Regulators
Cleared swaps surged among US banks in 2018
Cleared swaps accounted for 49% of notionals at end-2018
Big US banks dropped $24trn of OTC notionals at year-end
Total notionals reported by the eight US G-Sibs stood at $196.3 trillion at end-December
US banks slashed G-Sib scores in Q4 2018
Big cuts to derivatives and trading securities push systemic risk scores lower
Wells Fargo takes $112m CVA hit in 2018
Trading revenues decline $54 million overall through derivatives adjustments
PRA's Pillar 2 add-ons reflect mixed verdict on UK banks
Median CET1 Pillar 2A charge for big six banks rises to 2.25%
Off-balance sheet exposures dip at US G-Sibs in Q4 2018
Goldman Sachs posted the largest drop quarter-on-quarter
Escalating global threats make for harsher BoE stress test
World GDP assumed to contract 2.6% in 2019 scenario
US banks boost sales of CDS, reversing two-year trend
BofA Securities increased CDS notionals the most, adding $30.3 billion to its portfolio
US G-Sibs’ VAR-based charges jump 23% in Q4 2018
On aggregate, the eight G-Sibs posted a VAR-based capital charge of $2.9 billion
Structured product holdings fall at big US dealers
Morgan Stanley's portfolio more than halves in 2018 to $401 million
Over four years, US G-Sib AT1 capital soars
AT1 capital has increased 57% since 2014, CET1 capital up 2%, Tier 2 capital –16%
US banks’ trading edge slips in 2018
G-Sibs lost on almost half of all trading days last year
At US G-Sibs, 11 VAR breaches in 2018
The final quarter of 2018 saw a record number of VAR breaches at the biggest US banks
JP Morgan's repo book bulged at year end
US bank added $101 billion of repo assets in three months to end-December
EU Pillar 2 charges vary by country
Nordea leads large EU banks' with Pillar 2 requirement of 3.2% in 2018
Morgan Stanley derivatives exposures grow
Bank reports first increase in derivatives exposures since Q2 2017
Goldman suffers first VAR breach since 2016
Goldman reported 45 days in the calendar quarter where it suffered a trading loss
Traders soured on Vix futures in 2018
Open interest in Vix futures ended year 44% down from January peak
Luxembourg is latest EU state to hike countercyclical buffer
In total, EU states hiked CCyB rates 13 times last year, up from six in 2017
Buoyant US economy, harsher CCAR for regionals
Strong correlation between US GDP variable and CET1 burn at mid-size domestic banks
Equity risk amps up Citi’s VAR charges
Requirements connected to equity positions jumped 49% quarter-on-quarter
Fed stress tests tougher in 2019
Severely adverse scenario projects US economy to shrink 9.4%
Default risks in peripheral eurozone inch up
Italian corporate PD estimates up to 9.12%
Lenders favour eurozone non-bank borrowers
Cross-border claims on the euro area grow for the first time since Q2 2016