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EU G-Sibs cut $14 billion in op risk
Banco Santander posted the largest decline – at 7% – with op RWAs falling to $70 billion
Four in 10 big banks fail Fed’s supervisory expectations
42.5% of largest banks branded less-than-satisfactory by RFI ratings
Goldman, Wells cut operational risk
The two firms reduce op RWAs by combined $15 billion in third quarter
Societe Generale gobbles up liquid assets
French bank increases HQLA by €12 billion in third quarter
UniCredit retreats from capital target as bond run bites
Italian bank swallows 39bp capital hit in third quarter; 9bp through BTP moves
ABN Amro’s impairment charges drop €28 million
Impairment charges were down 21% to €106 million over the three months to end-September
Santander loan-loss reserves eat into profits
Group-wide provisions pushed higher by the bank's US unit, which saw loan-loss reserves leap 44% to €649m over the quarter
Loan losses bedevil Lloyds in EU stress tests
UK bank saw largest CET1 decline due to asset impairment of EU-wide sample
Capital sharing caps hit over half of EU stress test banks
Capital conservation measure saves 25 banks €52 billion over stress-test period
Intesa Sanpaolo continues battle against bad loans
The ratio of NPLs to total exposures dropped to 4.5% at end-September
Accounting change dents Aussie bank earnings
Four largest Australian lenders lose about $2bn in earnings on the switch to new accounting standard AASB 9
Big EU banks lost €22bn capital on IFRS 9 switch
Italian banks saw the largest capital depletion, losing €9 billion (8.9%) of CET1 capital on the transition
German banks biggest losers in EBA stress tests
Eight German lenders projected to shed €41 billion in CET1 capital under adverse scenario
Deutsche, Barclays breach leverage ratios in EBA stress tests
Five banks fall below 3% regulatory minimum level
JP Morgan slashes UK exposures ahead of Brexit
Derivatives and securities exposures halved since June 2016
Danske money laundering scandal leads to capital add-ons
The add-ons pushed Danske’s management to revise its target CET1 capital ratio higher
Stronger loans buttress ANZ profits, suppress RWAs
Gross impaired assets fall A$400 million year to year
HQLA savings may hit $52bn for big three US regionals
US Bancorp could slash HQLAs by $24 billion if ratio is set at 70% for Category IIIs
Credit Suisse drains HQLA as business migration risk ebbs
Total HQLA fell Sfr13.5 billion to Sfr188 billion in Q3
StanChart slashes $6.6 billion of RWAs
Two-thirds of reduction achieved through RWA efficiencies
UK banks gain capital edge through IFRS 9 transitionals
Four big lenders claim £3 billion CRR-mandated relief
Rate rises, structural reforms transforming swaps market – BIS
Interest rate derivatives notionals up 13% in first half of 2018, but values collapse 12%
BBVA cuts €2 billion of toxic assets
The bank’s NPL ratio fell to 4.1% at end-September
BNP Paribas bolsters capital ratio on First Hawaiian sale
CET1 capital increases €516 million in third quarter