Articles by Samuel Wilkes
BoE’s crisis lending plan hits buffers
Scepticism greets regulator’s proposal to increase releasable leverage capital buffers
BoE’s leverage ratio rejig to hit HSBC and StanChart
Proposed changes aim to rebalance scales in favour of domestic lending
Small UK lenders set to escape leverage ratio ratchet
BoE’s planned economic indexation of tougher prudential thresholds could ease capital planning
Floored: Basel III rethink upsets IRB dominance
Introduction of output floor means internal ratings’ popularity takes a hit, but isn’t quite out for the count
Basel’s CVA upgrade: persuasive in the US, less so in Europe
Ban on credit risk models could encourage US banks to adopt more sophisticated CVA method
US FRTB glitch could spit out negative capital charges
Effort to recognise risk diversification between IMA and standardised approach went too far
EU lawmaker calls for review of Luxembourg’s cross-border rules
Grand Duchy accused of side-stepping rules aimed at prising away banking business from London
Europe’s next chore: cleaning a floor made messy by the US
Rejection of Basel III’s output floor leaves EU with some difficult decisions to make
ECB urged to follow Fed’s lead on ‘material risks’
Senior banker at JP Morgan’s EU subsidiary backs US-style approach to streamlining supervision
EU weighs response to US dropping Basel capital floors
European regulators assessing whether US proposal amounts to a “substantial” deviation
European Commission plans permanent changes to FRTB
EU legislator will start work on new rules later this year to ensure level playing field with US
One thing missing from US Basel III proposal: a deadline
Without a deadline, risk teams will struggle to secure resources to begin implementation projects