United States (US)
Cracks start to show in US reflation bets craze
Some hedge funds believe popular bets on rise in US inflation have run out of steam
Five US systemic banks face higher G-Sib surcharges
JP Morgan to face 4% add-on; Wells Fargo a cut to 1.5%
PNC appoints new chief risk officer
Super-regional, soon to be US’s fifth-biggest bank, switches risk chief
Foreign branches in US fear extension of liquidity rules
Democrat administration could revive plans to impose LCR, NSFR on branches and agencies
Isda plans ‘modular’ RFR conventions
Swaps definitions will be updated in response to divergent compounding styles in loan markets
CME looks to life after Eurodollars, as rivals circle
Eurodollar futures will die with Libor but there is no obvious ready-made replacement
How XVAs hit top US banks’ trading revenues in 2020
JP Morgan led systemic banks on losses due to valuation adjustments
At systemic US banks, corporate default risk ebbed in Q4
Median PD of corporate portfolios down to 1.6% from 1.73%
The world’s largest bitcoin fund has a tracking error problem
Grayscale Bitcoin Trust moved from trading at an average premium of 36.5% to an 11.6% discount
NatWest to quit US dollar Libor panel at year-end
Fifteen banks will continue submitting US dollar Libor quotes until mid-2023
At big US banks, Treasury holdings grew over $350bn in 2020
US debt held-to-maturity increased 92% over the year
Swaps, repo counterparties of US banks grew riskier in 2020
At Citi, counterparty credit RWAs for OTC portfolios increased 51%
Non-cleared margin logjam looms after squandered delay
Fewer than half of phase five firms have submitted documentation necessary to open custody accounts
Top 10 op risks 2021: geopolitical risk
Stimulus unwind, Covid nationalism and regime changes spell volatile operating environment
Top 10 op risks 2021: regulatory risk
Big dip in fines belies lingering fears over Covid loan mis-selling and sanctions risk
Top 10 op risks 2021: data compromise
Remote working elevates fears of data theft, misuse and abuse
Top 10 op risks 2021: third-party risk
Pandemic and shift to cloud computing inflame concerns for banks and regulators
Top 10 op risks 2021: theft and fraud
Changes in working practices since Covid shift angle of criminal attack on financial institutions
Top 10 op risks 2021: resilience risk
Industry survives biggest real-world stress test, but challenges remain for firms and regulators
Top US banks saw liquid assets grow over $500bn in 2020
JP Morgan saw HQLAs increase 28% year on year
State Street to look after bitcoin, just don’t call it custody
The second-biggest custodian will provide “record-keeping services” for the unregulated asset
Optimisation firms prep for SA-CCR boom
Flush with new cash, vendors ready rebalancing services ahead of risk-sensitive leverage framework
Non-US banks cut back on MMF dollar funding post-Covid – BIS
Non-bank dollar deposits offered alternative supply of greenbacks
High-earning banks set aside more Covid provisions – BIS
Provisions across 70 banks in H1 2020 were almost quadruple those taken in H2 2019