Bank of England (BoE)
People: McDermott leaving UK regulator
Woods is new PRA chief; Deutsche hires Root and Hazlewood; Santander's Hassani promoted
Stress tests at risk of becoming too complex, say bank heads
Regulator demands could lead to "tick-the-box" exercise, hear delegates at Quant Summit Europe
Benchmark reform could hit cross-currency basis
Traders criticise fragmented development of new risk-free rates
Regulation, risk-taking and responsibility
Supervisors “need firms to be profitable”, writes BoE’s Fisher
Beyond Libor: what reform plans mean for swaps users
Big bang still an option in plans to propagate new benchmarks
Accounting puts brake on move to daily settled swaps
New margin approach threatens hedge accounting status, could hurt effectiveness
Why feedback loops could tie regulators in knots
Growing awareness of endogenous risk raises difficult questions about too-big-to-fail approach
Bank of England and Vickers clash on capital rules
ICB and BoE proposals are actually not all that different
BoE: leverage ratio carve-out needed for clearing
Collateral should cut exposure, says BoE, citing need to ensure "continuity" of clearing business
BoE reveals final element of ring-fencing framework
Systemic risk buffer aims to dampen banking sector stress
Algo trading feedback loops an urgent worry, Carney warns
Some traders don't understand risks of algos, BoE says
Swaps CCPs hope to slash capital via margin change
Treating margin as settlement could cut leverage – CME, Eurex, Ice, LCH.Clearnet all seeking approval
EU regulators split over using initial margin to resolve CCPs
Rules on CCP resolution were due last month but are now slated for February
Carney: leverage ratio could limit clearing benefits
European officials should look at the impact of the leverage ratio on clearing, the Bank of England chief tells MEPs
Fed, BoE officials mount defence of resolution regimes
Resolution regimes are “not a power grab” by regulators, says BoE’s Gracie
Pillar 2 'unlikely to cushion' trading book capital impact
Pillar 1 capital hike likely to outstrip any Pillar 2 add-ons, say dealers
Stress tests need macro-prudential focus, say central bankers
Tests should link banks and real economy, say ECB's Constancio and BoE's Brazier
BoE questions unfunded CCP default fund top-ups
Funds would have to be replenished during period of stress
New BoE stress tests will be tougher during economic upturns
Stress tests designed to move counter-cyclically with financial cycle
Southern Europe securitisation markets thrown lifeline in EC plan
New rules ease treatment of ABS from countries with low credit ratings
Pension funds press for central bank repo backstop
Bank of England support seen as 'only' option to ease collateral fears
BoE may impose extra liquidity charges, says regulator
Regulator will impose Basel III add-on if risks are not captured by LCR
UK banks won't face FRTB capital hike – BoE official
Policy expert says most trading risks already captured under Pillar 2 framework
Regional swaps booking replacing global hubs
Banks complain of mixed supervisory messages, but regionalisation trend is clear