REGULATORY CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS

3 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

Regulatory Capital Requirement [Abstract]

REGULATORY CAPITAL REQUIREMENTSRJF, as a bank holding company and financial holding company, Raymond James Bank, our broker-dealer subsidiaries and our trust subsidiaries are subject to capital requirements by various regulatory authorities. Capital levels of each entity are monitored to ensure compliance with our various regulatory capital requirements. Failure to meet minimum capital requirements can initiate certain mandatory and possibly additional discretionary actions, by regulators that, if undertaken, could have a direct material effect on our financial results.

As a bank holding company under the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, as amended (the “BHC Act”) that has made an election to be a financial holding company, RJF is subject to supervision, examination and regulation by the Fed. We are subject to the Fed’s capital rules which establish an integrated regulatory capital framework and implement, in the U.S., the Basel III regulatory capital reforms from the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision and certain changes required by the Dodd-Frank Act. We apply the standardized approach for calculating risk-weighted assets and are also subject to the market risk provisions of the Fed’s capital rules (“market risk rule”).

Under these rules, minimum requirements are established for both the quantity and quality of capital held by banking organizations. RJF and Raymond James Bank are required to maintain minimum ratios of common equity tier 1 (“CET1”), tier 1 capital and total capital to risk-weighted assets, as well as minimum leverage ratios (defined as tier 1 capital divided by adjusted average assets). These capital ratios incorporate quantitative measures of our assets, liabilities, and certain off-balance sheet items as calculated under the regulatory capital rules and are subject to qualitative judgments by the regulators about components, risk-weightings, and other factors. RJF and Raymond James Bank each calculate these ratios in order to assess compliance with both regulatory requirements and their internal capital policies. In order to maintain our ability to take certain capital actions, including dividends and common equity repurchases, and to make bonus payments, we must hold a capital conservation buffer above our minimum risk-based capital requirements. As of December 31, 2021, both RJF’s and Raymond James Bank’s capital levels exceeded the capital conservation buffer requirement and were each categorized as “well-capitalized.”

For further discussion of regulatory capital requirements applicable to certain of our businesses and subsidiaries, see Note 24 of our 2021 Form 10-K.

To meet requirements for capital adequacy or to be categorized as “well-capitalized,” RJF must maintain minimum CET1, Tier 1 capital, Total capital and Tier 1 leverage amounts and ratios as set forth in the following table.


	Actual				Requirement for capital adequacy purposes				To be well-capitalized under regulatory provisions
$ in millions	Amount		Ratio		Amount		Ratio		Amount		Ratio
RJF as of December 31, 2021:
CET1	$	7,842	25.9	%	$	1,365	4.5	%	$	1,972	6.5	%
Tier 1 capital	$	7,842	25.9	%	$	1,820	6.0	%	$	2,427	8.0	%
Total capital	$	8,197	27.0	%	$	2,427	8.0	%	$	3,034	10.0	%
Tier 1 leverage	$	7,842	12.1	%	$	2,593	4.0	%	$	3,242	5.0	%

RJF as of September 30, 2021:
CET1	$	7,428	25.0	%	$	1,337	4.5	%	$	1,932	6.5	%
Tier 1 capital	$	7,428	25.0	%	$	1,783	6.0	%	$	2,377	8.0	%
Total capital	$	7,780	26.2	%	$	2,377	8.0	%	$	2,972	10.0	%
Tier 1 leverage	$	7,428	12.6	%	$	2,363	4.0	%	$	2,954	5.0	%

As of December 31, 2021, RJF’s regulatory capital increase compared to September 30, 2021 was driven by positive earnings, net of dividends paid during our fiscal first quarter. RJF’s Tier 1 and Total capital ratios increased compared to September 30, 2021, resulting from the increase in regulatory capital, partially offset by an increase in risk-weighted assets driven by increases in our loan portfolio and cash and cash equivalents. RJF’s Tier 1 leverage ratio at December 31, 2021 decreased compared to September 30, 2021 due to increased average assets, driven by higher assets segregated for regulatory purposes and cash and cash equivalents, primarily resulting from an increase in client cash in the Client Interest Program (“CIP”), as well as growth in available-for-sale securities and loans. The increase in average assets was partially offset by the increase in regulatory capital.

To meet the requirements for capital adequacy or to be categorized as “well-capitalized,” Raymond James Bank must maintain CET1, Tier 1 capital, Total capital and Tier 1 leverage amounts and ratios as set forth in the following table.


	Actual				Requirement for capital adequacy purposes				To be well-capitalized under regulatory provisions
$ in millions	Amount		Ratio		Amount		Ratio		Amount		Ratio
Raymond James Bank as of December 31, 2021:
CET1	$	2,675	13.3	%	$	905	4.5	%	$	1,307	6.5	%
Tier 1 capital	$	2,675	13.3	%	$	1,206	6.0	%	$	1,608	8.0	%
Total capital	$	2,927	14.6	%	$	1,608	8.0	%	$	2,010	10.0	%
Tier 1 leverage	$	2,675	7.2	%	$	1,477	4.0	%	$	1,846	5.0	%

Raymond James Bank as of September 30, 2021:
CET1	$	2,626	13.4	%	$	883	4.5	%	$	1,275	6.5	%
Tier 1 capital	$	2,626	13.4	%	$	1,177	6.0	%	$	1,569	8.0	%
Total capital	$	2,873	14.6	%	$	1,569	8.0	%	$	1,962	10.0	%
Tier 1 leverage	$	2,626	7.4	%	$	1,411	4.0	%	$	1,763	5.0	%

As of December 31, 2021, Raymond James Bank’s Tier 1 capital and Total capital ratios decreased compared to September 30, 2021, due to higher risk-weighted assets, primarily due to increased loans and available-for-sale securities, which were funded by increased client cash balances in the RJBDP swept to Raymond James Bank. The increase in risk-weighted assets was partially offset by higher regulatory capital. Raymond James Bank’s Tier 1 leverage ratio at December 31, 2021 decreased compared to September 30, 2021, due to increased average assets, driven by growth in loans, cash and available-for-sale securities.

Certain of our broker-dealer subsidiaries are subject to the requirements of the Uniform Net Capital Rule (Rule 15c3-1) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The following table presents the net capital position of RJ&A.


$ in millions	December 31, 2021			September 30, 2021
Raymond James & Associates, Inc.:
(Alternative Method elected)
Net capital as a percent of aggregate debit items	65.5		%	72.1		%
Net capital	$	1,928		$	2,035
Less: required net capital	(59)			(56)
Excess net capital	$	1,869		$	1,979

As of December 31, 2021, all of our other active regulated domestic and international subsidiaries were in compliance with and exceeded all applicable capital requirements.