Banks
Swiss banks plumped liquidity buffers in Q2
Credit Suisse’s HQLA increases 26% quarter-on-quarter
‘Big Five’ Canadian banks post C$6.6bn of loan-losses in Q3
PCLs fell 36% quarter-on-quarter
Model change erodes credit RWAs at TD
US retail loans have grown 23% in two years
RBC’s VAR doubled in pursuit of trading windfall
Stressed VAR also surged as the bank switched stress periods
BMO, Scotia crush CVA charges
CVA capital requirement fell 48% at BMO last quarter
Top US banks’ counterparties’ credit quality deteriorated in Q2
At Citi, exposures with a PD of 10% to 100% increased 73% quarter on quarter
Deposit flows shape systemic US banks’ liquidity risk
Non-operational deposits accounted for over 25% of cash outflows in Q2
Systemic US banks’ liquidity ratios rebounded in Q2
Aggregate liquid assets increased 15% quarter on quarter
Virus volatility swelled CVA charges at Barclays, NatWest in H1
PRA capital relief for market risk eased the CVA burden at some lenders
Market, interest rate risks surged at Commonwealth Bank in H1
Market RWAs jumped 129% over the first half
ABN Amro crushes CVA charge with index hedges in H1
Risk-weighted assets for CVA drops 48% in six months to end-June
Goldman’s op RWAs climb $13bn on 1MDB settlement
Bank settled with Malaysian government for $2.5 billion in July
Goldman breached VAR limit 16 times in H1
US dealer also racked up 40 days on which trading profits exceeded $100 million
Top banks defer €1.6bn of profits on hard-to-value trades in H1
BNP Paribas set aside €532 million alone in H1
Trading VAR leapt higher across EU banks in Q2
Average VAR across seven systemic lenders increased 61% quarter-on-quarter
Systemic eurozone bank provisions hit €11bn in Q2
ING sees loan-loss charge double in Q2
CRR ‘quick fix’ pushes UniCredit’s RWAs lower
Italian bank nets €2.4 billion of RWA relief from regulatory changes
Shift out of models nets ING €8bn of sovereign RWA relief
Of standardised approach government debt exposures, 24% had a zero risk-weighting in Q2
Commerzbank takes €111m of XVA losses in H1
Valuation adjustment benefits gained in Q2 did not offset huge Q1 losses
BPCE’s capital ratio falls as it waits on Covid loan relief
Delay to state guarantee benefits took 32bp off of CET1 ratio
Natixis’s market RWAs grew 49% over Q2
Average VAR spiked to €18 million over Q2
HSBC trading unit hit by $355m of XVA costs in H1
Wider spreads continued to eat into derivatives values
SocGen’s VAR jumped 54% in Q2
Credit VAR more than doubled to €43 million
NatWest reaps benefits of PRA’s market risk relief
Suspension of capital multiplier contributes to £1.5 billion of RWA savings