Funding
EU banks’ liquidity buffers weathered Covid turmoil
Central bank cash reserves edge up across EU lenders
At height of Covid crisis, eurozone MMFs scrambled for cash
MMFs hold the bulk of eurozone banks’ commercial paper
Non-operational deposits flooded US G-Sibs in Q1
JP Morgan also sees a big jump in its maturity mismatch add-on
US bank liquidity ratios eroded in Q1
Net cash outflows and HQLA spike to record levels
Deutsche Bank liquidity buffer shrinks €17bn
Clients’ clamour for cash forces bank to monetise liquidity pool
FVA losses back in spotlight after coronavirus stress
Three US banks suffer combined loss of almost $2bn after rates and funding double whammy
El-Erian on Covid-19 policy risks and central bank capture
Former Pimco chief says Fed has gone too far, market function rules needed and chance opens for shared policy load
JP Morgan takes $951m XVA hit
Funding spread widening blamed for majority of Q1 hit
CCPs built up liquidity buffers heading into 2020
LCH SA grew qualifying liquid resources 49% year on year
Fed action fails to dampen spreads for riskier credits
Borrowing costs for some issuers are still two to three times the historical average
Dollar funding squeeze eases after March madness
Fed action helps restore equilibrium, leaving fears of quarter-end crunch unfounded
FX swap users hope to avoid month-end crunch
Blowout in spreads prompted SSGA and other managers to limit need for hedges today
Deutsche Bank cut liquidity buffer in 2019
Cash balance dropped €49 billion last year
Japan banks seize on US dollar funding
Daily facilities drawn upon extensively this week
Banks rush to tap new dollar liquidity facilities
ECB saw strongest demand: $75.8 billion out of the new 12-week programme
Oil price shock triggers big margin calls
Banks and exchanges worked through weekend in anticipation of oil collapse
ICAAP/ILAAP – Unlocking business value from capital and liquidity assessment
Regulators consider banks’ internal capital adequacy and assessment process (ICAAP) and internal liquidity adequacy assessment process (ILAAP) important tools in managing risk. The European Central Bank’s (ECB’s) updated guidance – which came into effect…
Libor limbo: loan market fallback language upends lenders
Banks seek to replace painful fallback language in loan docs and avoid a cost-of-funds contingency
Cross-border loans to shadow banks top $7trn
Overseas lending to non-bank financial institutions expands 17% in Q3
Ties between banks and non-banks at pre-crisis levels – FSB
Other financial intermediaries grow share of total financial assets to 30.5% in 2017
Squeezed or saved? Market divided over year-end repo stress
Fears of a cash-crunch hang heavy despite Fed’s repo giveaway and move to term funding
Initial margin – A regulatory bottleneck
With the recent announcement of an extended preparation period for those smaller entities needing to post initial margin under the uncleared margin rules, the new timetable could cause a bottleneck for firms busy repapering derivatives contracts linked…
Will uncleared margin rules change the FX landscape?
As the next phases of uncleared margin rules come into force, there will be an economic driver for more clearing of FX. By Phil Hermon, Executive Director of FX Products at CME Group
How pre-trade IM calculation can optimise and reduce collateral drag
With firms under pressure to make their systems compliant with uncleared margin rules (UMR), the increase in margin requirements has put further strain on the availability of high-quality liquid assets. Mohit Gupta, senior product specialist at Cassini…