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Top banks’ US Treasury holdings up 26% in 2019
Fair value gains follow plummeting yields on government paper
Fewer losing trading days at top US banks in 2019
State Street posted most losing days in 2019, with 146
Capital buffers edge lower at systemic US banks in 2019
CET1 excess above institution-specific amounts slid 228bp at median G-Sib
Systemic US banks shed $70bn of repo exposure in Q4
Goldman Sachs lowered repo exposures 13% quarter-on-quarter
Morgan Stanley FX loss leaves ill-feeling, questions in wake
Options traders saw odd quotes by US bank months before losses were publicised
FCMs’ required client margin up 29% in 2019
Citi still far and away the largest FCM
BNP leads a comeback for Europe’s clearers
Brexit, leverage ratio tweaks and concentration fears could help European banks compete with US FCMs
On share buybacks, BofA leads US banks with $28bn splurge
In total, US G-Sibs spend 28% more on own shares in 2019 than previous year
Morgan Stanley unruffled by VAR model update
Quiet last quarter of 2019 saw average VAR down to $38 million
People moves: NatWest Markets in senior shake-up, and more
Latest job changes across the industry
Trading’s share of EU bank income shrinks in Q3
French banks boasted highest share of income from trading, at 24%
Loosening ties, pt 2: how US G-Sibs cut intra-system liabilities
Citi and Goldman expelled huge amounts of deposits in Q4 2017
How US G-Sibs shrink down at year-end
Derivatives exposure reductions make up bulk of year-end savings
Loosening ties, pt 1: how US G-Sibs cut intra-system assets
Goldman Sachs reduced links with other financial firms the most in Q4 2018
G-Sibs in US grow leverage exposures faster than EU rivals
HSBC saw exposures fall 2.81% in Q3
Big US banks cut OTC notionals by $10trn in Q3
Cleared notionals made up 54% of aggregate total notionals outstanding
People moves: CRO Landy takes helm at Brevan, SocGen names new Asia chief, Murray out at Bridgewater, and more
Latest job changes across the industry
RWA density drops at Goldman Sachs
Bank built up stocks of risk-free assets in third quarter
Goldman leads US banks on trading VAR, but not on revenue
NY-based dealer makes $9.1bn trading revenue year-to-date to JP Morgan’s $18.7bn
Over five years, swaps plummet, options climb at US banks
Swap notionals down $45 trillion since Q2 2014
JP Morgan usurps Deutsche as world’s largest derivatives bank
US bank increased notionals 5.9% in year to end-2018
Innovation in execution: Morgan Stanley
Risk Awards 2020: Odd-lot bot handles almost half of bank’s credit trades
First all-RFR cross-currency swap traded
Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley strike landmark €STR v SOFR trade
At US G-Sibs, 30-day funding still in vogue
Short-term funding is secured by higher-quality collateral than two years ago