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Swap books swell at big US banks despite lower risk profile
Total OTC derivatives notional among the eight banks is $222 trillion – a 2% increase on the quarter
US banks' VAR-based charges drop in Q2
The average decrease in the VAR-based capital requirement across the eight US G-Sibs was 10.4%, compared with a 23% increase in the first quarter
LCR gap between EU and US banks widens further in H1
State Street had the lowest LCR, at 108%, and UniCredit the head of the pack with an LCR of 179%
US banks curb market risk
G-Sibs cut $31 billion of market RWAs in three months to June
US big banks shrink systemic footprints in Q2
JP Morgan moves down into 3.5% capital surcharge bucket under Fed G-Sib methodology
Banks discreetly seek personnel to mine alt data riches
Citi, Credit Suisse, HSBC and Morgan Stanley are hiring data scientists for a plethora of new initiatives
Bank of America grows derivatives, bucking G-Sib trend
Total derivatives exposures jumped 4.2% quarter-to-quarter to $299.4 billion
Funds take action to avoid fire sales under new SEC liquidity rule
Asset managers want more time to get illiquid assets within regulatory limits during market upheaval
US banks see fewer daily trading losses than foreign units
IHCs suffered losses on 54% of trading days compared with 44% for US BHCs
Risks building at three US G-Sibs
Risk-weighted asset density has increased at BNY Mellon, State Street and Goldman Sachs the most, across the eight US global systemically important banks
US banks cut surplus deposits caught by LCR
Eight US banks show aggregate $6.5 billion decline in non-operational deposit outflows under liquidity measure
Off-balance sheet items up $28 billion at US G-Sibs
Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs grow exposures 4.3% and 3.8%, respectively
Fed stress tests: foreign banks lag US on capital estimates
On average, IHCs missed the Fed’s estimates of the amount their CET1 ratios would fall in the 2018 test cycle by 213bp, compared with 109bp by US lenders
Deutsche Bank fails CCAR; Goldman and Morgan Stanley scrape by
DB USA hit with qualitative fail, while Goldman and Morgan Stanley face dividend and buyback freeze
Stress test results show Fed toughening up
Median post-stress ratio of 7.9% the lowest pass mark to date
Fed stress tests stretch State Street, Goldman, Morgan Stanley
State Street worst performer among complex firms on capital; Goldman and Morgan Stanley on SLR
CCAR winners and losers 2012–17
American Express came off worst under CCAR total capital ratio measure among large and complex firms three years out of six
Fed credit limits likely to hit investment banks, custodians hardest
State Street, BNY Mellon, Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs have low credit limits; high bank exposures
US bank RWA density edges higher
Morgan Stanley density increases from 41.46% to 45.47% year-on-year
US CVA charges over seven times higher than EU
Huge disparity appears to result from EU exemption for corporate trades
G-Sib swap portfolios reveal transatlantic divide
EU banks record 16% fall in non-cleared swaps, while US dealers see 9% growth
US bank swaps books rebound after G-Sib reckoning
Total OTC derivative notionals across eight G-Sibs grow $28 trillion in first quarter