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.
Risk software survey 2011
Compliance is key
Risk technology rankings 2011
The regulatory push
Profile: OCC's Walsh on Volcker rule leaks, Dodd-Frank divergence and bank capital
From the ridiculous to the sublime
Review of 2011: collateral, capital and chaos
Collateral, capital and chaos
Cutting Edge: the year of CVA
The year of CVA
Sponsored forum: US inflation derivatives
Encouraging growth in the US inflation derivatives market
Eksportfinans faces collateral questions following downgrade
Junk-rated export lender says it has enough reserve liquidity to meet obligations while it is being wound up - but dealers are not convinced
Risk.net poll: global Sifi status is desirable, say 31% of respondents
Risk.net poll: global Sifi status is desirable, say 31% of respondents
ORR's top 10 operational risk concerns in 2012
It’s never-ending
EU member states want to use judgement to set buffer rules, says working paper
EU Polish presidency paper highlights concerns over aspects of the counter-cyclical capital buffer rules under CRD IV
Australia gives green light to covered bonds in Basel III liquidity drive
ANZ issues first Australian covered bond following government reforms; covered bonds seen as part of the solution to address liquidity shortage under Basel III
OCC seeking change to rating ban in Dodd-Frank, reveals Walsh
Banking regulator talking to Congress about altering the Dodd-Frank Act to allow a limited use of credit ratings
Australian regulator releases Basel III liquidity proposals
Australia's prudential regulator publishes discussion paper for liquidity reforms under Basel III. In addition, the Reserve Bank of Australia announces further details for its committed liquidity facility to address the liquidity shortage banks will face…
Australia weighs up move to adopt Basel III early
Jumping the gun
Sweden will go beyond Basel III capital rules, says Ingves
Riksbank governor Stefan Ingves says Sweden will follow Switzerland and UK in implementing higher capital adequacy requirements than Basel III for largest banks; details to be released soon
Video: New York Fed’s Marc Saidenberg denies US go-slow on Basel II implementation
The US is introducing Basel II at a similar pace to international peers and is also committed to timely implementation of Basel III, according to Marc Saidenberg, senior vice-president of bank supervision at the New York Fed, who warns of the dangers of…
Financial institutions plan to increase risk and trading IT spending in 2012
Just over 60% of respondents plan to up their technology spend next year, with market risk systems the main beneficiary
Apec finance chiefs affirm commitment to Basel III and central clearing
Apec finance chiefs pledge to implement Basel III capital, liquidity and OTC derivative reforms at 18th Apec finance ministers' meeting in Hawaii
Energy Risk CEE: New EU regulations create confusion for firms, says panel
A new alphabet soup of financial services and energy market regulations are making firms nervous about their ability to comply, said panellists at Energy Risk's Central and Eastern Europe conference
Basel proposals reduce need to sign guaranteed portability agreements
Changes to bank capital rules on CCP exposures remove the need for bank clients to enter into contractual agreements to port trades to other clearing members
CCP capital rules could discourage client clearing, critics claim
Revised Basel rules provide little capital incentive for clearing members to clear trades on behalf of clients, bankers argue
Risk USA: Sifi rules would be a failure if banks don't downsize
Some banks want to be on the list of global Sifis – exactly the opposite to what the rules are intended to achieve, says former chairman of the Basel Committee standards implementation group
CDS: not dead yet
CDS: not dead yet