NatWest Group
Barclays, unlike UK peers, saw its LCR surge in Q3
High-quality liquid assets surged 9% quarter on quarter
Covid measures burnished NatWest’s capital ratios in Q3
UK bank’s CET1 ratio benefited 100bp from IFRS 9 relief alone
UK banks took £2bn of loan-loss provisions in Q3
Barclays and HSBC increased reserves the most out of the top lenders
Which EU banks hold the most loans subject to Covid relief?
UK lender Lloyds had 13% of its loan book under payment moratoria as of June 30
Covid credit outlooks for UK banks vary
Standard Chartered and HSBC have worst downside outlooks relative to their own base cases
Barclays led UK banks in growing CDS book through Covid shock
Dealer saw credit derivatives notionals balloon £58.1 billion over the first half
Virus volatility swelled CVA charges at Barclays, NatWest in H1
PRA capital relief for market risk eased the CVA burden at some lenders
NatWest reaps benefits of PRA’s market risk relief
Suspension of capital multiplier contributes to £1.5 billion of RWA savings
Counterparty risk capital charges up 20% at top UK banks
StanChart CCR capital requirement jumps 41% over the first quarter
UK banks eye Pillar 2 savings after PRA intervention
Top lenders could free £4.4 billion of capital
New securitisation rules weigh on UK banks
HSBC sees capital charge increase 41% quarter-on-quarter
NatWest Markets’ CVA reserve swells £136m
Funding benefit and debit valuation adjustment help offset derivatives charge
UK banks put £7.6bn aside for credit losses in Q1
Impairment charges were roughly double aggregate net profits at top lenders
RBS, dividend curves and system failures
The week on Risk.net, March 28–April 3, 2020
Fed’s leverage ratio relief puts foreign banks on the back foot
European banks cannot – yet – exempt US Treasuries from their exposure measures
PRA relief to save banks up to 33% on VAR-based charges
HSBC may benefit most from easing of capital rules
RBS exits listed derivatives trading and clearing
Clients served eviction notices last week as bank moves to downsize NatWest Markets unit
Dividend freeze could save top UK banks £6.5bn
HSBC will no longer distribute a cash dividend worth $3.1bn
UK banks’ RWAs plummeted in Q4 2019
Risk drop-off helped raise aggregate CET1 ratio
UK bank ECL scenarios may lowball coronavirus impact
BoE offers IFRS 9 relief on virus-hit loans
Countercyclical buffer relief to save top UK banks £7bn in capital
BoE expects £190 billion of lending to be supported by CCyB cut
LCRs of UK banks diverged in 2019
StanChart’s dropped 14 percentage points last year
Barclays used securitisations as credit risk shield in 2019
Risk-weighted assets for these exposures increased 44%
StanChart’s derivatives exposures climb 42% in 2019
UK bank’s leverage ratio falls 30 basis points year-on-year