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.
Australia banks unfazed by speedy LCR implementation
Regulators have brought in Basel III liquidity measures ahead of peers but the industry is ready
Basel III transforming securities lending market
New entrants respond to challenges facing primes and lenders
Malaysia close to becoming a clean netting jurisdiction
Banks will save hundreds of millions of dollars in risk-weighted assets
Hong Kong increases bank capital levels on credit expansion fears
HKMA is first Asian regulator to implement Basel III counter-cyclical capital buffer
Primes re-pricing and exiting their tails
Start-ups struggling to establish multiple PB relationships
Q&A: Stefan Ingves, Basel Committee, on Europe, the NSFR and capital floors
Governor of Swedish central bank discusses the quest for Basel III consistency
Ingves: ‘no doubts’ about post-crisis regulation
Market fragility fears outweighed by benefits of new rules, says Basel chairman
Ingves: Europe facing peer pressure on Basel III
Other jurisdictions will push EU to fix gaps in rules, says Basel chair
BlueBay: "ever higher" market dislocation, mispricing of risk
But bank deleveraging problem loans creates opportunities
First shots fired in new EU battle over CVA
EBA says "not a viable option" to ignore charge; MEP Ferber warns on business impact
Fundamentally challenging: How banks are getting to grips with FRTB
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Sovereigns facing price hike if CVA exemption is axed
EBRD says impact would be minimal, but experts warn other swaps users would be hit
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Corporate CVA exemption should be removed, says EBA
Short-term capital surcharge mooted in addition to longer-term reform
EU corporates ready for a fight over CVA exemption
Findings of EBA review to be discussed on December 5
Back-testing expected shortfall
Three easy-to-implement methods for back-testing expected shortfall
CVA hedge losses prompt focus on swaptions and guarantees
Regulators and accountants don't agree on CVA but banks say smart hedges exist
Reserve Bank of India eases liquidity ratio requirements
Central bank looks to relax India's twin track liquidity rules
Goldman Sachs bought $24 billion CDS portfolio from UBS
UBS in Australia sold off CDS portfolio in fixed income scale-back
Sympathy for the arbitrageur
Life has become more difficult for arbitrageurs - and other market participants should care
Peer-to-peer funding offers alternative finance source
CCP cleared P2P market option in place of prime brokers
How to hedge CVA without being hurt
A new product could smoothe the gap between capital and accounting rules