Financial Stability Board (FSB)
CCPs and banks at odds over custodian losses
Market participants do not see eye-to-eye on loss sharing in the event of custody bank failure
Insurers want clarity not compromise on G-Sii list
Insurance regulators must be clear about rut into which global supervision has slid
AIG decision threatens too-big-to-fail insurer label
Fragmentation of international rules on cards as US denounces systemic designations
Emerging Asian markets question one-size-fits-all bank rules
Nations such as the Philippines seek a more proportionate approach to level the playing field with global lenders
Extended resolution swap stays divide EU lawmakers
SRB defends EC moratorium proposal, but Parliament and Council are turning against it
Basel’s Tsuiki: review of bank rules no free-for-all
Evaluation of new framework by Basel Committee will not be excuse for tweaking pre-agreed rules
Bankers warn first TLAC bail-in could spark market shock
Regulators urged to clarify treatment of bail-in bonds under both TLAC and NSFR rules
ECB backed to fix floundering euro swaps reform
Swiss, UK and US progress leaves euro swaps market playing catch-up in rates reform
Regulators struggle to balance global and local
Global banks merit global rules, but local banks can end up as collateral damage
Keeping global regulatory co-ordination alive
WEF council members call for consistent implementation of current and upcoming rules
Haircutting non-cash collateral
Wujiang Lou develops a parametric haircut model to conduct sensitivity tests and capture market liquidity risk
In the balance: global regulation walks a tightrope
FSB evaluation could maintain international standards or accelerate their decline
Q&A: Asia caught in the Basel crossfire, says Andrew Sheng
Veteran regulator says international standards may be the wrong medicine for emerging markets
FCA’s Libor plans a ‘reality check’ for loans, bonds, RMBS
Chair of US benchmark group says surprise announcement will push rate reform beyond swaps
No safety net: EU urged to accelerate bail-in buffers
Without MREL or TLAC, governments are at mercy of private buyers for failed banks
Twin member default would hit up to 23 CCPs
New FSB analysis reveals interdependencies of clearing system
CCP margin backtests can hide flaws, research finds
In richer test, ‘filtered’ VAR beats five other measures
US learns to play the Basel game
Mnuchin report marks a US regulatory shift – from leadership to gamesmanship
Benchmark fallbacks should be regulated, says industry
Fears of basis risk unless all users are obliged to write backup rates into legacy contracts
Caught in the branches: Japan rebuffs EU ring-fencing plan
Proposed rules for foreign banking group supervision will disrupt business and resolution plans, says JFSA
Custodians could face higher Basel G-Sib surcharges
Data shows removal of cap on substitutability in revised methodology would hit four banks
Bail-in ambiguity hands funding advantage to Japanese G-Sibs
Financial Stability Board wants Japan to clarify the conditions under which it can use its resolution powers
FSB asks whether CCPs could become shock-transmitters
Isda AGM: New analysis – due next month – looks at clearing network risks
Fears of fragmentation over Basel shadow banking rules
Step-in risk guidelines could be taken more seriously in the EU than in the US