Systemic risk
Capital One puts OCC’s tough stance on mergers to the test
Proposed Discover deal should be approved but will go under the microscope, ex-regulators say
Goldman faces higher 3.5% G-Sib surcharge in 2026
50bp step up in capital add-on looms after dealer’s systemic footprint rose to a record high in 2023
US dealers slam capital hit on clearing for unreal CVA risk
Fed would diverge from Basel standards by imposing CVA capital on client-cleared trades
Fears of runaway risk on offshore reinsurance
Life insurers catch the eye of UK regulator for pension buyout financing trick
Shock EU expansion of clearing mandate may hook more funds
Last-minute change to Emir 3.0 would include cleared contracts in threshold calculation
Taming the systemic risk Hydra: 10 years of mandatory clearing
Regulators, clearers and market participants reflect on a decade of the clearing requirement
Council of the EU resists centralised clearing house supervision
Esma wants more powers, but member states will only agree to provide it with more information
Basel III endgame expected to push PNC’s RWAs up 3%
Forecast from US regional much tamer than increases expected by advanced-approach banks
Former NY Fed chief calls for overhaul of discount window
Dudley’s proposed changes include prepositioning collateral, cutting costs of secondary credit facility
AmEx expansion puts it on track for tougher prudential standards
Lender is within spitting distance of category III designation, which would attract stricter capital and liquidity requirements
Goldman, Barclays, MUFG reap largest G-Sib score cuts
Compressions driven by reductions in complexity and cross-border activity
Climate capital in the balance as EBA rejects green risk weights
European regulator suggests climate change must be factored into existing risk categories
G-Sibs’ risk score heatmap shows signs of shakeup
Most systemic lenders’ scores remain driven by cross-jurisdictional activity, but other categories increase in heft
Fed methodology adds as much as 2% to US G-Sib surcharges
Morgan Stanley’s binding add-on is three times as high as under Basel framework
EU exposures carve-out cuts BNPP’s G-Sib surcharge once more
French bank remains sole beneficiary of intra-bloc cross-jurisdictional activity waiver for the second consecutive year
China G-Sib scores tell story of lenders’ decade-long rise
Chinese banks capture far larger share of systemic risk than in 2013
Citi propels G-Sibs’ OTC derivatives notionals to nine-year high
Bank leapfrogged Goldman as fourth-largest derivatives dealer after 20% jump over 2022
Substitutability cap spares JPM, Citi higher Basel G-Sib surcharges
Stalled framework review by Basel Committee benefits world’s largest bank for 10th consecutive year
Most G-Sib indicators hit all-time highs in tumultuous 2022
Trading volumes and payment activity among fastest-surging indicators
UBS, three Chinese banks face higher capital surcharges
Credit Suisse and UniCredit dropped from G-Sib list in latest systemic risk assessment
Industry fears backdoor thresholds in active accounts debate
Confidential papers suggest a compromise, but requirements seen as too ambiguous