UBS
In DFAST, banks clear 4.5% minimum but breach all-in buffers
Forty-three percent of participants would have seen capital plans rejected under pre-2020 CCAR regime, up from 30% last year
US arms of Credit Suisse, SMBC stumble on VAR
Breaches of trading forecasts in Q1 result in higher value-at-risk multipliers for the duo
Client margin for swaps hit all-time high in March
Wells Fargo, Goldman and BNP Paribas reach record figures, but overall trend driven by five big dealers
UBS found no advantage in quantum computing – ex data chief
Swiss bank tested various use cases in the trading business before giving up on the technology
UBS precious metals team shines amid market turmoil
Global uncertainty always adds allure to precious metals, putting a premium on the long-standing relationships and cutting-edge technology of the UBS precious metals team
How MerQube sold Wall Street on open indexing relationships
Four-year-old Silicon Valley firm sees growing role for third parties as indexes become more complex
Investor wish-list offers no quick fix for Swiss CoCos
Some want bond doc overhaul to clarify bail-in risk, but sovereigns can always change the rules
UBS’s risk density set to increase after Credit Suisse takeover
Rescued bank’s RWA-to-exposure ratio rose at faster clip prior to collapse
Why tougher liquidity rules may not reduce the risk of bank runs
EU regulator and industry experts say LCR reform is the wrong response to Credit Suisse and SVB
Legacy legal costs could stretch state support for UBS
Downside protection of Sfr9 billion must cover numerous outstanding claims against Credit Suisse
Token effort is no blockchain boon for illiquid assets
Cash-like tokenised instruments find takers; initiatives based on less liquid assets struggle to take off
People: UBS rehires Ermotti for top job, Citi promotes Selva to COO, and more
Latest job news across the industry
The Catch-22 of US banks’ liquidity buffers
US banks are using held-to-maturity bonds to underpin liquidity adequacy, grating against accounting guidance. What happens if they’re forced to sell?
Santander, Credit Suisse hit hardest by AOCI in Europe
Unrealised losses, mostly from exchange rate swings, shave huge chunks off CET1 capital
Deutsche Bank health check comes back clean
From capitalisation to derivatives, Germany’s top bank displays as robust a prudential profile as its peers
Before collapse, Credit Suisse projected lowest cash outflows since 2018
Customers were expected to withdraw just $91bn in a 30-day stress period despite heavy outflows going into 2023
Credit Suisse’s funding disclosures raise questions
The bank reported $141 billion of “other exposures” in NSFR at the end of 2022
How Finma milked Credit Suisse’s CoCos in UBS deal
Unusual clause in Swiss AT1 bonds allowed them to be written off; could others follow suit?
UBS takeover of Credit Suisse to trigger higher G-Sib surcharge
At 14.2%, UBS’s CET1 capital ratio is more than sufficient to absorb the deal
US banks’ VAR breaches up 2.5x in 2022
‘Hypothetical’ one-day losses exceeded VAR on 55 occasions, as losing trading days prevail
Finma cools off UBS’s VAR model overhaul
Estimated $1.3bn RWA benefit temporarily offset by regulatory add-on
MMFs’ reverse repos with Fed surged 35% last year
Fidelity-run funds drove 29% of the $601 billion in new trades
Treasury traders remain wary about adopting algos
Yet proponents insist US government bond market is ‘ready for disruption’
Client margin for swaps hits new record at four FCMs
Required funds at all-time high at BofA, Goldman, JP Morgan and Barclays in November as market turbulence persists