Banks
Northern Trust’s market risk surges ninefold in Q2
Market risk exposure jumps to $673 million, the highest level on record
Rate of cleared OTC derivatives rises at European banks
Swedbank leads dealers in secular trend towards clearing space
US-regulated IHCs retrench from VAR limits
Largest daily trading losses in Q2 were on average 50% of forecast, down from 102% in Q1
European banks’ systemic indicators surged in 2022
Higher values for 10 of 14 systemic risk indicators could see capital surcharges increase later this year
US banks reshaped liquidity buffers in Q2
Truist, BofA and US Bancorp lead highly liquid assets pile-up
Comerica’s VAR multiplier spikes following eight breaches in Q2
Worst one-day trading loss at Dallas-based company was six times as large as its forecast
US banks see net charge-offs up 21% in Q2
Synchrony and Discover lead rise, predicting rates might peak in 2024
Goldman most threatened by Fed’s rejig of modelled capital charges
End of credit risk modelling and scaling up of SCB’s role could tip six US banks below minimum requirements
JP Morgan only bank set to benefit from Fed’s G-Sib review
Proposal to reduce ‘cliff effects’ would generate 10bp surcharge relief while four peers face higher requirements
US banks offload FHLB advances after record glut in Q1
First Citizens leads shift, Regions bucks trend
AOCI reinclusion would push 10 US banks below capital requirements
KeyCorp, Truist and UBS Americas the worst affected by removal of paper-loss waiver
Nine US banks could be caught by Fed’s revised market risk rule
Expansion of trading risk charges to banks above $100bn in assets would also affect firms with minimal trading activity
Commerz’s market RWAs up 9% on EBA technical update
Updated list of closely correlated currencies removes lower fund requirements from 197 pairs
Zions model change reverses positive EVE projections
Estimated impact of interest rate shocks up to 17.7pp higher under adjusted assumptions
HSBC’s trading VAR hits 10-year high
Interest rate risk behind trading risk gauge peaked in H1
First Foundation reveals $215m goodwill charge
End-of-year impairment evaluation pushed forward to Q2 amid changing macroeconomic conditions
StanChart racked up three VAR breaches in H1
Market volatility triggers VAR model review at the UK bank
NatWest’s LCR dips 4% as liquidity buffers shrink
Drop in net cash outflows contributes to lowest ratio since 2018
ING’s market risk up 13% on higher SVAR
Q2 figures marked reversal of downward trend for modelled market RWAs
PacWest, Banc of California aim to slash emergency borrowings
Post-merger, the new regional lender could see wholesale funding fall from $16.2bn to $2.9bn
Deposit repricing shifts Zions’ IRR outlook
The bank reckons high pass-through of Fed hikes means its rate-shock exposure is lower than under standard modelling
Time deposits climb higher at US regional banks
Comerica and Zions reported largest quarterly increase in Q2
Pre-merger, PacWest reported record negative NII growth
Funding costs continue to outpace income growth at majority of US banks
MCB’s interest rate risk widens as funding turns costlier
Rotation into remunerated deposits and short-term borrowing raises liabilities’ sensitivity