Basel Committee
Basel open to liquidity rule changes
Basel open to liquidity rule changes
Asia’s LCR challenge
Asia’s LCR challenge
Citi’s Gerspach: $12.7 billion accounting switch was legit
Switch of assets to trading book and subsequent sales meant to limit Basel III capital impact, says Citi's CFO
Basel Committee’s Walter: Consensus reached on method to identify Sifis
The Basel Committee has now agreed on criteria for banks posing systemic threat; FSB agrees on accelerated timetable for G-20 recommendations
Risk Europe: Tweaks to Basel III will raise deadline pressure for banks
Changes to the detail of Basel III will make timely implementation a challenge, say attendees at Risk Europe
Risk Europe: no-go on CoCos, says panel
Traditional investors won't be won over by debt that converts into equity, says conference panel - and one CoCo issuer raises threat of feedback effects
Risk Europe: Dodd-Frank rating requirement has competitive implications under Basel III
The requirement under the Dodd-Frank Act to eliminate any reliance on external credit ratings could put US banks at a competitive disadvantage under Basel III, says the Basel Committee’s Stefan Walter
Risk Europe: 'Humble' Basel Committee open to liquidity rule changes
The Basel Committee's Stefan Walter says door is open to changing LCR and NSFR - but it's not open wide
Sponsored statement: Royal Bank of Scotland
Basel III and IFRS 9: A tightening of the regulations
Triple threat to sovereign default-risk-free status
European policymakers and regulators are considering dramatic changes to the capital treatment for government bonds
Sponsored statement: Royal Bank of Scotland
Basel III and IFRS 9: A tightening of the regulations
HKMA’s Yuen urges banks to take action now on Basel III LCR; warns of negative impact for corporate debt markets
Banks should begin preparing in earnest to meet the Basel III liquidity requirements as regulators begin the process of supervising banks’ compliance with the new rules, according to the deputy chief executive of the HKMA.
The myths and truths about Basel II cyclicality
The myths and truths about Basel II cyclicality
The Nava-gator
Safe-keeping
Banks seek technology answers for Basel III
An uphill struggle
Basel alone will not protect us: UK Treasury Committee’s Tyrie
UK Treasury Select Committee chair Andrew Tyrie says fundamental changes to the way banks are supervised a must; tripartite system left no one in charge
DBS risk chief fears Basel III liquidity rules still ‘not realistic’
Elbert Pattijn, chief risk officer at DBS in Singapore, believes modifications to Basel III liquidity rules made late last year may still fall short of industry requirements to meet the final regulatory definitions of high quality liquid assets.
Stressed VAR questioned by risk managers
Basel 2.5 capital charge incoherent and challenging to implement, say risk managers
Fears over consistency of Basel III implementation
The power of peer pressure
BIS reviews macroprudential literature
Literature review published by the Bank for International Settlements finds gaps in assessing the effectiveness of macroprudential tools, studying interaction with monetary policy
Danish regulators push for more flexible Basel III liquidity rules
Shortage of high quality liquid assets prompts Danish regulators to push for changes to the liquidity coverage ratio within the European Union capital requirements directive
Capital rules for CCP exposures could make clearing costs punitive, dealers conclude
New Basel risk weighting must be reduced, industry says
IIF’s Oudéa calls for G-20 taskforce for cross-border resolution
Institute for International Finance’s Frédéric Oudéa says G-20 taskforce will stir up political will for agreement on cross-border resolution