Basel III
WHAT IS THIS? Basel III is a set of bank soundness rules drawn up by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision in response to the financial crisis. It hikes the minimum amount of capital banks must hold, introduces new leverage and liquidity ratios, and limits the use of internal models.
Shut the window: EU Parliament tackles leverage loophole
EU banks may have to calculate leverage ratios daily, potentially hitting their repo market share
Q&A: French regulator defends bank rules for prop traders
ACPR official wants to set asset threshold for full CRR application below current €30 billion
Amber zone in new P&L test ‘almost useless’, say banks
Analysis shows many desks would not benefit from safe harbour in Basel FRTB proposals
The sharing economy comes to banking
A start-up some are calling the Airbnb of capital is bringing a Silicon Valley idea to Wall Street
Implementing Basel III – the view from Europe
EU approach to new credit risk framework must recognise local market structures, say banking experts
If regulations don’t bend, they’ll break
Financial regulation should be adaptive, not reactive, argues Andrew Lo
French regulator voices doubts on Europe’s FRTB timeline
Federal Reserve warns EU delay would force US to reconsider 2022 implementation
BIS renews claims of capital 'gaming'
Modelled capital requirements for identical portfolios can differ by up to 4%, study shows
Basel III ratios bolster bank resilience – BIS
Analysis shows regulatory minimums protect banks from distress
New US buffer triggers fresh focus on CCAR transparency
Banks fear capital volatility and may also push for changes to US G-Sib surcharge
VM changes cut billions from US bank swaps values in 2017
Effects on potential future exposure (PFE) mixed
Take-up of credit modelling varies at European banks
Percentage of credit RWAs calculated using IRB approaches ranges from 42% to 91% across large dealers
Problems remain with op risk standardised approach, say banks
US bill HR4296 could scupper US implementation of SMA, say op risk bankers
Over one-quarter of EU bank credit exposures overseas
Spanish banks exhibit highest level of overseas risk, Nordic banks the lowest
Japan regulator: we are racing to finish FRTB in 2018
Japanese banks warn against rushing rules with poor data, and fret over EU delays
The special one: a eurozone G-Sib waiver for BNP Paribas
Experts say French bank’s G-Sib buffer could fall to 1%, saving €3 billion in regulatory capital
Mark Yallop on conflicts in fixed income
Banks and their clients need protocol on information sharing, says FMSB chair
ECB’s Angeloni: bullish on Brexit, wary on regulatory reform
Relocations from UK will boost EU capital markets; but CRR needs to remove national barriers
Citi’s CRO on the importance of risk sensitivity
Brad Hu talks modelling, CECL and setting risk culture
Basel floor change boosts Canadian bank capital ratios
CET1 ratios improve between five and 120 basis points quarter-on-quarter at 'Big Five'
Higher profits bolster EU bank capital ratios
Discrepancies persist between countries worst and least hit by eurozone crisis
Regulators rebuff fragmentation complaints
EC’s Guersent points to Fed hints that it would ease TLAC plans for foreign banks