Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS)
US Basel III endgame: a credit risk calibration conundrum
If regulators want to finalise the rules, they should strip out gold plate and cancel a haircut
EU banks’ systemic indicators soared to record highs in 2024
Trading activity drives surge across 29 banks
EU banks fear tumbling rates will upset their IRRBB balance
As rates decline, hedging two separate tests of vulnerability becomes more difficult
How to solve the Fed’s $300bn FRTB problem
A sacrifice will have to be made to ensure new market risk rules meet demands for capital neutrality
Barclays logs five VAR breaches amid tariff turmoil
Bank’s regulatory VAR model loses green status for the first time since 2018
More than half of banks manage change as an operational risk
Others are moving to incorporate it into risk taxonomies, although some now treat it as a cause, citing supervisory guidance
Fed hears renewed calls for tuneup of G-Sib surcharge
Failure to revisit 2015 methodology has led to inflated systemic risk scores, experts say
Banks seek EU supervisory green light on external credit data
GCD-developed industry standard to show pooled loss data is representative of banks’ portfolios
Why margin transparency is always somebody else’s problem
As Esma pushes for clearing clients to receive better information, no-one wants to provide it
Japan regulator calls on laggards to keep Basel promise
After EU and UK delays – and amid fears of US divergence – Japan is keeping a close eye on its peers, says Shigeru Ariizumi
The VAR-centric models that never were
Often spotlighted, rarely dominant – VAR plays a surprisingly small role in most IMA stacks
BoE official plays down fears of global regulatory fragmentation
Risk Live: UK expects close co-operation with US, while others express concern over Basel III endgame
How to reform the NSFR… and why regulators may never get there
Ideas for updating funding rules after SVB include recalibration and concentration limits
Mr Bessent goes to Basel: the fate of global bank regulation
US resistance to international standards could spark greater fragmentation of prudential rules
EC to decide on FRTB delay within ‘days’
Isda AGM: Consultation finds support for delay, with some wanting to go live with targeted changes
US has got what it wanted from Basel, say former regulators
Calls to stay at the table come after US Treasury Secretary condemned “outsourcing” of regulation
BNP Paribas’s CVA risk charges swell 56% on Basel III overhaul
Impact of new formulas is largest yet for a G-Sib
US Basel equivalence questioned as EU patience wears thin
MEPs say unfaithful US implementation of Basel III could trigger review of third-country capital treatment
European Commission changes tune on proposed FRTB multiplier
Banks fear departure from original diversification factor undermines case for permanent relief
Top 10 op risks: AI arms race leaves risk teams playing catch-up
As firms invest for fear of being left behind, op risk managers urge caution on data, controls and access
Tariff turbulence piles pressure on banks’ VAR models
Backtesting breaches start to mount, but too early to tell if regulatory intervention needed
Trading desks want regulators to face down the NMRF monster
Rule-makers in Australia and the European Union are open to changes to the unpopular FRTB test
FRTB may bite harder for Europe’s CVA modellers
Farther reach of advanced approach and lighter load on total requirements mean limited takeaways from Canada and Japan’s implementation
Can Europe’s FRTB refurb bring banks back to Club IMA?
Softening the NMRF regime permanently might have the most impact, but the output floor still hurts