Capital Requirements Directive (CRD)
Risk Annual Summit: CVA exemptions could backfire, panel warns
Hedges will attract capital instead of providing capital relief, argues Citi exec
CLO market appeals to yield-hungry investors
Post-financial crisis structured credit has been in hiding: but 2013 has seen the re-emergence of the collateralised loan obligation (CLO) market, with yield-hungry Asian players demonstrating a strong appetite for the paper
ESRB fine-tunes macro-prudential toolkit
The ESRB slims down its proposed macro-prudential principals to focus on 15 key macro-prudential levers
CRD IV at risk of non-compliance because of national exemptions, MEP warns
MEP Kay Swinburne warns that CRD IV is becoming too diluted by national exemptions
EBA highlights shortfalls in Pillar III disclosure
A report issued this morning says many banks are failing to report market and credit risk adequately
Industry slams 'unworkable' Esma proposals on indirect clearing
Clearing members would be forced to guarantee trades executed by their clients' clients - on terms the member firms have not agreed
Q&A: Christian Clausen on bank capital, systemic risk buffers and bail-in debt
Hitting the buffers
Prices diverge as CVA exemption remains in limbo
Dealers face pricing headache as they wait to see whether Europe's version of Basel III will exempt corporate customers from the CVA capital charge
Swedish banks braced for home loan capital hike
A weighty issue
OpRisk Europe: Harmonised rules must preserve flexibility, panellists say
Speakers at OpRisk Europe conference call for balance between harmonisation and national freedom
Securitisation market seeks SPV clearing carve-out
Securitisation would be "a lot less viable" if SPVs do not qualify for clearing exemption, says Isda
Reviving securitisation: regulators send mixed messages
Reviving securitisation
Asian banks disadvantaged by Basel Accord – Asean Risk 2012
The Basel III Accord has been framed purely to fix the failures in the US and European banking system and is placing an unfair burden on Asian financial institutions, according to speakers at Asean Risk conference.
Cyprus presidency fears add urgency to CRD IV talks
Ecofin votes through new regulatory regime - and final amendments appear to give UK extra freedom - but work remains before Danish presidency ends on July 1
Corporate trades should not face CVA charge – Risk.net poll
Two-thirds of respondents think trades with corporates should be exempt from Basel III's CVA capital charge
CoRep and FinRep: a "Frankenstein's monster" of reporting
Mind the language gap
Different preferences create divided implementation of Basel III
A matter of taste
Italy could face more swap terminations
Italian politicians claim Morgan Stanley's swap termination in January will be a one-off - but dealers say Italy's debt office is subject to other clauses that could have the same effect
Risk Annual Summit: Buy-side firms call for clearing changes
Eligible collateral for CCP margin needs to be reviewed – and regulators also need to ensure the clearing exemption for some end-users is not negated by Basel capital rules, say buy-side firms
Risk Annual Summit: Deutsche credit risk head questions CRD IV timeline
Banks have nine months until elements of Basel III are due to come into force, but details of implementing legislation are still being debated
ECB compromise on Basel III adjustments gets mixed response
An ECB proposal for the European Systemic Risk Board to have oversight on whether European regulators can adjust Basel III for macro-prudential purposes gets a mixed response from central bankers
New CRD IV draft exempts sovereign trades from CVA capital charge
The latest council draft adds a CVA capital charge exemption for sovereign derivatives transactions – potentially removing one of the big unintended consequences of CRD IV, participants say