Risk Quantum/Morgan Stanley
Bank of America cleared swaps jump $6.6trn
Bank’s quarterly increase leads US G-Sibs’ $25trn rise in Q1
Wells Fargo’s off-balance-sheet exposures up $54bn
Total OBS exposures across the US largest systemically important institutions hit $3.04trn in Q1
US banks add $130bn in carve-out assets as SLR relief ends
JP Morgan led the top US banks in increasing their stock of US Treasuries and excess reserves
JPM records highest number of profit-making days in six years
In aggregate, US G-Sibs racked up 355 profit-making days over Q1
Morgan Stanley, Bank of America push VAR limits the most
Largest losses-to-VAR ratios at the two firms were the highest among the eight systemic US banks in Q1
Goldman’s market RWAs grew $14.9 billion in Q1
The increase was largely due to higher VAR and SVAR measures
RWA density rises at Citi, BNY Mellon and State Street
The eight US G-Sibs reported total assets of $14.2 trillion, up 5% quarter on quarter
Goldman’s swaps clearing unit boosts client margin by $1.2bn
The top eight FCMs accounted for 95.8% of total client required margin, down 96.4% YoY
Systemic US banks released $9.4bn of credit reserves in Q1
JP Morgan reversed $4.2 billion of provisions alone
Morgan Stanley’s VAR hit eight-year high in Q1
High risk-of-loss indicator coincides with Archegos collapse
Level 3 assets at US banks grew 13% in 2020
Citi posted an 100% increase over the year to $16.1 billion
Goldman, Morgan Stanley led US dealers on equity swaps in 2020
Overall equity derivatives notionals at Goldman hit $2.08 trillion at end-2020