The Norinchukin Bank
Norinchukin’s market RWAs blow up 342% in Q3
Fierce increase under FRTB regime lops 117bp off bank’s CET1 ratio
Japanese banks reap ¥9trn RWA savings from FRTB switch
Tokyo’s dealers fare better than overseas rivals on new CVA and market risk approaches
Japanese banks’ leverage ratios keep rising as BoJ relief becomes permanent
Norinchukin reaps largest benefit on eve of Covid-19-era exemption being made permanent
Norinchukin’s RWAs up 21% as Basel III formulas react to market volatility
Market charges up 230% in harsh test of new standardised approaches
Norinchukin’s credit RWAs up 31% on early Basel III opt-in
Bank’s standardised charges surge 19-fold following overhaul of models’ scope and parameters
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Japanese banks hike BoJ deposits by 12%
Deposits at central bank hit three-year high at end-March, as lenders sought safe haven amid wider turmoil
Japan dealers’ derivatives exposures keep inflating
MUFG, SMFG and SMTH added almost ¥6 trillion to their balance sheets in the three months to end-September
Norinchukin’s investment securities loss widens to $12bn
Lender is worst-hit by bond price crash among Japanese banks
Norinchukin’s capital dented by crashing bond prices
The bank lost three percentage points of CET1 ratio in Q1 as contribution from AOCI halved
New branch rules threaten Japanese banks’ EU plans
Draft CRR III may cause foreign banks to think twice before expanding in the EU
Banks worldwide have built up liquidity buffers post-Covid
Lenders in Japan have the highest LCRs of global banks surveyed
SA-CCR switch cuts leverage of two Japanese banks
Leverage exposures for Nomura and Norinchukin fall ¥4.7 trillion in aggregate
Japanese banks inching away from US CLO market
New rules prevent firms investing in CLOs where originator is not obliged to retain risk
Japanese bank LCRs diverge in Q3
Median LCR falls to 135.6% at six large lenders
Nomura, MUFG curb derivatives exposures
Outstanding positions make up almost one-quarter of Nomura's total leverage exposure
TD Bank on verge of G-Sib capital jump
Cross-jurisdictional activity behind ramp-up in Canadian bank's systemic riskiness
Japanese banks load up on HQLA
Aggregate liquid assets increase ¥22.3 trillion year-on-year
Foreign banks in US wary after funding costs rise
Following jump in Libor/OIS spread, many US entities continue borrowing from parents