United Kingdom (UK)
StanChart CVA charge jumps 161% in Q3
Charge rises to $99 million in three months to end-September
Brexit set to jack up banks’ capital costs
Split into UK and EU arms will reduce netting benefits and capital flexibility
Basel turns its attention to operational resilience
New working group will focus on business continuity in the age of cyber threats
UK bank misconduct charges dwindle
Six of seven stress-tested banks report 50% fall in legal and regulatory reserves
Banks warned on holes in EU’s proposed Brexit relief
Potential EC, French and German no-deal relief is expected to be short-lived and incomplete
BlueCrest seeks direct membership at LCH’s SwapClear
Investment firm to make leap away from clearing broker reliance
Barclays and Lloyds improve resilience to stress tests, HSBC falls back
Capital headroom above pass/fail thresholds increases to 250bp at lenders
IFRS 9 transition eases UK banks’ path through stress tests
Aggregate CET1 ratio 130bp lower without transitional relief
As Brexit looms, Mifid transparency faces the chop
EU law and equivalent UK draft threaten to split and undermine trade disclosure rules
Swaps users wary of hedge accounting hit from Brexit transfer
Uncertainty over exemption for novated trades may force hedgers to sacrifice netting benefits
Brexit drama muddies water for FX options market
Traders focusing on new dates – and scenarios – after domestic UK criticism of proposed deal
RBS, Nordea escape G-Sib cuffs, BPCE joins the club
The once-largest bank in the world is no longer considered a systemic threat
How to stress-test portfolios for Brexit and trade wars
Options markets point to likely market moves in different scenarios, write StatPro risk specialists
LCRs show US banks run more risk than European peers
The gap between the two averages has widened over the past three quarters to 250bp from 212bp
UK and EU bank leverage ratios edge lower
Average European G-Sib ratio down 27bp year to date
Esma’s Brexit novation relief falls short
Proposed clearing reprieve too narrow to alleviate burden of mass swaps migration
Custody Risk Global Awards 2018 winners announced
Custodian of the Year won by BNP Paribas for second year running
More carrot, less stick in US Libor transition
Risk USA: US regulators take softer approach than UK counterparts
Banks warned of capital add-ons for legacy Libor contracts
UK regulators’ letter to firms could be followed by Pillar 2 charge to speed transition to Sonia
Loan losses bedevil Lloyds in EU stress tests
UK bank saw largest CET1 decline due to asset impairment of EU-wide sample
Industry fears EU ‘Google tax’ will hit trading venues, CCPs
Broad wording of digital services tax could place market infrastructure in firing line
JP Morgan slashes UK exposures ahead of Brexit
Derivatives and securities exposures halved since June 2016
StanChart slashes $6.6 billion of RWAs
Two-thirds of reduction achieved through RWA efficiencies
UK banks gain capital edge through IFRS 9 transitionals
Four big lenders claim £3 billion CRR-mandated relief