Risk Quantum/Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS)
Internal model revamp adds €3.2bn to Commerz’s CCR RWAs in Q2
IMM update drove most of 37.8% increase in total CCR RWAs
Crédit Agricole grew OTC derivatives notionals 17% in 2020
Bank pulls ahead of SocGen as third-largest European derivatives bank but risks incurring a higher G-Sib score
Securities market frenzy drives up mid-sized European banks' systemic risk
Nordea’s underwriting activity jumped by almost 7,000% in 2020
Systemic indicators surged at European banks in 2020
Values used for 10 of 12 systemic risk indicators climb year-on-year
ECB sees slim gains, larger losses if EU tweaks Basel III
Staff paper says using parallel stack output floor would push up funding costs longer-term
Custody banks add $6.5 trillion assets
BNY Mellon extended its lead over State Street and JP Morgan in the second quarter
At Citi, Goldman larger OTC swaps books drive up systemic risk scores
Increase in trading and available-for-sale securities bump systemic risk scores higher at BofA and JPM
Core systemic indicators at HSBC blinked higher in 2020
Underwriting indicator increased over 30%
SA-CCR more a burden to Credit Suisse than UBS in 2020
At Credit Suisse, SA-CCR RWAs increased 134%
CVA charges concentrated among top banks in Europe
Crédit Agricole, Deutsche Bank, Barclays, Commerzbank and Societe Generale account for 31% of total CVA across 135 banks
EU changes to Basel III would soften capital blow
“Parallel stacks” approach would reduce capital shortfall by 70%
Output floor to drive Basel III capital increase at EU banks
About 40% of total Tier 1 capital surge due to limits on modelled RWAs