Funding Strategies of G-SIBs

Abstract

Purpose: The purpose of the article is to analyze the main features of the identified funding strategies of G-SIBs and changes in strategies under the influence of financial market conditions and new regulatory requirements. Methods: The proposed method uses cluster analysis of the main indicators for banking funding (the share of deposits in liabilities, the share of derivatives in liabilities, the share of subordinated liabilities in total liabilities, as well as the share of short-term wholesale funding in liabilities) based on the agglomerative hierarchical clustering algorithm of Ward and the Hartigan Index as the criterion for evaluating the optimal number of clusters. The research covers G-SIBs, spanning the period 2007–2018. Findings & Value added: The study has allowed to identify three main groups of banking strategies – deposit-based, mix and wholesale-based. Changes in the main features of these strategies have indicated the growth of the role of deposit funding, and a clear decrease in the value of derivatives in the structure of liabilities of G-SIBs. These two trends confirm the efficiency of the introduced regulatory measures to ensure higher financial soundness of banks and reduced funding risks. The study finds that the growth of deposit funding is not accompanied by an increase in the share of loans in assets. Regulatory authorities should introduce mechanisms that would have a major impact on changing strategies of asset management for global banks to increase the role of loans, which will have a positive impact on the development of the real economy.