Leverage ratio
How window-dressing distorts US repo markets
Banks crush their repo balances periodically to massage systemic indicators, with far-reaching consequences for borrowing rates
No quick fix for Treasury issuance surge – fixed income experts
Market’s ability to absorb additional $3.4trn of notes is keeping senior regulator “up at night”
SFT exposures surge at EU banks
Jump in repo and securities lending activity across 31 European dealers elevated total exposures to €802bn in H1
Nykredit’s climate-sensitive exposures jump to Dkr67bn in H1
Conservative methodology and Spar Nord acquisition triple bank’s climate risk
Foreign banks see steeper CET1 declines in US and EU stress tests
Strong starting capital buffers at overseas subsidiaries eroded by outsized hits
Fed’s new leverage ratio: the horse that never left the gate
Most of the biggest dealers aren’t leverage constrained now, and experts are sceptical that banks will use the extra capacity for Treasuries
LBBW breaches leverage floor in EBA stress test
Adverse scenario would erode €229bn in CET1 capital across 64 banks
PNC’s Demchak – SLR reform all about hedge fund capacity
Chief executive says proposals mainly designed to allow hedge funds to buy growing US Treasuries stockpile
Citi leads US banks in lowballing capital hit in stress test
Morgan Stanley and Wells Fargo internal projections also show more capital resilience than Fed’s calculations
Morgan Stanley, Goldman to benefit most from TLAC and LTD reform
Fed’s eSLR overhaul slashes requirements for large US banks, ushering in lighter capital demands
US G-Sibs set to reclaim $6.6trn in leverage room under eSLR reform
Replacement of fixed 2% buffer with variable add-on could cut requirements by up to 150bp
US Basel III delay to 2026 seen as almost inevitable
Reprioritisation and leadership changes cast doubts on timing of new proposals
Leverage ratio reform: the good, the bad and the Treasury
A simple cut would be less likely to stoke interest rate risk than exempting US government bonds
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Energy Risk Awards 2025: Risk management firm on a mission to capture its expertise in technology for firms to use independently
US Basel equivalence questioned as EU patience wears thin
MEPs say unfaithful US implementation of Basel III could trigger review of third-country capital treatment
Australian banks’ leverage exposures surge to new highs
ANZ leads pack as leverage ratios slide
Fed’s Bowman to ‘prioritise’ SLR exemption for US Treasuries
Reinstating Covid-era relief is a ‘no brainer’, dealers say, as bond markets reel from tariff chaos
No need for repo clearing ‘cannon’ in Europe, says industry
Observers question rationale for a clearing mandate, calling for clearer incentives
SLR relief for Treasuries would lift median banks’ ratio by 57bp
Charles Schwab and Goldman Sachs set for biggest boost if Covid-era relief returns
Gilt repo clearing mandate on Bank of England’s radar
Sources say regulator mulling benefits of US-inspired regime, but is non-committal
Norinchukin’s repo retreat brings SFT exposures to four-year low
Japanese bank slashes gross SFT assets 54% in Q4, accelerating pullback from repo market to bolster capital