Supplementary leverage ratio (SLR)
Inside the week that shook the US Treasury market
Rates traders on the “scary” moves that almost broke the world’s safest and most liquid investment
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
Hedge funds flock to US swap spreads on SLR easing talk
‘Trade of the year’ sees investors position for shrinking negative basis as Treasuries predicted to outperform swaps
Endgame manoeuvre: US banks put SLR reform back in spotlight
Plan to ease Basel III brings renewed focus to impact of leverage ratio on US Treasury market
US G-Sibs’ SLR exposures top record for second consecutive quarter
Aggregate leverage exposures up $455 billion in H1
For US Treasury troubles, treat the cause not the symptom
Regulatory alarm about hidden risk in the Treasury futures market misses the point, fund association execs write
American Express set to become category III bank
Payment card lender to be subject to stricter capital, liquidity and prudential requirements from next quarter
US banks’ stress test accuracy worsens in DFAST 2024
Gap between Fed’s and large dealers’ projections widens to six-year high
DB USA’s stress test estimate deviates from Fed’s by record amount
US unit of German bank underestimated capital and leverage hit in latest DFAST
DFAST 2024: IHCs outperform US banks despite steeper CET1 ratio decline
US subsidiaries of Deutsche Bank, UBS and RBC lead intermediate holding companies in biggest capital requirement drops
HSBC North America breached leverage ratio minimum in latest DFAST
Ratio of UK bank’s US subsidiary ended stress test 20 basis points below regulatory threshold
US Treasury official calls for SLR relief during market stress
Under Secretary Liang also urges scrutiny of “artificial incentives” for Treasury futures in 40-Act rules
Five US banks hit record leverage exposures
Ballooning balance sheets leave Goldman, Morgan Stanley with razor-thin SLR buffers
AmEx expansion puts it on track for tougher prudential standards
Lender is within spitting distance of category III designation, which would attract stricter capital and liquidity requirements
US dealers’ leverage adequacy hits two-year high on repo compression
Lower repo exposures freed up capacity for derivatives and off-balance sheet items in third quarter
Citi’s stress-test estimates out of sync with Fed’s
Bank lowballed capital hit in DFAST 2023 more than any other US systemic lender
First Citizens closer to tighter rules after SVB deal
With assets more than doubling to $219bn, acquisitive bank flirts with category III designation
Grim repo warning spotlights BNP Paribas booking model
Federal regulators may be targeting French bank’s Paris-based book of US Treasuries
No clear gain: banks question SEC’s Treasuries clearing plan
US Treasuries dealers say clearing won’t help post-Covid illiquidity – and could harm it
Fed governor questions Barr’s regulatory agenda
Republican governor Bowman delivers “shot across the bow” to new vice-chair
BNY Mellon, Schwab would benefit most from SLR relief
A repeat of the pandemic carve-out would boost average ratio across US banks by 45bp