Articles by Lorenzo Migliorato
Loss of ruble volatility waiver costs UniCredit €2.2bn in RWAs
Lender forced to capitalise FX risk from Russian operations after ECB withdraws key exemption
EU exposures carve-out cuts BNPP’s G-Sib surcharge once more
French bank remains sole beneficiary of intra-bloc cross-jurisdictional activity waiver for the second consecutive year
China G-Sib scores tell story of lenders’ decade-long rise
Chinese banks capture far larger share of systemic risk than in 2013
Most G-Sib indicators hit all-time highs in tumultuous 2022
Trading volumes and payment activity among fastest-surging indicators
HQLAs slide to multi-year lows at largest US regionals
Drops make US Bancorp, PNC and Truist ever more dependent on reduced LCR
Indian CCPs derecognition costs BNPP, Deutsche €6bn in RWAs
Esma’s decision forces re-weighting of local exposures by EU dealers
VAR breaches trip up Citi, CS USA and two others in Q3
Comerica’s VAR multiplier ratchets up while Huntington’s remains at record high
Bank of America refills AFS book with T-Bills
Bank makes head start on peers in reshaping battered fair-value investments
Commerzbank’s rate-shock loss sensitivity rises 33%
Bank’s liabilities modelled to reprice faster than assets in a 200bp parallel hike scenario
Morgan Stanley grows overnight and open repos as rivals retreat
Dealer adds $30 billion on its book while peers shift to longer tenors
HSBC shifts part of US precious metal trades to UK
US subsidiary transfers all related market risk to headquarters
BofA’s VAR reels back to pre-pandemic level
Dealer leads large US banks on curtailing market risk
Western Alliance cuts repos, increases reliance on warehouse borrowing
Drawdown from expanded revolving line helps cut $2bn of costly overnight funding
Fed spares US Bancorp tighter liquidity straitjacket
Having committed to category II standards by end-2024, bank risked incurring LCR shortfall
HSBC’s rate-hedge reset to generate $1bn bond loss
Unwind of lower-yielding bonds costs $578m in Q3, with another $400m expected by year-end
Nordic banks’ RWAs rise $9bn on Swedish risk-weight floor rejig
Constraints on real-estate exposure modelling result in Pillar 2 charges moving to Pillar 1 requirements
Ally says only a third of long-term debt qualifies for Fed bail-in rule
Bank holding company would face shortfall of $3.5 billion of debt under new standards
PacWest’s loans jitter, deposits dwindle in race towards merger
Merging partner Banc of California also sees deposit base slip further
JP Morgan, BofA say Basel III plan could wipe out capital cushion
Banks forecast $82 billion cumulative hike in capital requirements from Fed proposals
Goldman writes off $506m of intangibles in GreenSky disposal
Only sliver of original investment to return to CET1 capital
PE funds exit boots Wells Fargo’s capital ratio
Two billion dollars of investment sales in Q3 added 14bp to CET1
US banks ditch IR futures as appetite for swaps booms
Notional for futures craters 19% in Q2, hitting lowest in at least seven years
Wells Fargo has thinnest TLAC headroom globally
Bail-in funds sat 8% above required amount at end-June, smallest gap among the 25 banks subject to the standard
RBI’s modelled market charges surge 31% as SVAR spike
Widespread volatility in first half of year inflated stressed gauge despite 2022 wind-down of rouble positions