Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS)
OpRisk North America: Standardised approaches under-calibrated, Basel's Adachi tells conference
Large banks holding too little capital, regulator warns
Gold-plating will stay common, academic argues
Race to the top likely on Basel and other rules
US banks fear competitive impact of higher leverage ratio
US regulators have pledged to adopt the new Basel leverage ratio, but with higher minimums, sparking concerns that US banks will find it harder to compete in repo and other businesses. Lukas Becker reports
Supervisors slam banks over 'top 20' counterparty results
After five years of work, a group of 19 big banks still get a failing grade from supervisors on their ability to pull together and report counterparty exposures. Is it all a question of cost? Fiona Maxwell reports
JSCC to be first Asian CCP to clear single-name CDSs
Second-quarter start date slated by the Japan-based clearing house
Repo netting curbs threaten government bonds, say dealers
Repo netting criteria in the revised leverage ratio may be less forgiving than banks first thought
Basel securitisation rules revisions criticised
While the December proposals incorporate many of the industry's comments, banks claim the rules are still too harsh
Basel gives on securitisation capital – but industry still unhappy
Proposals on proposals
Banks falling behind on Basel risk data principles
Room for improvement
Goodhart: Regulatory reform 'won't stop next crisis'
An LSE audience hears predictions of a new credit crunch in 2025
Banks ask Basel Committee to delay trading book impact studies
Completing the two studies on schedule will be "nigh-on impossible" bankers claim – but regulators are thought to be wary of a postponement
Basel leverage ratio may force CSA restructuring
Cash collateral can only reduce derivatives exposure if it matches the currency of the underlying swap, threatening existing CSAs and even the new standard CSA
Avoid one-size-fits-all capital approach, says Osfi’s Zelmer
Regulators have increasingly been pushing for less reliance on bank internal models, but Osfi’s deputy superintendent of the regulation sector, Mark Zelmer, thinks internal models have a place
Basel said to be weighing leverage ratio U-turn
Cash collateral may be allowed to bring down derivatives exposure - and repo treatments could also be softened, according to three industry sources
India counter-cyclical buffer proposals a 'tax on banks'
India proposals for CCB has too narrow a focus
VAB’s Winter: Collateral rules risk derivatives and liquidity
Regulating collateral
Italy follows Ireland in retaining AFS bond filter
Banca d'Italia proposes to allow its banks to ignore some government bond volatility
Embedding the Bank for International Settlements risk data aggregation and reporting principles across the organisation
Sponsored statement: Moody's Analytics
Bank initial margin posting raises liquidation concerns
Initial fears
Asia Risk Congress: BIS points to Asia example as evidence new LCR not 'relaxed'
Asian regulators' partial recognition of Level 2B assets justifies revised Basel liquidity approach
Risk USA: Regulators cannot hide from bank models, says Osfi’s Zelmer
Leverage-only approach would set prudential rules back 50 years, warns senior Canadian regulator
China relaxes liquidity rules to fall in with Basel timeline
New approach to liquidity risk intended to reduce the regulation's pro-cyclicality
Cross-border cultural concerns are a priority for Raiffeisen
Raiffeisen Bank International operates across central and eastern Europe – op risk head Nicole Murtinger discusses the cultural challenges this brings her
Central Bank of Ireland diverges from Basel III on AFS bonds
Irish bank capital numbers would filter out unrealised gains and losses on government bonds