North America
JP Morgan sails through DFAST with 200% AOCI reversal
Only major dealer to turn mark-to-market losses into gain in simulated recession
HSBC North America breached leverage ratio minimum in latest DFAST
Ratio of UK bank’s US subsidiary ended stress test 20 basis points below regulatory threshold
Capital One, Discover loan portfolios hardest hit in Fed stress test
Simulated losses wipe out more than 1/6th of respective exposures
Vanguard stages swaptions comeback
Counterparty Radar: Deutsche grew book to $11 billion in Q1 to become largest non-US swaptions dealer to mutual funds
Eleven banks fall below buffer requirements in latest DFAST
Goldman Sachs worst performer among 31 participating banks, with 450bp gap between stressed CET1 ratio and all-in capital requirements
Data reveals hidden clockwork of FX forwards market
More than 70% of Vanguard’s volumes and nearly half of Pimco’s regularly occur on just four calendar days
Does Basel’s internal loss multiplier add up?
As US agencies mull capital reforms, one regulator questions past losses as an indicator of future op risk
Clearing members cry foul over restrictive FICC rule change
Draft interpreted as attempt to obstruct rival clearing houses entering US Treasuries market
CIBC’s VAR hits highest since 2008 amid interest rate risk surge
Client and market-making activities responsible for 44% increase
Is JSCC-CFTC stalemate about to be broken?
Japan CCP gains allies in battle to clear yen swaps for US clients, but CFTC shakeup could dash hopes
What T+1 risk? Dealers shake off FX concerns
Predictions of increased settlement risk and later-in-the-day trading have yet to materialise
Default funds at CME, JSCC and OCC grew to record levels in Q1
CCPs’ skin in the game fails to keep pace with member contributions
Morgan Stanley shoots into FX options dealer top spot
Counterparty Radar: US mutual funds added $11.1 billion in new positions in Q1
Why FRTB models are on the edge of extinction
With only four banks known to be applying to use internal models for market risk, the fate of advanced modelling looks precarious
US election a ‘classic inflection point’ – Rory Stewart
Risk Live: Podcaster and former politician talks geopolitical risk and UK politics in keynote speech
Reframing the Fed’s discount window
Funding window incentives and collateralised credit lines could transform bank liquidity in a crisis, argues Bill Nelson
US systemic banks’ use of STWF hits record high
BofA, Citi, Goldman and JP Morgan hit new peaks
Pimco doubles down on FX forwards trades in Q1
Counterparty Radar: Pimco accounted for nearly 60% of all notionals added by mutual funds
Trading and AFS securities hit record high at US G-Sibs
Rebounding fair values and appetite for trading inflate indicator used in annual G-Sib assessment
Model teams fear budget cuts as FRTB wipeout looms
Senior modellers think supervisory intervention is needed to prevent funding drought
TD Bank, CIBC lead Canada’s big five in LCR dip
Liquidity coverage worsens with record outflows from secured wholesale funding
People: Barclays’ macro trade reshuffle, UBS board moves, and more
Latest job changes across the industry
BofA, JPM hoover up $104bn of US Treasuries in Q1
As Fed’s first rate cut nears, banks revamp their AFS holdings
The coming AI revolution in QIS
The first machine learning-based equity indexes launched in 2019. They are finally gaining traction with investors