Common Equity Tier 1 (CET1) capital
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
Stress test results show Fed toughening up
Median post-stress ratio of 7.9% the lowest pass mark to date
Fed stress tests stretch State Street, Goldman, Morgan Stanley
State Street worst performer among complex firms on capital; Goldman and Morgan Stanley on SLR
Royal Bank of Canada RWAs return to growth
Loan growth contributes to C$22 billion increase
TD Bank freed from Osfi capital floor
As a result, the bank’s CET1 jumped to 11.8% from 10.6% in the previous quarter
Italian banks hardest hit by IFRS 9 transition
Risk Quantum analysis of 36 banks from 11 European Union countries found that capital declined on average by 34bp between December 31, 2017, and March 31, 2018
Legal woes drain Barclays' capital
A $2 billion fine from the US Department of Justice contributed to a 60bp CET1 capital ratio decline
CCAR compels CET1 build-up at Capital One
The bank is targeting a CET1 capital ratio of 11% in 2018
Santander reaps capital benefit with close of toxic asset sale
The bank aims to have CET1 above 11% by end-2018
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
US Bancorp unfazed by Fed’s new capital buffer
Lender targets dividend payout ratio of 40%
Goldman shakes off tax reform capital effects
Stronger regulatory ratios support capital distributions
Citi's core capital ratio drops 70 basis points
Capital returns and tax reform impacts behind decline