Data
RWA density at JP Morgan drops to six-year low
Bank’s asset portfolio has become less risk-heavy under standardised approach since 2013
Goldman Sachs leads US firms on non-bank assets
Non-bank assets of G-Sibs equivalent to 32% of total consolidated assets
EU banks cut €56bn of toxic loans
The region’s NPL ratio stood at 3.2%, down 20bp on the previous quarter
US mid-sized banks pile into intra-financial system assets
Non-G-Sibs over $100 billion in size hold 85% more of other banks’ assets than in 2014
At FICC, 20 margin breaches in Q1
The clearing house posted 157 margin breaches for the 12-month period ending in March
DTCC default fund contributions shrink 16%
CCP reports 268 clearing members at end-March
Savings vary for UK banks under BoE leverage ratio
RBS deducted £80 billion of leverage exposure under UK-specific rule at end-March
Fed study says CCAR has not toughened over time
Higher planned dividends and buybacks to blame for increased capital depletion under stress tests
US banks’ liquidity buffers thinnest among G-Sibs
Mean LCR of US banks hits 122.5% in Q1
Banco Santander’s CVA charge drops 20% in Q1
Three EU G-Sibs cut capital requirements, three increase them
Default fund costs dominate US G-Sibs’ cleared swaps charges
Default fund contributions accounted for 62% of the eight banks’ RWAs
European and UK leverage ratios fall in Q1
UK banks had leverage ratios on average 26bp higher than their continental European peers
JSCC default funds shrink $1.7 billion in Q1
The CCP reported 281 clearing members at end-March
At US G-Sibs, off-balance-sheet exposures climb $44bn
Goldman Sachs is only big bank to post lower amounts on quarter
Giant EU banks grow asset share over four years
Share of assets held by five largest banks in the median EU member state hits 65%
Overseas loans to US crept up in Q4
But rate of loan growth to US borrowers fell throughout 2018
Bond binge accelerates at eurozone insurers
Annualised growth rate of debt portfolios hits new high of 2.6%
Short-term bets push interest rate option volumes higher
Open interest in short-dated contracts surges 23% from December to March
Citi, Goldman, State Street add $685m of complex assets
Private equity, asset-backed security and loan holdings drive increase in Level 3 instruments
L&G’s counterparty risk charge almost doubles in two years
Operational and market risk charges also climb at UK group
At US G-Sibs, loan-loss reserves hit $5.6 billion in Q1
Wells Fargo’s PCLs climb 62% quarter-on-quarter
Eurozone insurers’ bets on alternatives raises systemic risk
Dutch firms have more than 25% of total assets tied up in non-traditional investments
Allianz’s counterparty risk charge up €102 million in 2018
Total solvency capital requirement down €600 million year-on-year
UK public sector offloads swaps
Gross derivatives outstanding with public entities stood at £5.9 billion in Q1