JP Morgan
Top US banks released $18.5bn of credit reserves in 2021
JP Morgan reversed over $6bn of PCLs, the most of the group
Led by BofA, US banks doubled distributions in 2021
Stock buybacks and dividends hit $117.7 billion last year
Op risk data: Mouldy money makes big stink for NatWest
Also: Santander plays Santa; JPM in messaging mayhem; ‘Sterling Lads’ cost HSBC a couple of bricks. Data by ORX News
Top custody banks add record $12.7tn assets in 2021
Assets under custody and administration hit an all-time high as the Basel Committee continues its G-Sib framework review
JP Morgan testing deep hedging of exotics
Neural network trained to hedge complex options using simulated data expected to go live this year
Top 10 op risk losses for 2021 hog $15bn total
Despite more fraud and crypto crime, firms’ op risk losses fall in number and in volume. Data by ORX News
People moves: Ice rings changes, new CFTC appointees, and more
Latest job changes across the industry
Review of 2021: Default, revolt, reform
Archegos, GameStop, the last days of Libor – markets just about coped in a bleak and disorderly year
Mizuho’s F&O clearing unit boosts client margin by $1.05bn
In contrast, Morgan Stanley reports largest drop over same period
JP Morgan flies into top FX options spot
Counterparty Radar: Renminbi/US dollar trades also keep Morgan Stanley IM in front
Client margin up 7% at Bank of America’s swaps unit
Aggregate required client margin across all FCMs at highest point since second quarter of 2020
SMFG reports highest power sector emissions intensity
Across all systemic banks, only eight dealers disclose their GHG emissions for this field
Dealers look to cut SDP prices amid platform fee battle
JP Morgan offers different pricing for single and multi-dealer venues; Barclays mulls same approach
People moves: Barclays switches CEO in post-Staley refresh, and more
Latest job changes across the industry
TLAC buffers up at all but three systemic US banks
BNY Mellon, Citi and Wells Fargo saw their headroom shrink from a year ago
Risks building at Goldman and Wells Fargo
RWA density edged higher at two dealers in the third quarter
Systemic risk: Fed methodology out of sync with Basel’s
Different inputs and calculator formulae pose dual test to US banks
JP Morgan, Goldman lead US banks in cutting VAR-based charges
On aggregate, requirements connected to commodity positions fell the most, down 28% from end-June
Bank-run fund derivatives platforms hit records
JP Morgan’s Nexus has seen balances double, while AUM on UBS’s Neo have tripled
Morgan Stanley cleared swaps jump 9% in Q3
Latest quarterly increase, alongside that of Bank of America and State Street, bucks the trend across top US banks
JP Morgan returns to HK warrants hit by China sanctions
US bank faces battle to rebuild client base on sanctioned securities, issuers say
HSBC leads systemic banks in cutting derivatives exposures
On aggregate, the top 30 banks shrunk notionals by 7% year on year
Substitutability cap spares JP Morgan higher capital add-on
Three other US banks – BNY Mellon, Citi and State Street – also hit the cap in this year’s G-Sib assessment
JPM, BNP Paribas and Goldman hit with higher capital surcharges
Banks slapped with extra 50 basis points of capital add-on