Morgan Stanley
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At US G-Sibs, capital buffers have thinned since 2016
Median G-Sib buffer stands at 3.1% and minimum requirement 9.5%
Wells Fargo, BNY Mellon, State Street build repo exposures in Q2
Wells Fargo increases gross repo assets by 12.4% in three months to end-June
Equity derivatives surge at US G-Sibs
Gross notionals have increased 8.9% year-on-year
BAML leads US G-Sibs on swaps exposures to hedge funds
Bank has seen net current credit exposures to hedge funds rise 231% in three years
US G-Sibs grow and multiply ties with other banks
Big eight banks grow by 1.5% in aggregate in Q2
Six US banks grow systemic footprints
BAML and Citi climb into higher G-Sib surcharge buckets
Issues of unsecured debt, CDs pick up steam at US G-Sibs
Senior unsecured debt amounts outstanding climb 31% on Q4 2014; CDs 45.5%
First-half trading revenues at US G-Sibs increase by a third year-on-year
Income from interest rate exposures more than tripled on H1 2018, while equity revenues increased 17%
Cleared swaps surge $6.6trn at US G-Sibs in Q2
Cleared swaps accounted for 54% of G-Sib notionals in Q2
Europe’s regulators grope for value of software
In the US, the cost of software is not taken out of capital. Europe is fumbling for something similar
At US G-Sibs, swap payments make up $178bn of LCR outflows
All bar one G-Sib see net derivatives cash outflows increase year-on-year
Liquidity coverage at US G-Sibs worsens in Q2
HQLA rose $18bn while projected net cash outflows jumped $29bn
State Street, Goldman push VAR limits the most
Average of largest trading losses-to-VAR at State Street above 90% over past 12 months
At US G-Sibs, market RWAs fall $18bn in Q2
Fall in VAR-based measures of risk behind the decrease
State Street had most losing trading days since 2015 in Q2
Systemic US banks rack up 220 losing days in second quarter
US G-Sibs’ TLAC buffers vary
Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs have eligible TLAC equal to 50.8% and 44.7% of RWAs, respectively
Citi’s swaps clearing unit boosts client margin by $2bn
The largest FCM accounts for 27.1% of all required client margin
To be resolved: inside banks’ ‘living wills’
Non-bank units and service providers make up large share of groups’ critical functions
Global banks grapple with China joint ventures
Offshore lenders weigh raising stakes in local securities houses despite tight margins
‘Living wills’ show some G-Sibs will be simpler to resolve
Four big banks reported fewer wind-up entities in 2019 resolution plans compared with 2017
Post-CCAR share buybacks up 30% for US G-Sibs
Dividend up 18% on average following latest stress test cycle
Morgan Stanley’s RWAs skip higher as lending grows
Loans in the institutional securities and wealth management units rose 3% and 4% quarter-on-quarter
Hong Kong warrants: this time it’s different
With their rise in popularity, warrant issuers must be on their guard at all times