Capital ratio
Standardised approach extends reach over US banks’ RWAs
Gap between standardised and advanced RWAs at its widest ever for BofA, BNY Mellon, Morgan Stanley and Wells Fargo
Fair-value losses derail payout plans at State Street, BNY
Hit to capital adequacy from available-for-sale book forces rethinks on rate sensitivity
CBA sees minimum CET1 up 225bp under Basel III
Apra’s review of the country’s capital framework leaves less wiggle room from January 2023
Regulatory straitjacket adds $7bn to Danske’s credit RWAs
Remedials to improve internal models push total RWAs up 5%
Deutsche’s op RWAs down 10% in 2021
‘Bad bank’ unwinding pushed op risk at multi-year low
All top US banks below Collins floor
None of the eight systemic banks in the country above the threshold for the first time since 2015
Led by BofA, US banks doubled distributions in 2021
Stock buybacks and dividends hit $117.7 billion last year
SA-CCR switch pushes Goldman below Collins floor
Early adoption at the end of 2021 adds $15 billion of RWAs
Wells Fargo RWAs drift apart
Standardised RWAs have increased for three consecutive quarters, putting pressure on the bank’s CET1 capital ratio
Citi bolstered CET1 ratio on eve of SA-CCR switch
Standardised RWAs dropped 5% in Q4, boosting the bank’s core ratio by 55bp
UK banks’ RWAs return to growth
Latest Bank of England data shows first increase since Q1, 2020
EU banks with thinnest buffers tap heftiest IFRS 9 capital add-backs
EBA data shows lenders whose capital benefitted most from transitional loan-loss relief also have skinniest CET1 capital ratios
PRA sets StanChart’s structural FX risk under Pillar 1 requirement
Market RWAs expected to rise $3 billion–4 billion next quarter as a result
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
ECB’s stress capital buffer still a ‘black box’ – banks
National regulators retain wide latitude to set Pillar 2 Guidance under new rules
Citi hits the Collins floor
Of the eight systemic banks in the US, Goldman Sachs remains the only one above the threshold
Insurers’ favourite credit rating becomes more expensive
US institutions face a dilemma: go up a rating and lose yield or go down a rating and increase risk
HSBC’s Asia RWAs up $22.9 billion in H1
Asia accounts for 47% of total RWAs as reallocation strategy gathers steam
SA-CCR to add up to £5bn to Lloyds’ RWAs
Further headwinds are expected to come from CRD IV implementation
Trim, SA-CCR weigh on Santander’s RWAs
Regulatory changes and model updates shave 24bp off the bank’s CET1 ratio
Nordea faces higher capital requirement following ESRB recommendation
A decision by the Finnish Financial Supervisory Authority may add 95bp to the bank’s CET1 capital ratio requirement
Banks’ DFAST performances even out
Analysis shows a more nuanced distribution of post-stress results