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Enria: new legislation can help bolster AT1 market
The EBA is also reconsidering its advice to the European Commission on the treatment of CVA risk
Banks brace for qualitative objections from CCAR
Fed stress tests tilt towards data, governance, internal controls and modelling techniques
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
Fed to use CCAR to push BCBS 239 compliance
"The stick they're wielding right now is around CCAR," says SunTrust executive
Basel plans modelling curb for billions in credit RWAs
Proposals clamp down on IRB approach that is “usually gamed pretty easily”, says FDIC’s Hoenig
Op risk managers must be ‘change agents’, says Fed official
Fed's Gwendolyn Collins calls on op risk managers to be pioneers, not policemen
Benchmark reform could hit cross-currency basis
Traders criticise fragmented development of new risk-free rates
Beyond Libor: what reform plans mean for swaps users
Big bang still an option in plans to propagate new benchmarks
US issuers push for structured notes TLAC carve-out
US banks lobby Fed to reconsider eligibility of principal-protected notes
Accounting puts brake on move to daily settled swaps
New margin approach threatens hedge accounting status, could hurt effectiveness
Banks grapple with ‘unprecedented’ vendor risk rules
Firms cutting numbers of vendors and hiring more staff to oversee third-party relationships
FSB’s Andresen: liquidity risks were underpriced pre-crisis
Top staffer at FSB addresses liquidity, bank risk data and securities financing risks in a wide-ranging interview
Banks try to copy Citi and UBS clearing leverage cuts
Tactic slashes exposure for FCMs, but could undermine lobbyists
US margin rules threaten clearing bottleneck
Fed estimates $2.5 billion annual cost of funding margin on bilateral trades
Banks say multiple-point-of-entry firms gain TLAC advantage
No equivalent cap on aggregate buffer for G-Sibs that face resolution as single group
US regulators not backing down in leverage ratio stand-off
Yellen, Gruenberg and Curry offer no concessions to agriculture committee
Time to get back to the real business of stress testing?
Bank supervisors should focus on improving internal stress-testing all year round
Fed, BoE officials mount defence of resolution regimes
Resolution regimes are “not a power grab” by regulators, says BoE’s Gracie
Fed TLAC proposals put structured notes in limbo
Vague rules spark confusion; Morgan Stanley may face headaches
Fed official defends LCR treatment of custody deposits
Rising rates may ease the pressure on custodian banks, Gibson claims
US politicians renew push for change to leverage ratio
Agriculture committee ups pressure on Fed over client margin
CCAR leaves modelling teams short of time and staff
Fed stress tests are a "perfect storm of pressure"
Adios AMA: Basel proposal to bin op risk models worries banks
Firms doubtful about risk sensitivity of standardised replacement charge
Fed support high on wish list for buy-side repo clearing
Risk USA panellists want liquidity support for planned new services