Capital buffer
Deutsche Bank fails CCAR; Goldman and Morgan Stanley scrape by
DB USA hit with qualitative fail, while Goldman and Morgan Stanley face dividend and buyback freeze
Stress test results show Fed toughening up
Median post-stress ratio of 7.9% the lowest pass mark to date
New US buffer triggers fresh focus on CCAR transparency
Banks fear capital volatility and may also push for changes to US G-Sib surcharge
Crédit Agricole and Groupe BPCE hardest hit by countercyclical buffer
Minimum capital requirement will rise around 20 basis points at BPCE; 16 at Crédit Agricole
French countercyclical buffer lowest in EU
0.25% surcharge the lowest of nine CCyBs across member states
The special one: a eurozone G-Sib waiver for BNP Paribas
Experts say French bank’s G-Sib buffer could fall to 1%, saving €3 billion in regulatory capital
Citi CRO: stress tests now vital part of bank strategy
Bank has leveraged CCAR to build culture of constant internal stress testing, says Brad Hu
Basel floor change boosts Canadian bank capital ratios
CET1 ratios improve between five and 120 basis points quarter-on-quarter at 'Big Five'
Royal Bank of Canada RWAs return to growth
Loan growth contributes to C$22 billion increase
Goldman, JP Morgan get riskier in Q1
Each bank could face an extra 50 basis points of capital add-on without remedial action
Barclays’ cleared and non-cleared OTC volumes diverge
Non-cleared notionals down 23% year-on-year
Model ban adds A$375m to Australian securitisation capital
One bank - Westpac - sees 40% jump in size of charge
Barclays trims connections to other financial firms
Intra-financial system assets and liabilities drop 19.6% and 13.5%, respectively
Credit Suisse bolsters liquidity buffers
LCR reinforced in response to choppy markets
Op risk capital: why US should adopt SMA today
No reason to delay roll-out of standardised approach, says TCH’s Greg Baer
Danske Bank targets lower capital ratio
Danish lender bought 6.8 million of its own shares for DKK 1.6 billion
Credit Suisse sheds $11bn in op risk RWAs
Regulator allowed Swiss bank to cut op risk exposure from defunct business
IFRS 9 charge fails to dent UBS capital
The accounting charge was more that offset by increased earnings, with total CET1 capital increasing by Sfr 0.5 billion
Custody surge could be precursor to capital pain
BNY and State Street assets hit new record, as Basel consider G-Sib changes
US Bancorp unfazed by Fed’s new capital buffer
Lender targets dividend payout ratio of 40%
Citi's core capital ratio drops 70 basis points
Capital returns and tax reform impacts behind decline
State Street and BNY Mellon to benefit from revised leverage ratio
Two banks in line for 1.25% reduction in minimum leverage-based capital requirements