Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS)
Debate swirls over merits of CoCos and bail-in debt
Banks are anxious to find cost-effective capital structures that will be attractive to investors and acceptable to regulators.
EC's Barnier unveils new college approach to bank crisis resolution
European Commission proposals of extensive new powers at odds with Basel vision of colleges, and Cebs' new assessment of success of information-sharing initiatives
Basel Committee sketches regulatory action plan
Basel Committee on Banking Supervision identifies eight issues it is working on as Basel III reform package heads into the political sphere
More discord over Basel III countercyclical buffers
Basel Committee’s Peter Praet acknowledges disagreement; Charles Goodhart warns lack of consensus will stop central banks acting to stem financial imbalances
In praise of higher capital
In praise of higher capital
South Africa
South Africa special report
Basel Committee deals with political reality
Quick change
Basel's new 7% equity capital minimum met with relief
Basel's new 7% equity capital minimum met with relief
Basel liquidity rules hit fresh objections
A reworking of part of the liquidity coverage ratio is rejected by the Basel Committee
Sigor chair says Basel guidance on insurance as op risk mitigant imminent
Guidance paper approved by Basel Committee looks at insurance as a mitigant for AMA institutions
Capital deductions an issue for US banks facing Basel III
US banks will find it easier to comply with Basel III than European counterparts, but capital deductions could pose a problem
Structural changes behind rise in long-dated skew, say dealers
Reduction in risk appetite and regulatory crackdown causing increase in long-dated skew, say equity derivatives dealers
Basel III proposals could put off bond investors
Regulations to increase loss absorbency across the capital structure could deter bond investors from purchasing bank debt, analysts said at CreditSights’ annual conference yesterday.
Germany leads the way on the AMA
The AMA machine
Basel III 'sub-optimal' says EU think tank
Ceps says regulators went soft as a result of industry pressure
Industry expresses concern over timing of Basel trading book review
Plans to overhaul the Basel trading book in 2011 have raised concerns about implementation targets
Lehman's legacy
Lehman's legacy
Basel III: Banks fret about return on equity
Investors could shun bank equity if higher capital levels cause returns to slip
Impact of Basel III core capital standards remains unclear, analysts say
As governors back higher capital standards, ex-Bank of England special adviser argues economic impact remains difficult to pin down; commentators say reforms do not address risk attitudes
Regulators to finalise living will proposals
Live and let die
Banks struggle with Basel 2.5
Challenging change