Regulators
New risk indicator ensnares BofA, benefits Chinese banks
Overhaul in substitutability category pushed US bank's capital surcharge to 2%
Global banks’ CET1 surplus hit 2.5-year high in 2021
Lenders in the Americas had smaller share of capital available for use than European peers
Modelled RWAs diverge from standardised at Wells Fargo
Gap between the two methodologies hits $152bn – its widest ever
Hong Kong, India, Turkey lag behind on Basel III framework
Only Canada, Japan and Saudi Arabia ready for full implementation as January deadline approaches
A-IRB to lose credit risk reach under Basel III
Americas banks expected to generate just 40% of RWAs using internal models, from 67% currently
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
Market risk capital relief could cut charges at 13 EU banks
EBA says Covid-style measures could be considered to tackle energy crisis
Europe’s regulators play ‘time the downturn’ with CCyB
Indicators justify hikes in countercyclical capital buffer, but shock-driven recession looms large
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
Europe’s countercyclical buffers buck recession trends
Almost half of EBU’s members have set out CCyB hikes; five plan two or more before mid-2023
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
Credit checks, what credit checks? How crypto lending ate itself
Collapse of hedge fund Three Arrows Capital exposes “sloppy and irresponsible” credit standards among crypto lenders
Op risk data: Glencore hauled over the coals in $1bn+ bribery probe
Also: Russian banks in fraud fails; Citi’s fat-finger fumble; devil’s in the data detail. Data by ORX News
Danske, Deutsche and PNC pin SVAR to Covid-19
Most global banks continue to use the global financial crisis to stress-test their portfolios
Banks’ loan-loss forecasts diverge in BoE climate exercise
Dispersion of estimates for corporate impairments highlights variety of assumptions for modelling climate risk
FTX’s ‘easy-access’ clearing stokes fears over runaway risk
Crypto exchange will auto-liquidate underwater positions, which critics say could fuel a death spiral in prices
JP Morgan leads US banks on surging VAR capital charges
Requirements connected to commodity positions jumped 426% in the first quarter
Op risk data: Deutsche greenwashing fine a regulatory red flag
Also: Class claim costs CA tribe $500m; Essilor eyeballs JPM in fraud case; Bank of Italy con job. Data by ORX News
FSB warns on Archegos-style leverage
Isda AGM: Knot takes dim view of banks piling up leverage blind
Single climate risk metric ‘not realistic’, says Bank of England
Senior official argues banks and investors must weigh up multiple factors when assessing climate risk
The murky world of transparency disclosures
Lack of data granularity on Russian exposures should prompt a rethink by regulators and banks alike
HSBC’s SA market RWAs double on new structural FX rules
Move from Pillar 2 to Pillar 1 for unhedged FX risk adds $6.8bn of RWAs