Common Equity Tier 1 (CET1) capital
SocGen makes great strides to 12% capital target
Risk-weighted asset movements improve CET1 ratio by 23bp alone
IFRS 16 takes bite out of Danske’s capital ratio
RWAs rise Dkr6.2 billion on accounting switch
At Credit Suisse, RWAs leap over Sfr5 billion
Credit RWAs grew 4% due to a combination of model, accounting and regulatory changes
US G-Sibs build capital even as shareholder windfalls surge
The eight large US banks return more than $30 billion to equity holders
One-fifth of EU G-Sibs’ equity ineligible as capital in 2018
Goodwill and intangibles made up €114 billion of pre-adjusted equity
European banks adjust capital mix
Additional Tier 1 totals climb, CET1 and Tier 2 dips
UK banks triple AT1 capital in four years
Total outstanding amounts of AT1 stood at £42 billion at end-2018
Capital build at European banks at odds with profitability
European firms account for 47% of large banks' capital raises, but just 22% of profits
Sberbank's switch to IRB approach lifts capital ratio
Despite the RWA increase, the bank's CET1 capital ratio rose 20 basis points, to 11.6%
Dinged by RWAs, SocGen capital ratio misses target
Bank accelerates asset sales plan to reach 2020 CET1 goal
Two stress tests give conflicting verdicts on UK banks
Under the BoE’s severe stress scenario, the average drop to UK banks’ CET1 capital ratios was 740bp, compared with 570bp under the EBA’s adverse scenario
IFRS 9 hits standardised banks harder than IRB peers
Capital wallop over eight times greater for SA banks than IRB
German banks biggest losers in EBA stress tests
Eight German lenders projected to shed €41 billion in CET1 capital under adverse scenario
Danske money laundering scandal leads to capital add-ons
The add-ons pushed Danske’s management to revise its target CET1 capital ratio higher
UK banks gain capital edge through IFRS 9 transitionals
Four big lenders claim £3 billion CRR-mandated relief
BNP Paribas bolsters capital ratio on First Hawaiian sale
CET1 capital increases €516 million in third quarter
HSBC nets $5 billion capital saving as PRA slims add-on
Pillar 2A requirement drops following PRA review
Wells Fargo cuts $24 billion of RWAs
Optimisation efforts preserve capital ratio despite $14.5 billion of cash returns to shareholders
EU banks short €14.6 billion of Basel III capital
Total capital ratios would fall to 14.5% from 18.5% if reform package were implemented today
Fed stress tests: foreign banks lag US on capital estimates
On average, IHCs missed the Fed’s estimates of the amount their CET1 ratios would fall in the 2018 test cycle by 213bp, compared with 109bp by US lenders
Nomura’s capital ratio edges lower as RWAs skip higher
Legal wrangle with US Federal Housing Finance Agency swells risk-weighted assets
New accounting clips EU bank capital
IFRS 9 capital impact largest on Irish and Bulgarian dealers, EBA health check shows
SEB purchase saps Danske Bank’s capital ratio
Despite hike in minimum required capital, Danske has ample 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