Leverage ratio
Overboard: ditching clients imperils Treasuries clearing mandate
Standardised docs a drop in the ocean as dealers eye potential costs of sponsored Treasuries clearing
Citi’s stress-test estimates out of sync with Fed’s
Bank lowballed capital hit in DFAST 2023 more than any other US systemic lender
Japanese banks hike BoJ deposits by 12%
Deposits at central bank hit three-year high at end-March, as lenders sought safe haven amid wider turmoil
UBS’s risk density set to increase after Credit Suisse takeover
Rescued bank’s RWA-to-exposure ratio rose at faster clip prior to collapse
Deutsche Bank health check comes back clean
From capitalisation to derivatives, Germany’s top bank displays as robust a prudential profile as its peers
Small banks set for 2% capital reduction under Basel III
Lower leverage ratio requirements expected to offset Tier 1 capital increases for credit risk and output floor
Credit Suisse cuts exposures by 22% to match run on deposits
Bank dipped into central bank reserves and other safe assets to honour surge of withdrawals in Q4
Japan dealers’ derivatives exposures keep inflating
MUFG, SMFG and SMTH added almost ¥6 trillion to their balance sheets in the three months to end-September
Hong Kong, India, Turkey lag behind on Basel III framework
Only Canada, Japan and Saudi Arabia ready for full implementation as January deadline approaches
EU tweaks set to temper Basel III capital hike by a third
Changes to required capital for credit risk expected to be main driver behind average reduction
Fed governor questions Barr’s regulatory agenda
Republican governor Bowman delivers “shot across the bow” to new vice-chair
Basel III output floor set to bind 24% of banks
Latest BCBS monitoring report shows four-fold increase over next seven years
European banks set for 17.5% capital hike under Basel III
Output floor could account for almost half the increase in Tier 1 capital requirements by 2028
BNY Mellon, Schwab would benefit most from SLR relief
A repeat of the pandemic carve-out would boost average ratio across US banks by 45bp
EU banks’ leverage ratios slip as ECB relief ends
Lenders still carving out central bank balances in March saw ratios drop 60bp on average
Quarles calls for SLR ‘recalibration’ to support Treasuries
Former vice-chair says leverage ratio gold plate was based on flawed projections of Fed reserves
‘Very little support’ for a US Treasury clearing mandate – Isda
Dealers and clients prefer carrot to stick in efforts to improve Treasury market liquidity
Fed ‘tailoring’ led to larger, less capitalised regional US banks
Lenders freed from toughest requirements in 2018 grew balance sheets but saw capital ratios slip
DFAST 2022 leverage results widest in four years
Distribution of post-stress leverage ratios sees expanding gap between top and bottom performers
Credit Suisse goes off piste in latest DFAST
US unit of Swiss bank underestimated leverage hit in Fed stress test
Foreign banks outperform US peers on DFAST
Intermediate holding companies reported higher post-stress capital and leverage ratios under the Fed’s severely adverse scenario
Geithner stresses need for SLR reform to restore UST liquidity
Returning leverage ratio to backstop role is “not rocket science”, says former Treasury secretary
HSBC exhausts leverage headroom in Fed stress tests
Goldman Sachs worst performer among US banks
Derivatives exposures take toll on Japan leverage measure
Leverage ratios at Mizuho, SMFG and SMTH hit multi-year lows