Capital buffer
The special one: a eurozone G-Sib waiver for BNP Paribas
Experts say French bank’s G-Sib buffer could fall to 1%, saving €3 billion in regulatory capital
Citi CRO: stress tests now vital part of bank strategy
Bank has leveraged CCAR to build culture of constant internal stress testing, says Brad Hu
Basel floor change boosts Canadian bank capital ratios
CET1 ratios improve between five and 120 basis points quarter-on-quarter at 'Big Five'
Royal Bank of Canada RWAs return to growth
Loan growth contributes to C$22 billion increase
Goldman, JP Morgan get riskier in Q1
Each bank could face an extra 50 basis points of capital add-on without remedial action
Barclays’ cleared and non-cleared OTC volumes diverge
Non-cleared notionals down 23% year-on-year
Model ban adds A$375m to Australian securitisation capital
One bank - Westpac - sees 40% jump in size of charge
Barclays trims connections to other financial firms
Intra-financial system assets and liabilities drop 19.6% and 13.5%, respectively
Credit Suisse bolsters liquidity buffers
LCR reinforced in response to choppy markets
Op risk capital: why US should adopt SMA today
No reason to delay roll-out of standardised approach, says TCH’s Greg Baer
Danske Bank targets lower capital ratio
Danish lender bought 6.8 million of its own shares for DKK 1.6 billion
Credit Suisse sheds $11bn in op risk RWAs
Regulator allowed Swiss bank to cut op risk exposure from defunct business
IFRS 9 charge fails to dent UBS capital
The accounting charge was more that offset by increased earnings, with total CET1 capital increasing by Sfr 0.5 billion
Custody surge could be precursor to capital pain
BNY and State Street assets hit new record, as Basel consider G-Sib changes
US Bancorp unfazed by Fed’s new capital buffer
Lender targets dividend payout ratio of 40%
Citi's core capital ratio drops 70 basis points
Capital returns and tax reform impacts behind decline
State Street and BNY Mellon to benefit from revised leverage ratio
Two banks in line for 1.25% reduction in minimum leverage-based capital requirements
New BoE stress test puts focus on banks critical to UK
Annual test will attempt to gauge impact of IFRS 9
Insurers say capital rule threatens long-duration products
Implied credit charges could triple under one approach being field-tested by regulators
Insurance experts downplay fears about risk margin
BoE paper’s prophesies of lower investment and thinner liquidity are too dramatic, specialists think
Stage fright: banks tackle IFRS 9 loan-loss volatility
Banks look to counter volatility of loss provisioning through careful calibration of loan buckets