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US systemic banks’ use of STWF hits record high
BofA, Citi, Goldman and JP Morgan hit new peaks
Trading and AFS securities hit record high at US G-Sibs
Rebounding fair values and appetite for trading inflate indicator used in annual G-Sib assessment
FX automation plans focus on predictive analytics – panel
Panellists suggest banks could explore AI tools for foreign exchange pricing
People: Barclays’ macro trade reshuffle, UBS board moves, and more
Latest job changes across the industry
Continued decline of the one-stop shop
Dealer Rankings 2024: Only two banks make the top 10 across all rankings tables – others have focused on vertical dominance
Often fluid. Not always liquid
Dealer Rankings 2024: On the buy side and the sell side, the make-up and depth of OTC mini-markets can change rapidly
Record number of US banks turned to riskless assets in Q1
Western Alliance leads pack with doubling of exposures in 0% bucket
The squeezing middle: data shows Europeans taking on US foes
Dealer Rankings 2024: Barclays, BNP Paribas and Deutsche grab bigger share of the pie
Citi tops second edition of Risk’s Dealer Rankings
Dealer Rankings 2024: Data shows five big US dealers still lead, but with Europeans closing in
MassMutual adds to mammoth interest rate swaps book
Counterparty Radar: Firm was responsible for 28% of US life insurers’ notional aggregate in Q4 2023
DVAs inflate US banks’ liabilities by $4.9bn
Credit spread retrenchment since last year’s crisis comes with flipside of larger structured-product liabilities
BNY Mellon dips below Collins floor after surge in standardised RWAs
All nine US banks using internal models now bound by regulator-set approach
Citi halves swaptions book with US retail funds
Counterparty Radar: Mutual funds and ETFs cut exposures by 22% in Q4
People: Isda taps four new directors, O’Callaghan joins CA, Berlinski quits Goldman, and more
Latest job changes across the industry
US banks’ non-core funding dependence ratio jumped in 2023
BHCs’ aggregate figure almost doubled to post-pandemic high last year
BlackRock’s interest rate swaps notional climbs 20%
Counterparty Radar: US retail funds continued to add to their positions in Q4
US systemic banks increase reliance on short-term funding in 2023
Contentious STWF metric weighs heavily on Morgan Stanley and Goldman G-Sib scores
US banks’ IRRBB transparency: one step forward, two steps back
A year on from the 2023 crisis, more lenders monitor EVE sensitivity, but full Basel-like disclosures remain the exception
Slicing algos blamed for market impact on dark venues
Fragmented markets contribute to sixfold jump in possible price moves
BofA, Citi, JPM slash $18trn of derivatives in latest window dressing effort
Systemic indicator reduction in Q4 keeps lid on trio’s capital surcharges
Six US G-Sibs face higher surcharges under Fed’s proposals
Goldman and BNY Mellon only top banks to escape increase, analysis shows
Goldman faces higher 3.5% G-Sib surcharge in 2026
50bp step up in capital add-on looms after dealer’s systemic footprint rose to a record high in 2023
JP Morgan leads US banks’ FX trading revenues
Only two dealers saw revenue growth through 2023 as Goldman Sachs reports 75% drop
US FCMs far apart on target residual interest levels
Dealers diverge widely in how much capital they deem necessary to cover customer fund shortfalls