Debt securities
KeyCorp refreshes AFS portfolio with $7bn CMBS sale
Strategic shift taps peak valuations and Scotiabank investment to reduce AOCI pressure
Markdowns on Japan Post Bank’s domestic bonds widen 50%
Unrealised losses on JGBs-dominated book compounded by out-of-the-money foreign-bond hedges
US banks rejig AFS books in Q2
Some banks binge on US Treasuries while Goldman doubles down on RMBSs
AFS securities sale costs Truist $6.8bn
Purge of investment securities marks largest single-quarter loss by a US bank in 10 years
US bank trio loads up on AFS securities in Q2
PNC, State Street and US Bancorp see double digit rises
BofA’s collateralised mortgage obligation holdings surge 263%
Second-quarter purchase in line with trend among top US dealers of expanding AFS books beyond Treasuries
Shifting tack, Goldman bought $6.7bn of agency RMBS in Q1
Purchase of amortised-cost securities is first diversification away from US Treasuries in seven years
JP Morgan sails through DFAST with 200% AOCI reversal
Only major dealer to turn mark-to-market losses into gain in simulated recession
BofA, JPM hoover up $104bn of US Treasuries in Q1
As Fed’s first rate cut nears, banks revamp their AFS holdings
Schwab’s short-term funding strategy shifts to secured borrowing post-2023 scare
Dealer cut unsecured borrowing and brokered deposits in favour of collateralised financing
NYCB turns to repos, discount window in cash-hoarding push
Bank had previously supplemented funding needs almost exclusively with FHLB advances
Republic First’s securities portfolio lost over $400m in 2024
Fair-value losses on non-agency RMBS holdings accelerated as rate cut expectations dimmed
End of BTFP curtails Comerica’s contingent funding pool
Decision not to take avail of facility’s paper-loss amnesty showcases US regional banks’ conundrum
Northern Trust buys $2.4bn of US Treasuries as rate-cut prospects rise
Additions to the 5–10 year portion of AFS book have been, for now, swapped to SOFR
AOCI worsens across the board at US banks in Q1
JP Morgan, Wells Fargo and Citi hit hardest in trend reversal
NAIC softens its rating overhaul. Insurers still don’t like it
Insurers worry that the regulatory body could override credit ratings without sufficient explanation
Euro area funds’ debt securities surged 13% in 2023
Investments vis-a-vis euro area issuers rebound after 2022 slump, driven by bond funds
Treasuries coupon pile-up inflates Nomura’s foreign sovereign assets
Standardised exposures to overseas governments see tenfold increase despite ebbing IR VAR
US MMFs back in love with US Treasuries in Q4
Cash securities snatch crown from ebbing repos as funds’ top investment
US banks rejig securities to cut mark-to-market losses
Fifth Third leads charge with $12.6bn transfer from AFS to HTM pen
Bank of America refills AFS book with T-Bills
Bank makes head start on peers in reshaping battered fair-value investments