Capital adequacy
Regulation triple-whammy lops 63bp off StanChart’s CET1
January 1 saw the introduction of SA-CCR, curbs on IRB modelling and the reversal of software capitalisation benefits
Rabobank sees 5–10% RWA inflation from Basel III
Dutch mortgage floor and other model curbs set to accelerate reforms’ impact
The Collins flaw: backstop turned binding constraint
US legislative tweak was meant to prevent banks from using their own capital models too liberally. It’s now something different
Regulatory straitjacket adds $7bn to Danske’s credit RWAs
Remedials to improve internal models push total RWAs up 5%
Led by BofA, US banks doubled distributions in 2021
Stock buybacks and dividends hit $117.7 billion last year
Morgan Stanley curbs SA-CCR impact on core ratio
Impact of early implementation far below original estimates thanks to mitigatory action
SA-CCR switch pushes Goldman below Collins floor
Early adoption at the end of 2021 adds $15 billion of RWAs
BoE stress tests: Lloyds just 10bp above minimum CET1 ratio
Bank’s simulated core ratio was just 10bp above requirements at the worst point of a severe recession
SA-CCR halts Citi’s buybacks plan
Bank will pause stock buybacks until new year to mitigate new methodology impact and create extra capital headroom
HSBC faces capital headwinds as regulatory changes kick in
Bank expects its CET1 capital ratio to fall 100–120bp through 2022, with regulation taking the heaviest toll
Regulatory feedback adds $23bn to Goldman’s RWAs
The revision to the bank's standardised RWAs brought it closer to hit the so-called Collins floor
Early SA-CCR adoption to lop 120bp off Morgan Stanley’s CET1 ratio
The planned switch is set to increase the bank’s RWAs by between $35bn and $45bn
Some hedge funds are financing trades for other hedge funds
After the Archegos collapse, hedge funds are competing to borrow money from a dwindling number of banks
Basel III heralds 41% op risk jump for EU banks
Capital requirements set to rise almost 88% for those G-Sibs that don’t currently use the AMA
Basel III output floor set to bind 25% of large banks
Risk-based capital requirements would constrain the largest share of international lenders
Basel III capital shortfall shrinks to €8bn
G-Sibs responsible for 77% of the aggregate deficit
European banks set for 17.6% capital hike under Basel III
Output floor expected to push Tier 1 capital requirements up 7.3% alone, latest BCBS monitoring report shows
Brainard: stablecoins ‘front and centre’ of regulatory focus
Contender for top Fed role also called for activation of countercyclical capital buffer
EU banks aim to block new counterparty risk guidance
Requirement to include exposure spikes linked to swap payments within EEPE models prompts blowback
Green bonds risk failing TLAC test
Europe’s banks – in their scramble to issue ethical debt – butt up against tough rules on loss-absorbing capital
EU banks get first taste of new stress test-driven buffer regime
Of the 50 stress-tested lenders, three would fall into the highest Pillar 2 Guidance bucket
EU stress tests: market risk cuts 107bp off average bank’s CET1
SocGen, Deutsche and UniCredit the hardest hit among EU systemic banks
CRR II pulls Crédit Agricole’s leverage ratio both ways
New capital requirements offset by ECB exposure relief
Natixis buyout cost BPCE 70bp of CET1 ratio in Q2
Cash cost of offer for main subsidiary offset partly by increase in shareholder equity