Capital requirements
Westpac's capital charge rises as securitisation rule bites
Securitisation RWAs jump from A$1.4 billion under new standard
Barclays and HSBC impairment provisions soar
Barclays’ provisions increase 54%; HSBC’s by 29%
On the offensive – Seeking a new edge, buy-side invests in portfolio and risk analytics
A fast-moving, headstrong hedge fund – hit by rare losses after a black swan event touched on an overweight country exposure – ponders adding fresh quantitative expertise. Much to traders’ chagrin, the chief investment officer and chief operating officer…
EU banks’ CVA capital to triple if exemptions axed
Seven banks would incur 200bp-plus hit to capital if long-standing waivers were repealed, says EBA
StanChart hopes reg spending has peaked as costs drop 5%
Bank reports a $63 million quarter-on-quarter drop
HSBC reclassifies debt to bolster Tier 2 capital
Review of securities to add 40bp to bank's total capital ratio
NAB model change boosts mortgage RWAs
Residential mortgage RWAs leap A$10.6 billion
Credit Suisse bolsters liquidity buffers
LCR reinforced in response to choppy markets
UBS liquidity coverage ratio shrinks after regulatory change
The rule change led to higher net cash outflows at the bank, which jumped 5.5% to Sfr135 billion in March
US will implement FRTB, insists Fed official
Isda AGM: “I don’t know why people doubt” US adoption, says Lynch
RBS model change loads on credit RWAs
RBS's total RWAs increase for the first time since 2015
Op risk capital: why US should adopt SMA today
No reason to delay roll-out of standardised approach, says TCH’s Greg Baer
Legal woes drain Barclays' capital
A $2 billion fine from the US Department of Justice contributed to a 60bp CET1 capital ratio decline
Basel’s Coen warns on FRTB complexity
Isda AGM: Regulators may consider “simpler and more robust” approaches when finalising rules this year
CCAR compels CET1 build-up at Capital One
The bank is targeting a CET1 capital ratio of 11% in 2018
Santander reaps capital benefit with close of toxic asset sale
The bank aims to have CET1 above 11% by end-2018
UBS warns of 6% increase in credit RWAs in 2018
The bank's credit RWAs continue upward trend
Custody surge could be precursor to capital pain
BNY and State Street assets hit new record, as Basel consider G-Sib changes
Modelled RWAs fall at BNY Mellon
Gap between RWAs calculated under the two approaches shrinks
CCAR threatens BNY Mellon dividend payout
Fed's test "noticeably more stringent" - BNY Mellon's Santomassimo
EU shelves limits on structural FX hedge exemptions
Basel rethink on FRTB capital ratio hedging prompts fresh questions over EU implementation
US Bancorp unfazed by Fed’s new capital buffer
Lender targets dividend payout ratio of 40%
Goldman shakes off tax reform capital effects
Stronger regulatory ratios support capital distributions
Fed to ease CECL capital impact
Phase-in of capital impacts over three years proposed