Capital buffer
Morgan Stanley FCM capital surges to record $26.7 billion
July’s $6 billion increase is largest in firm’s history, despite lower capital requirements
BoE’s leverage ratio rejig to hit HSBC and StanChart
Proposed changes aim to rebalance scales in favour of domestic lending
Asian banks may need to step up Hormuz-related credit provisions
Regional banks were slow to respond in the first quarter, but the crisis isn’t going away quickly
DFAST 2026: SCB freeze denies 16 banks capital relief
Lower DFAST depletion would have cut buffers for many, but First Citizens avoids higher SCB
Six banks fall short of full DFAST buffers
DB USA and HSBC North America post largest all-in CET1 shortfalls, while new entrant First Citizens also misses
UBS set for highest G-Sib CET1 minimum under Swiss proposal
Effective CET1 minimum would clear 13% on foreign-participant deduction
Surcharge of the light-touch brigade
US reform of G-Sib surcharge goes well beyond simple update
Spanish banks brace for €5bn capital hike as CCyB doubles
Countercyclical buffer lifts requirements by €2.5bn in Q4, with further rises to come in 2026
Basel III endgame: overall relief hides winners and losers
G-Sibs gain from surcharge reform while AOCI hits regional banks
JPM gripes over Fed G-Sib surcharges tweak
Disentangling RWAs from STWF indicator would dampen surcharge relief under endgame proposal
FCM capital requirements surge to record highs
Buffers over minimums fall to decade lows as requirements outpace capital
AOCI reinclusion would strip $49.5bn from US bank capital
Schwab, Ally and Fifth Third face largest CET1 hits under Fed Basel III endgame proposal
US banks tread carefully after record stress buffer cuts
Lower SCBs take effect, but capital deployment remains restrained
Banks hold 73% of liquidity buffer in cash and Level 1 assets, on average
Largest lenders hold highest share of central bank reserves in buffer, latest analysis shows
ECB bank supervisors want top-down stress test that bites
Proposal would simplify capital structure with something similar to US stress capital buffer
JP Morgan attracts bigger add-on from Fed’s G-Sib scoring
Methodological divergence with Basel Committee results in double the surcharge
FCM capital buffers drop below pandemic nadir
HSBC Securities, RBC Capital Markets set record lows for surplus over requirements
Has the Collins Amendment reached its endgame?
Scott Bessent wants to end the dual capital stack. How that would work in practice remains unclear
Basel III adoption gap widens as Turkey and India stall
With just a third of jurisdictions fully compliant, progress on the post-crisis banking reforms remains uneven worldwide
Changes to Fed’s G-Sib surcharge imminent, says Bowman
Stress test consultation will come first, eSLR will follow, Basel III endgame will take longer
BNP Paribas poised for fresh G-Sib score cut via intra-EU waiver
Carve-out facing US pushback compressed bank’s cross-border footprint 51% in 2024