Royal Bank of Canada (RBC)
OTC clearing rebounded at G-Sibs in 2021
Trend reverses as bilateral settlement of OTC derivatives loses previous year’s gains
BofA faces higher G-Sib surcharge, BNPP earns reprieve
Second-largest US lender assigned to 2% capital add-on bucket in latest systemic risk assessment
FCM client margin for swaps hit record high in September
JP Morgan reported the largest monthly increase across the 13 reporting firms
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RBC takes $296m hit on underwritten syndicated loans
The latest markdowns were higher than at the outbreak of the pandemic
Foreign banks outperform US peers on DFAST
Intermediate holding companies reported higher post-stress capital and leverage ratios under the Fed’s severely adverse scenario
Danske, Deutsche and PNC pin SVAR to Covid-19
Most global banks continue to use the global financial crisis to stress-test their portfolios
Most G-Sibs fail to disclose financed emissions
None of the world’s top 30 banks disclose climate impact of their whole portfolio
Firms doubt benefits of EU Mifid best execution reform
Esma proposal retains unpopular aggregated reporting; bankers want more cost-benefit analysis
Level 3 assets at global systemic banks down 36% since 2014
Hard-to-value holdings down sharply over the past six years, but pandemic threw spanner in the works at some banks
RBC lifts CET1 ratio by 80bp with model parameter update
Reclassification of small business clients carves out C$26 billion of credit risk
End of SVAR relief hikes market risk at Canada’s ‘Big Five’
Market RWAs increased by C$13.9 billion over the three months to end-July
Foreign banks perform better in 2021 Fed stress tests
Intermediate holding companies reported higher post-stress capital and leverage ratios than their US peers did
At TD and RBC, higher deposits weigh on LCR
Higher net cash outflows in Q2 keep liquidity coverage pressures up
Canada’s top banks cut loan-loss provisions by $1.2bn
The decrease in set-asides represents a 92% fall quarter on quarter
At Canada’s ‘Big Five’, counterparty and op RWAs grew in 2020
Credit, market RWAs ebbed over the year
Big Five Canadian banks’ provisions doubled in pandemic year
However, over three months to end-January, set-asides dropped dramatically
Cherry-picking fears as banks pull negative rates commitments
As UK mulls negative rates, banks desert Isda protocol and traders warn of gaming the system
CVA charges for Canadian dealers edge off Covid highs
At CIBC, CVA charges fell 12% quarter on quarter
Canada’s Big Five see loan-loss provisions halve in Q4
BMO alone recorded a 59% quarter-on-quarter reduction
Impaired loans drop 17% at RBC
Repayments on bad credits up 47% quarter on quarter
Big Five Canadian banks post C$6.6bn of loan-losses in Q3
PCLs fell 36% quarter-on-quarter
RBC’s VAR doubled in pursuit of trading windfall
Stressed VAR also surged as the bank switched stress periods
CIBC’s escape from SA-CCR lowers capital charge
Bank embraces internal model approach for derivatives portfolio