Capital requirements
Covid measures burnished NatWest’s capital ratios in Q3
UK bank’s CET1 ratio benefited 100bp from IFRS 9 relief alone
CFTC’s swap stay plan for clearing houses sparks alarm
Lawyers warn proposal could invalidate close-out netting and expose members to higher risks
SFC’s Alder looks to shake up liquidity rules post-Covid
Asia Risk 25: HK regulatory head says central banks must “never have to step in again” to bail out investors
BoJ stress tests pressure top banks’ buffers
Capital ratios of internationally-active dealers projected to fall to 7.6% in worst-case scenario
Banks, regulators call for global climate risk standards
Carney and Winters warn private sector cannot move much further without lawmakers
Basel’s Rogers: little evidence capital buffers have failed
Top regulator disputes idea banks are unable to run down buffers, urges better communication
Wells Fargo eyes escape from Collins floor
Advanced and standardised RWAs are just 1% apart
By crushing RWAs, Goldman sends its capital ratio soaring in Q3
Risk-weighted assets fall 5% in three months
JP Morgan braces for 4% G-Sib surcharge
Fifty-basis point increase to capital ratio looms
EU banks’ capital gauges show mixed recovery from Covid hit
Tier 1 leverage ratios fall for second quarter in a row
Dutch banks seek quantum edge for stress tests
ABN, ING and Rabobank working together; US quantum developer seeks patent for CCAR
Systemic banks’ leverage exposures gyrated over H1
Temporary relief measures held down growth of exposures at US, Swiss lenders
One-fifth of SocGen’s securitisations have STS label
French bank held €7 billion of simple, transparent, standardised securitisations as of end-June
Change to risk-weight floor amps EU banks’ securitisation RWAs
BNP Paribas’ banking book securitisation RWAs increased 32% on end-2019
JP Morgan shook up market risk stress tests in Q2
Bank switched stressed VAR historical periods 60 times
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The long-term effect of Covid-19 on market risk capital
Covid-19 has replaced the global financial crisis in some banks’ stressed VAR calculations
BofA becomes first US bank to adopt SA-CCR
Move cut leverage exposure by $66bn, but other banks wary of trade-offs
Fix to Fed stress test snafu lowers two banks’ capital charges
Goldman, Morgan Stanley see stress capital buffer cuts
Swiss banks plumped liquidity buffers in Q2
Credit Suisse’s HQLA increases 26% quarter-on-quarter
The unintended impact of swap stays on financial stability
As swaps leverage shrinks, bankruptcy stay rules are not guaranteed to reduce systemic risk, says economist
Covid recession makes US insurers’ junk bond piles riskier
About $227.5 billion of firms’ debt holdings are BB+ rated or lower
RBC’s VAR doubled in pursuit of trading windfall
Stressed VAR also surged as the bank switched stress periods
BMO, Scotia crush CVA charges
CVA capital requirement fell 48% at BMO last quarter