Royal Bank of Canada (RBC)
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
Structured product losses weigh on Canadian G-Sibs
CDOs held by RBC lose C$369 million over three months
‘Big Five’ Canadian banks’ loan-loss charges quadruple
Reserves for performing loans increase 32-fold quarter-on-quarter
Trading losses at US units of Deutsche, RBC exceed VAR by 1,000%
Wild markets overwhelmed foreign banks’ value-at-risk estimates
Asia moves: Ex-Vanguard Asia chief joins CLSA, Man Group names equities head, and more
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Fed dominated MMF repo trades in March
FICC and BNP Paribas among other top repo counterparties
Big Canadian banks face C$1bn capital hike on securitisation changes
RBC faces C$551 million uplift alone
Over 2019, loan-loss reserves up 50% at RBC
Percentage of provisions to total loans up to 0.32%
MMF repo volumes fell 8% in September
FICC remained largest single counterparty for US Treasury repo
RBC expands market risk model scope
Moving assets off standardised approach contributed to 6% quarter-on-quarter RWA decline