Citi
Top 10 op risks 2021: regulatory risk
Big dip in fines belies lingering fears over Covid loan mis-selling and sanctions risk
Top US banks saw liquid assets grow over $500bn in 2020
JP Morgan saw HQLAs increase 28% year on year
Top US banks’ market risk charges surged in 2020
Citi ended year with highest charge of the G-Sibs, at almost $9 billion
CFTC urged to take lead on CCP margin models
Advisory committee unable to agree steps on margin period of risk, model transparency
Repo exposures fell at BofA, surged at JP Morgan in Q4
Bank of America’s SLR improved to 7.2% by end-December
Profit-making trading days at systemic US banks soared in 2020
Citi had the most winning days of the G-Sibs in 2020, with 170
Banks boot up next-gen FX hedging bots
Automated FX hedging can save money and time, proponents argue. But corporates have qualms
Derivatives house of the year: Citi
Risk Awards 2021: digital bets and customer-centric model paid off during pandemic
Equity derivatives house of the year: Citi
Risk Awards 2021: US bank vaults into the top-tier, with some help from Garry Kasparov
Interest rate derivatives house of the year: Citi
Risk Awards 2021: pre-spring cleaning allowed Citi to meet client needs when Covid hit markets
At US G-Sibs, modelled RWAs outpaced standardised in 2020
Ratio of advanced approaches RWAs to regulator-set measure declined in the wake of the Covid recession
Systemic US banks drew down credit reserves in Q4
JP Morgan released $1.9 billion back into income alone
Bloomberg, IHS Markit join race for SOFR credit add-on
BSBY index seen as ‘easy option’ add-on for regulator-preferred RFR; Markit preps for Q2 launch
Haitong set for warrants wins as China sanctions hit US banks
China securities firm doubles HKEX warrant output as US banks pull listed products on vetoed names
People moves: new op risk head for Deutsche, NatWest loses inflation execs, and more
Latest job changes across the industry
Jumbo Goldman 1MDB fine upends 2020 trend to lower losses
Financial fraud and fat fingers loom large, but annual top 10 op risk losses still show fewer fails. Data by ORX News
Citi releases $2bn from loan-loss reserves as macro outlook brightens
Total allowances for loan losses are 95% larger than at end-2019
Asia moves: HSBC appoints Apac CIO, Crédit Agricole names regional transaction banking head, and more
Latest job news across the industry
JFSA pushes for JSCC to clear US customer trades
Discussions with CFTC over bankruptcy protections for US clients are ongoing
US G-Sibs saw off-balance-sheet exposures fall post-Covid
OBS items now make up less than 18% of total exposures
Underwriting activity of US G-Sibs topped $3 trillion in Q3
JP Morgan increased debt transactions by 41% year-on-year alone
Having cut risk, Wells Fargo may win a lower G-Sib surcharge
The San Francisco-based bank has lowered its systemic risk score through 2020
Nasdaq retail rush powers intraday momentum trade
Options and ETFs give tech index new momentum, while S&P 500 sees higher levels of mean reversion
Systemic US banks shifted assets to buy-to-hold pens in Q3
JP Morgan almost doubled its held-to-maturity portfolio last quarter