Banks
Finma relief unlocks $90bn of leverage exposure at Credit Suisse
Central bank deposit carve-out is intended to support lending
EU market risk relief targets VAR measures
Dealers with a large percentage of their total capital set using value-at-risk stand to benefit most
US banks’ leverage soared in Q1 before Fed’s reprieve
JP Morgan alone saw leverage exposure climb $112 billion
Covid loan losses exceed 2019 CCAR projections
CECL accounting likely responsible for discrepancy
Amid Covid crisis, top US banks give $32bn away to shareholders
Buybacks exceeded Q1 2019 total, despite voluntary suspension on March 15
At Bank of America, trading revenues get a $300m DVA boost
But credit and funding valuation adjustments deducted $492 million from other income
Systemic US banks put aside $25bn for credit losses in Q1
JP Morgan took a $8.3 billion provision, the most of the eight G-Sibs
Top US banks issue $35bn of SOFR-linked debt in 2020 to date
Citi leads on notes placed year-to-date
Citi, Goldman edge above Collins floor
Both banks’ risk-based capital requirements will be set using advanced approach
Bank of America shifts mortgage bonds into holding pen
By cutting available-for-sale assets, bank should avoid equity volatility
Goldman Sachs’ VAR hits five-year high
Higher market risk accompanied bumper trading revenues in Q1
Wells Fargo loan book swells $48bn in Q1
San Francisco-based bank clears space on balance sheet for increased lending
JP Morgan takes $951m XVA hit
Funding spread widening blamed for majority of Q1 hit
How the Fed’s asset cap changed Wells Fargo
Lender has expanded repo book and cut cash since Q4 2017
Fed’s leverage ratio relief puts foreign banks on the back foot
European banks cannot – yet – exempt US Treasuries from their exposure measures
US banks stand apart as top lenders cancel dividends
Capital savings would equal 3% of end-2019 aggregate total if payouts suspended
PRA relief to save banks up to 33% on VAR-based charges
HSBC may benefit most from easing of capital rules
Dividend freeze could save top UK banks £6.5bn
HSBC will no longer distribute a cash dividend worth $3.1bn
CECL delay grants mid-sized US banks a capital windfall
Synchrony, Huntingdon and Citizens among those to reap most CET1 relief
Wells Fargo led top US banks on CMBS risk in 2019
Commercial mortgage-backed securitisations are struggling amid Covid-19 crisis
Deutsche Bank cut liquidity buffer in 2019
Cash balance dropped €49 billion last year
Local banks’ CDSs chase Italy’s sovereign risk higher
MPS and Banco BPM creditworthiness lags Italy’s
UK bank ECL scenarios may lowball coronavirus impact
BoE offers IFRS 9 relief on virus-hit loans
Countercyclical buffer releases may free €6bn at top EU banks
Banco Santander and BNP Paribas could free €1.1 billion each