Wells Fargo
Inside Wells Fargo’s bid to take on big FX players
The third-largest US bank by assets plans to use big corporate flows to lure institutional clients
Banks invest in futures utility to guard against tech snafus
FCMs, including Goldman and JP, stump up $44 million to fund FIA Tech push to standardise trade processing
Bank of America cleared swaps jump $6.6trn
Bank’s quarterly increase leads US G-Sibs’ $25trn rise in Q1
Wells Fargo’s off-balance-sheet exposures up $54bn
Total OBS exposures across the US largest systemically important institutions hit $3.04trn in Q1
Nomura hires McKinsey to examine Archegos failings
Risk framework under external review as DOJ reportedly opens probe into fund’s collapse
US banks add $130bn in carve-out assets as SLR relief ends
JP Morgan led the top US banks in increasing their stock of US Treasuries and excess reserves
JPM records highest number of profit-making days in six years
In aggregate, US G-Sibs racked up 355 profit-making days over Q1
Morgan Stanley, Bank of America push VAR limits the most
Largest losses-to-VAR ratios at the two firms were the highest among the eight systemic US banks in Q1
Goldman’s market RWAs grew $14.9 billion in Q1
The increase was largely due to higher VAR and SVAR measures
RWA density rises at Citi, BNY Mellon and State Street
The eight US G-Sibs reported total assets of $14.2 trillion, up 5% quarter on quarter
Goldman’s swaps clearing unit boosts client margin by $1.2bn
The top eight FCMs accounted for 95.8% of total client required margin, down 96.4% YoY
People moves: senior swaps at HSBC, new CEO for Nomura, and more
Latest job changes across the industry
Who wants to buy US Treasuries?
Federal Reserve’s journey to tapering will be paved with volatility and weaker demand
Systemic US banks released $9.4bn of credit reserves in Q1
JP Morgan reversed $4.2 billion of provisions alone
Strange new world of Covid economics upends loan-loss models
Models wrong-footed by government support, slumps in whole sectors and differences within industries
JP Morgan’s SLR falls as Fed relief ends
Bank says raising capital against deposits are “unnatural actions for banks”
Level 3 assets at US banks grew 13% in 2020
Citi posted an 100% increase over the year to $16.1 billion
Goldman, Morgan Stanley led US dealers on equity swaps in 2020
Overall equity derivatives notionals at Goldman hit $2.08 trillion at end-2020
Derivatives notionals at Wells Fargo, BofA fell in 2020
Written options notionals dropped 12% in aggregate
Top US banks to lose out from end of SLR relief
Average G-Sib will see SLR decline 90 basis points using Q4 2020 figures
Deposits boosted top US banks’ short-term funds in 2020
Unsecured funding from outside the financial sector increased 22% to $934.6 billion
Op risk data: Pandemic paradox of low, low losses
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Five US systemic banks face higher G-Sib surcharges
JP Morgan to face 4% add-on; Wells Fargo a cut to 1.5%
How XVAs hit top US banks’ trading revenues in 2020
JP Morgan led systemic banks on losses due to valuation adjustments