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HSBC’s Elhedery: banks must protect whistleblowers
Corporate culture must respect and reward complainants; compensation could help, says markets chief
IFRS 9 capital relief saves Lloyds £768m
Phase-in measures ameliorate CET1 hit of higher loan-loss provisions
People moves: new global co-heads at Citi, Tran takes Asia-Pacific role at Crédit Agricole, RBC Capital Markets hires in sales, and more
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HK-China blockchain link tipped to boost trade finance
HSBC, StanChart and Bank of China welcome Hong Kong and China trade finance tie-up
Asia moves: HSBC hires Singapore liquidity chief, StanChart picks Asean head, and more
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Hong Kong turmoil pushes HSBC’s credit loss charge higher
Third quarter expected credit loss charge was 62% higher than in Q2
People moves: ING fills two top roles, RBS confirms Rose as CEO, and more
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HSBC leads foreign banks in fed fund and repo borrowings
Large intermediate holding company money market borrowings equivalent to 15.9% of total assets
Asia moves: Credit Suisse appoints equity research head, Natixis makes string of hires, and more
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€STR swap trading gets under way
HSBC and JP Morgan strike first swap linked to the new euro short-term rate
Top UK banks cut CVA charges by 9% in Q2
Standard Chartered is only outlier among big five to see capital requirement rise
Among G-Sibs, Japanese and US banks see LCRs improve most
US systemic banks’ liquidity coverage still lags behind other G-Sibs
Higher retained earnings boost Barclays, Lloyds and RBS capital
Barclays and RBS legally transferred share premium account balances to retained earnings over last two years
Deploying agile analytics in the fight against fraud
Financial firms are under pressure to tackle the widespread problem of financial fraud. As the speed, scale and sophistication of fraudulent activity grows, a panel of financial crime experts reveal how firms can develop an agile analytics capability to…
Fed fund and repo borrowings top $1trn at big banks in Q2
JP Morgan had 16.8% of total outstanding borrowings of the largest banks at end-June
Tradeweb reveals package trading for swaps and bonds
New tool offers pricing and trading of sterling swap-bond combo
UK bank LCRs drifted lower in Q2
HSBC saw group-level LCR decline as it reorganised its capital stack
Over two years, UK G-Sibs levered up in contrast to EU peers
But UK CRR leverage ratios still higher than eurozone rivals
Credit risk grows share of big EU banks’ RWAs
Deutsche Bank leads the field, with credit RWAs increasing share of total by 294bp year-on-year
Risk density of US systemic banks trumps that of EU peers
Ratio of RWAs to leverage exposures averages 44.7% at US G-Sibs
People moves: Deutsche hires new treasury unit head; markets role for Barclays’ Pecot; Penney leaves HSBC, and more
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Global banks fear Hong Kong frontrunning FRTB
Local subsidiaries of EU and US banks may be forced to adopt models before their parents
Asia moves: Barclays picks Pecot as markets head, new Australia CEO for Credit Suisse, and more
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UK leverage ratios edge lower as regulatory minimums climb
Additional leverage buffers raise minimum required ratios well above 3.25% floor