Capital requirements
US blows the floors off Basel III
Barr criticises “downward deviations” in US rule; Bowman rejects “blind adherence” to global standards
FRTB internal models: quo vadis?
Two risk experts explore how to adjust the FRTB framework to promote internal model usage
US regulators bid to save FRTB IMA, but it’s no small task
Even if industry wish-list is granted, a 2028 start date might be too soon for model adoption
Banks urge EBA to delay risk benchmarking amid Iran conflict
Risk managers say hypothetical portfolio exercise clashes with severe market turbulence
EU officials tamp down hopes for bank capital relief
Capital cuts are not a done deal in EC’s review of competitiveness, despite US deregulation
Fed review of mortgage servicing risk-weight to help Western Alliance most
Bowman proposal to revisit 250% risk-weight could reshape $92 billion of RWAs
November VAR breach keeps Barclays in amber zone
UK bank logged five backtesting exceptions in 2025, keeping model in penalty band
Itaú Unibanco capital ratio slides ahead of Brazil tax shift
Capital distributions drag CET1 lower as higher RWAs also bite
DFAST 2026 softens again, but SCB freeze blocks capital gains
Banks to miss out on any capital relief from gentler scenario
US banks tread carefully after record stress buffer cuts
Lower SCBs take effect, but capital deployment remains restrained
Pinnacle-Synovus merger could create cat IV bank by year-end
$100bn threshold breach looms, but Fed’s Bowman plan could blunt impact
Santander SVAR surge lifts IMA RWAs 22%
Third-quarter spike contrasts with broad European declines
EBA supports global op risk taxonomy, but it won’t happen soon
New EU framework designed to ease adoption by banks; other jurisdictions have different priorities
Barclays runs closest to capital hurdles in BoE stress test
UK lender still weakest against required minimums but widens buffers from prior exercise
Hong Kong derivatives regime could drive more offshore booking
Industry warns new capital requirements for securities firms are higher than other jurisdictions
BoE lowers capital benchmark for first time in a decade
Drop to 13% envisages 0.5pp decline in Pillar 2 add-ons after Basel III
How Basel III endgame will reshape banks’ business mix
B3E will affect portfolio focus and client strategy, says capital risk strategist
Morgan Stanley set for biggest reset under softened eSLR
Bank’s leverage utilisation to fall from over 90% to 64% under new buffer
LCH goes live with agency model for client clearing
English law version of FCM-style European trust model approved, as Eurex lags behind
US banks hoping for end of DFAST global market shock
As Fed consults on stress-test reform, lobby group argues regulator is double-counting market risk
BofA and ICBC lose, Deutsche wins in latest G-Sib audit
Latest assessment of systemic lenders brings capital relief to German giant