Capital adequacy
Coronavirus crisis sours €8bn of Santander’s loans
Loans moved into IFRS 9 stage two to reflect significant increase in credit risks
Deutsche slashed ‘bad bank’ RWAs in H1
Leverage exposures linked to capital release unit have fallen 20% in six months
Relief for credit losses buoys Barclays’ capital ratio
IFRS 9 transitional measures added 35bp to CET1 ratio
Coronavirus shock to hit diversified lenders hardest – ECB
Diversified and wholesale lenders projected to see CET1 ratio decline 7 percentage points under worst-case scenario
Severe Covid recession could topple some EU banks
One-quarter of lenders would see CET1 ratios fall below 6.8%
Top US banks reined in RWAs in Q2
Credit exposures fall after a wild first quarter
Credit scenario update drives UBS loan-loss reserves higher
Gloomier US outlook contributes to $272m of Q2 provisions
At Danske Bank, market RWAs soar as credit risks dip
Bond binge contributes to 36% increase in market risk charge
Following Fed relief, SLR bonds loosen for top US banks
Billions of Tier 1 capital freed by tweak to ratio’s denominator
BNY Mellon strengthens capital stack
CET1 capital increased 9% quarter-on-quarter
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At top US banks, stress test capital hit driven by dividends
Shareholder giveaways make up bulk of post-stress capital losses at JP Morgan, Morgan Stanley, Bank of America
Foreign banks and Fed at odds on stress test impacts
HSBC North America predicted a loan-loss rate of 2.7%, well below the Fed’s 6% estimate
Three systemic US banks face stress capital buffer add-ons
JP Morgan, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley will see minimum requirements increase under new regime
US banks lowball loan pain, overstate trading hit in Fed tests
In aggregate, systemic lenders underestimated loan-loss provisions by 18%
Fed’s Covid scenarios far harsher than latest stress tests
Under worst-case, 25% of banks would have post-stress CET1 ratios of less than 4.8%
Goldman faces high stress capital buffer after Fed tests
Bank projects 640bp peak-to-trough capital hit in DFAST
Systemic European banks’ bail-in buffers fell in Q1
Bail-in debt stocks increase, but balance sheet expansion crimps TLAC ratios
Giant US banks outgrew smaller rivals in Q1
Banks over $10 billion in size also saw Tier 1 leverage ratios fall furthest
US banks face capital hit from resurgent advanced approaches
Banks pushed onto internal models wrestle with procyclical capital charges
Deutsche insists Covid-19 won’t derail ‘bad bank’ wind-down
Lender actively seeking buyers for remaining derivatives portfolios ahead of 2022 target, says CRO
Market risks push up top EU insurers’ capital charges
Allianz sees SCR for market risk surge 28% year-on-year
Counterparty risk capital charges up 20% at top UK banks
StanChart CCR capital requirement jumps 41% over the first quarter
Though Covid crisis rages, US banks’ op RWAs fall
Wells Fargo sees op RWAs fall $2.9 billion