty to grow AFS securities
Treasuries remain preferred buy, but regionals also pile into munis, MBS in Q2
AOCI reinclusion would push 10 US banks below capital requirements
KeyCorp, Truist and UBS Americas the worst affected by removal of paper-loss waiver
Derivatives valuation swings lop $2.4bn off BofA’s income in Q2
DVAs and markdowns on fair-value hedges return to drag on dealer’s revenue
The AOCI elephant in the DFAST room
After March’s banking crisis, Fed stress tests should adopt harsher and wider ranging rate scenarios
BofA cut $89 billion of AFS securities in H1
Pivot away from fair-value bond investments most sweeping among large US banks
Five US banks would breach CET1 buffers on AFS loss reinclusion
Fed’s vice-chair proposal to scrap AOCI waiver would cripple KeyCorp the most
Unrealised losses down but not out in latest DFAST
Bank of America would emerge from Fed’s scenario with $22 billion net AOCI gain
Regulators’ remorse: SVB and the case for IRRBB capital charges
Basel Committee chair among those who say Pillar 1 capital requirement could have helped control SVB risks
After SVB downfall, EBA stress test seeks out unrealised losses
European regulator asks for data on the fair value and sensitivity of bonds and their hedges
For 11 US regionals, capital adequacy hinges on AOCI waiver
A repeal of the 2019 provision would hit KeyCorp and Charles Schwab the most
Santander, Credit Suisse hit hardest by AOCI in Europe
Unrealised losses, mostly from exchange rate swings, shave huge chunks off CET1 capital
Deutsche Bank health check comes back clean
From capitalisation to derivatives, Germany’s top bank displays as robust a prudential profile as its peers
SVB opens floodgates on liquidity buffers debate
European regulator says HQLAs should be booked at fair value, but not everyone agrees
HTM securities hit $2.5trn at US banks in 2022
BofA, First Foundation and Wells Fargo reported largest share of HTM to total securities behind SVB
Contrarian Goldman grew fair-value bond book in 2022
Held-to-maturity securities balloon, but bank also adds mark-to-market Treasuries as others curtail them
BofA’s DVA losses inflated to $193m in Q4
Latest hit is largest since 2020, but still leaves positive result for 2022
JP Morgan nets $1.9 billion bond book gain in swift turnaround
Q4 reversal in fair-value securities powers record quarterly increase in CET1 capital
Norinchukin’s investment securities loss widens to $12bn
Lender is worst-hit by bond price crash among Japanese banks
BNY, State Street took $6.5bn fair-value hit to bonds in Q3
Eroding prices of RMBSs and govies keep widening unrealised losses
Despite bond price crash, Capital One sticks with AFS book
Lender letting AFS book run its course as others seek shelter from interest rate storm
JP Morgan takes $14bn AOCI capital hit
Q2 loss from fair-value securities book was largest in 16 years