Systemic risk
American Express set to become category III bank
Payment card lender to be subject to stricter capital, liquidity and prudential requirements from next quarter
One-tenth of US banks exceed CRE concentration thresholds
US supervisors face operational challenge with constellation of 536 lenders above risk benchmarks at end-2023
US banks’ non-core funding dependence ratio jumped in 2023
BHCs’ aggregate figure almost doubled to post-pandemic high last year
Smaller US banks hold over half of CRE loans
Lenders under $50bn in assets reported record $1.7 trillion of exposures at end-2023
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Capital One puts OCC’s tough stance on mergers to the test
Proposed Discover deal should be approved but will go under the microscope, ex-regulators say
BofA, Citi, JPM slash $18trn of derivatives in latest window dressing effort
Systemic indicator reduction in Q4 keeps lid on trio’s capital surcharges
EU index managers face funding risks as US moves to T+1
Rotations from European to US assets will need prefunding due to slower EU settlement
Six US G-Sibs face higher surcharges under Fed’s proposals
Goldman and BNY Mellon only top banks to escape increase, analysis shows
Goldman faces higher 3.5% G-Sib surcharge in 2026
50bp step up in capital add-on looms after dealer’s systemic footprint rose to a record high in 2023
US dealers slam capital hit on clearing for unreal CVA risk
Fed would diverge from Basel standards by imposing CVA capital on client-cleared trades
Fears of runaway risk on offshore reinsurance
Life insurers catch the eye of UK regulator for pension buyout financing trick
Shock EU expansion of clearing mandate may hook more funds
Last-minute change to Emir 3.0 would include cleared contracts in threshold calculation
Taming the systemic risk Hydra: 10 years of mandatory clearing
Regulators, clearers and market participants reflect on a decade of the clearing requirement
Council of the EU resists centralised clearing house supervision
Esma wants more powers, but member states will only agree to provide it with more information
Basel III endgame expected to push PNC’s RWAs up 3%
Forecast from US regional much tamer than increases expected by advanced-approach banks
Former NY Fed chief calls for overhaul of discount window
Dudley’s proposed changes include prepositioning collateral, cutting costs of secondary credit facility
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
Goldman, Barclays, MUFG reap largest G-Sib score cuts
Compressions driven by reductions in complexity and cross-border activity
Climate capital in the balance as EBA rejects green risk weights
European regulator suggests climate change must be factored into existing risk categories
G-Sibs’ risk score heatmap shows signs of shakeup
Most systemic lenders’ scores remain driven by cross-jurisdictional activity, but other categories increase in heft