Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS)
Concerns raised over Basel settlement risk guidance as consultation closes
The revised guidance on managing settlement risk could distort the forex market if implemented inconsistently, but should ultimately lead to greater use of CLS, say market participants
Basel 2.5 behind JP Morgan’s CIO trading loss
Rehedging mechanism within the comprehensive risk measure allowed JP Morgan to reduce risk-weighted assets while increasing market risk, claim industry experts
Indirect clearing: The capital conundrum
Draft European Securities and Markets Authority rules on indirect clearing caused uproar when they appeared in June. The regulator removed the most controversial elements in its final text, but dealers are still in the dark about the capital treatment…
JP Morgan and the CRM: How Basel 2.5 beached the London Whale
It’s the untold story of JP Morgan’s credit trading losses – how traders were able to reduce risk-weighted assets while loading up on risk, and the part played by Basel 2.5. Michael Watt reports
G-Sibs facing ‘a tall order’ in meeting 2016 data deadline, UK regulator warns
The FSA’s Gerald Sampson says large, complex banks may struggle to meet a 2016 deadline for risk data aggregation and reporting standards
ALM Europe: Basel right to rein in capital models, says EIB exec
Regulators should be more intuitive in their approach to capital levels, EIB treasury risk head tells conference
Pfeifer changes role at Commerzbank
Former head of op risk switches to project management role
Proposed intraday liquidity reports ‘not feasible’, banks say
Basel Committee's proposed new reports on daily liquidity needs would involve "thousands upon thousands" of data points, according to critics
Isda defends trading book models in response to Basel proposals
Isda pushes alternatives to Basel Committee review of trading book capital rules in leaked comment letter
Hong Kong banks need to focus on local fund-raising strategies to meet Basel III requirements
Meeting Basel III liquidity requirements will mean banks in the Special Administrative Region will need to look locally, according to KPMG
Industry split over Basel trading book review
Comment period ends on September 7, but banks are struggling to find common ground
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
Basel settlement risk guidance puts new demands on forex market
Governance, replacement cost risk, liquidity risk, operational risk and legal risk are among the issues forex dealers must address, according to newly released Basel Committee guidance
End-users will stop using derivatives – Risk.net poll
Proposals to require derivatives users to post initial margin on uncleared trades will cause many end-users to stop using derivatives, say a majority of survey respondents
Model foundations of Basel III standardised CVA charge
The credit valuation adjustment (CVA) capital charge in Basel III comes in two flavours: advanced (simulations) and standardised (formula). In this article, Michael Pykhtin shows that the standardised CVA charge formula can be obtained by adding several…
Dealers seek clearing exemption for new TriOptima service
TriOptima’s new risk mitigation system, triBalance, is a big hit among dealers – but it faces a regulatory death sentence
Risk 25: Banks prepare for a low-RWA future
Weight loss: preparing for a low-RWA future
Risk 25: The search for margin efficiency
Margin efficiency: The new battleground
Risk 25 firms of the future: Basel Committee
Implementing rules and filling in gaps
Risk 25: Cutting edge classics
Don’t say we didn’t warn you
Relief for dealers as Basel reins in capital for cleared trades
Basel Committee addresses long-standing complaints over default fund exposures and client clearing