Bank for International Settlements (BIS)
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Capital build at European banks at odds with profitability
European firms account for 47% of large banks' capital raises, but just 22% of profits
Lenders favour eurozone non-bank borrowers
Cross-border claims on the euro area grow for the first time since Q2 2016
Cross-border euro lending rebounds in Q3
Intra-euro area cross-border claims accounted for 40% of the annual increase
Overseas lenders back eurozone, shun UK and US
Cross-border loans to eurozone increase $93 billion in third quarter of 2018
BIS slams Nasdaq Clearing for risk management failures
Clearing member says it is giving notice to quit bourse, citing concerns over concentration of risk on venue
Interest rate ETD volumes tick up in Q3
Longer-dated contracts push total open interest higher
Basel and Fed G-Sib methods pose dual test to US banks
Different emphasis of rival frameworks could frustrate bank efforts to reduce systemic risk
Leverage ratio unpopular among non-Basel countries
Few jurisdictions use measure to backstop risk-based capital frameworks
Global banks shrink systemic footprint
The big banks trimmed total leverage exposure by €2.9 trillion (4%) in 2017
Rate rises, structural reforms transforming swaps market – BIS
Interest rate derivatives notionals up 13% in first half of 2018, but values collapse 12%
Basel Committee names and shames regulatory laggards
Mexico, China, and US yet to implement key rule changes
Cross-border loans to the US dip in Q2
Coss-border borrowings expressed as a percentage of the region’s GDP fell from 15.3% to 14.3%
Global bank equity dips $230 billion in Q2
UK banks post the largest dollar declines
Cross-border loans to eurozone show signs of life
The increase seen in Q1 2018 interrupted a downward trend that began at the start of 2016
Interest rate ETD open interest drops in Q2
Open interest in options and futures contracts combined dropped 12%
Global bank equity levels returned to growth in Q1
Bank equity level increased by $87 billion in the first quarter
US banks more cramped by stress tests than global peers
Five out of six US dealers adjust capital based on stress scenarios
FSB launches crypto asset monitoring framework
Metrics will focus on the financial stability risk of crypto market
Ice single-name clearing surge defies market trend
Ice Clear Credit open interest grows 31%
BIS renews claims of capital 'gaming'
Modelled capital requirements for identical portfolios can differ by up to 4%, study shows
Basel III ratios bolster bank resilience – BIS
Analysis shows regulatory minimums protect banks from distress
BIS calls for ‘redrawing of regulatory boundaries’ around crypto
Regulation will have to adapt to “new reality”, says BIS, suggesting new ways the underlying technology could improve financial efficiency