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Deutsche Bank's asset cull to lower systemic risk buffer
G-Sib surcharge could drop to 1.5%; leverage ratio to 3.75%
HSBC's systemic risk indicator amounts grow
UK lender is just 20bp short of 2.5% capital surcharge bucket
Deutsche predicts lower G-Sib charge
German lender expects to fall into 1.5% surcharge bucket by 2022
Shadow banks gobble up cross–border loans
Traditional lenders' claims on non-bank financial institutions increased 8% at year-end
US Treasury won’t issue SOFR notes until at least 2020
Project Titan will delay issuance of floating rate Treasury notes linked to new reference rate
Goldman welcomes Basel’s rationalisation drive
Isda AGM: Praise for efforts to curb fragmentation, but EU official defends rollback of deference
FSB says fallbacks should kick in if Libor no longer accurate
Isda plans to consult on what to do if a benchmark is no longer representative of underlying markets
Groupe BPCE fortifies TLAC buffer
French bank posts TLAC ratio of 22.5%, up from 20.08% in 2017
Basel haircut floors threaten securities financing desks
Banks fear capital hit unless regulators provide exemption for stock borrowing
For US banks, billions in regulatory manna
The unwind should help mid-tier banks, but the G-Sib impact is a complex balancing act
No bank would benefit from planned eurozone G-Sib waiver
Neither Deutsche nor BNP Paribas would move to a lower capital buffer, based on end-2017 data
Competing against Sifis ‘leads to higher risks’
But research finds weaker implied sovereign support reduces impact on non-Sifi competitors
Too-big-to-fail resolution regimes found wanting
Fourteen of 24 member countries do not have bail-in powers
Costs deter clearing clients from using back-up dealers
End-users say using more than one clearing broker doesn't make economic sense
RBS, Nordea escape G-Sib cuffs, BPCE joins the club
The once-largest bank in the world is no longer considered a systemic threat
Climate risk disclosure gains momentum but work needed: TCFD
Few firms disclose financial impact of climate risk, review finds
The price of trust: tackling the risks of ring-fencing
Learning the wrong lesson from Lehman? Ring-fencing hikes risk of bank failure, says Credit Suisse’s Wilson Ervin – he proposes an alternative
Exchanges warn on clearing concentration
Clearing houses urge margin offset in leverage ratio, adoption of SA-CCR and recalibration of NSFR
EU infighting blocks Basel recognition of banking union
Treating eurozone as single jurisdiction could slash G-Sib capital, but the 19 member nations have differences to settle first
New risk data signals lower EU G-Sib scores
Aggregate 20% drop in Level 3 assets and 7% decrease in intra-financial system liabilities reported in 2017
Swaps end-users struggle for clearing access – survey
Thirty of 44 derivatives end-users cite difficulties finding and maintaining access to CCPs
Dealers and FCMs split on clearing incentives
72% of client clearing firms say leverage ratio a clearing disincentive
Regulatory arbitrage: a crime, or a warning?
It could be unwise to ignore disproportionate regulatory impacts on specific business lines
FSB launches crypto asset monitoring framework
Metrics will focus on the financial stability risk of crypto market