Common Equity Tier 1 (CET1) capital
UK banks eye Pillar 2 savings after PRA intervention
Top lenders could free £4.4 billion of capital
BBVA trims capital target following ECB relief measures
Spanish lender targets 225-275bp CET1 management buffer
CVA, market RWAs more than double at UBS in Q1
Overall risk-weighted assets increased 10% on end-2019
Covid relief frees €4.9bn of capital at Santander
Bank sees CET1 buffer climb to 272bp
Amid Covid crisis, top US banks give $32bn away to shareholders
Buybacks exceeded Q1 2019 total, despite voluntary suspension on March 15
Spain lagged eurozone on bank capital in Q4 2019
Five major Spanish banks have CET1 ratios of 12% or below
UK banks’ RWAs plummeted in Q4 2019
Risk drop-off helped raise aggregate CET1 ratio
Countercyclical buffer releases may free €6bn at top EU banks
Banco Santander and BNP Paribas could free €1.1 billion each
Systemic banks could free $156bn of capital after Fed plea
Banks asked to use management buffers to support economy in combating coronavirus
Over two years, top US banks’ capital fell 5%
Stress capital buffer could reduce CET1 a further $40 billion
Goldman hits the Collins floor
Changes to loss-given-default models caused advanced approaches credit RWAs to plummet
Capital buffers edge lower at systemic US banks in 2019
CET1 excess above institution-specific amounts slid 228bp at median G-Sib
De-risking efforts yet to boost profits at Lloyds
Commercial banking entity saw RWAs fall -11% in 2019
EU banks short €178bn of MREL requirements
117 resolution entities report bail-in bond and capital shortfalls
Tax windfall at Crédit Agricole to fund capital shake-up
Relief for Emporiki sale bolstered CET1 capital ratio +40bp
Fed could postpone stress buffer beyond CCAR – experts
Delays prompt speculation that new rules will only be known after stress-test results in June
Credit Suisse may slip leverage capital bind
Swiss bank has risk density of 32%
Barclays to shrink capital buffer
Bank targets excess capital over regulatory minimum of 100 basis points by year-end
UniCredit to liberate capital on Pillar 2 change
Bank targets 50% payout ratio
SocGen squeezes investment bank in RWA purge
Global banking division sees RWAs fall –17% in 2019
BNPP faces €67bn RWA hike under Basel III
Executives say ongoing capital generation and Pillar 2 changes will help keep CET1 ratio stable
Defying headwinds, Santander posts record capital gains
CET1 ratio hits 11.65% at end-2019
On share buybacks, BofA leads US banks with $28bn splurge
In total, US G-Sibs spend 28% more on own shares in 2019 than previous year
Stress buffer will not upend Citi’s capital plans
CET1 capital at lowest level since Q3 2013