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.
Market RWAs climb at top Chinese banks as risk sensitivities spike
China Construction Bank records biggest rise on record in Q2
European regulator praises Japan’s ‘smart’ NMRF manoeuvre
Comments come after revelation that Nomura is able to reverse NMRF status for risk factors
Lightening the RWA load in securitisations
Credit Agricole quants propose new method for achieving capital neutrality
Nomura’s ES requirement swings 75% in turbulent debut
New gauge for modelling interest rate desks’ charges ranged from ¥23bn to ¥41bn over the course of Q1
Capital-neutral securitisation risk weights
A closed-form formula to allocate capital to the tranches of a securitisation is presented
How to solve the Fed’s $300bn FRTB problem
A sacrifice will have to be made to ensure new market risk rules meet demands for capital neutrality
Nomura wins NMRF reprieve from Japan’s FSA
Relief granted due to scarcity of vendors offering pricing data for market risk models
CVA risk hits record highs at DBS and UOB
Singaporean banks post biggest RWA increases since 2022
Nomura’s FRTB models reap 33% saving on debut
Trading desks cleared for new IMA’s use win ¥225 billion relief on end-March capital requirements
Fed’s new leverage ratio: the horse that never left the gate
Most of the biggest dealers aren’t leverage constrained now, and experts are sceptical that banks will use the extra capacity for Treasuries
Full output floor would cut average CET1 ratio by 70bp
Phased-in Basel III rules would add over €500bn to RWAs at 64 European banks in downturn
Speedy onboarding: the push for faster model approvals
Europe’s banking watchdog is planning to streamline how it authorises credit model updates. Not a moment too soon, say bankers
EU banks face €500bn RWAs surge from full output floor
Risk charges to rise 8% on average under fully phased-in rules by 2033
Basel III overhaul doubles Nomura’s credit risk
Surge reflects asset migration and new equity treatment
Deutsche Bank projects €118bn RWA hit from output floor
Mitigation efforts expected to reduce charges significantly, bank says
Will the UK’s FRTB time warp turn into a horror show?
UK regulator’s proposed transition year in 2027 could double banks’ implementation work
European Commission already preparing next FRTB move
As EC runs out powers to delay rules again, proposal for temporary capital relief is on the agenda
Danske shrinks CVA capital charges 44% after hedge revamp
Credit protection buying spree helps cut capital requirements to lowest level since 2014
Bank of England floats ‘quasi-IMA’ in FRTB standardised method
Dealers welcome new route to capitalising residual risk, but it could fragment global ruleset
Banks seek EU supervisory green light on external credit data
GCD-developed industry standard to show pooled loss data is representative of banks’ portfolios
Japan FSA’s Ariizumi on Basel delays and regulating AI
Outgoing international affairs chief issues rallying call for Basel III adoption, saying Japan has “kept its promise”
CVA risk charges spike 73% at EU banks under Basel III
Crédit Agricole leads surge, as basic approach dominates CVA capital calculations
Former OCC chief on the sting of peeling the Basel III ‘onion’
Michael Hsu warns successors not to cut bank capital or neglect rate risks that destroyed SVB
Basel III overhaul triggers credit RWA reshuffle at EU banks
A-IRB down by a third, F-IRB more than doubles and standardised approach up by a quarter