Financial Stability Board (FSB)
Regulators lean towards contractual bail-in for China TLAC
New legislation would not be required, but weak bankruptcy law could unnerve investors
Foreign banks in US dismayed by Trump tax on internal TLAC
Coupons on IHC debt issued to foreign parents will face 10% base erosion tax under new rules
Hong Kong may front-run China TLAC requirements
Chinese G-Sibs could be forced to issue in Hong Kong before group TLAC requirements apply
Europe leaves IM haircutting in CCP recovery crosshairs
No explicit ban in parliamentary text; banks say method could spark exodus from stricken CCPs
FSB recommends global governance for transaction identifier
FSB says ISO should publish and maintain standard with additional governance from CPMI and Iosco
People: Andreasen quits Danske for new role at Saxo Bank
Also: Goldman welcomes Wecker; moves at BNP Paribas; LCH’s new chief; and more
No plans to scrap systemic insurer rules, says IAIS chair
A US regulator claims Europeans asked IAIS to chart own course after FSB moved to ditch G-Sii list
Kicking the can: global insurance deal highlights divisions
IAIS hails “unified path” on insurance regulation, but Europe frustrated by US exceptionalism
The fraught search for a Libor fallback
Banks and buy side disagree over how to prepare for Libor’s death
Banks prepare for battle with Fed over G-Sib rules
Proposals would kill client clearing business, FCMs claim – but postponement is a chance to fight back
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