Deregulation
Regionals tap FHLB advances as Fed eases liquidity stance
Borrowing rose in the fourth quarter of last year, despite regulatory push on discount window
Bowman’s GDP-linked proposal would lift bank thresholds by 42%
Recalibration would push five banks out of category III and leave Synchrony and Flagstar below the large-bank line
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
Fed’s new LFI regime most lenient since 2020
Revised rating system could cut not-well-managed share to its lowest since framework’s introduction
No Fed G-Sib buffer reform in 2025, say experts
Recalibration of method 2 seen as more likely than its abolition; banks resist daily averaging
Banks grapple with Fed’s double deadline on stress-test plans
Supervisor consulting simultaneously on next year’s test scenario and broader model changes
Thrown under the Omnibus: will GAR survive EU’s green rollback?
Green finance metric in limbo after suspension sees 90% of top EU banks forgo reporting
Ditching Fed’s method 2 could unlock $112bn for top US banks
JPM and BofA could see largest capital gains if US G-Sib surcharge approach dropped, amid speculation of a framework overhaul
Basel III alone won’t be capital neutral, says Fed official
Endgame may raise requirements, but will be offset by changes to G-Sib and stress capital buffers
Changes to Fed’s G-Sib surcharge imminent, says Bowman
Stress test consultation will come first, eSLR will follow, Basel III endgame will take longer
Reluctant farewell to CFTC’s clearing house recovery guidance
Market participants say withdrawn 2016 letter gave clarity to CCPs; replacement may be needed
Interest rate risk rules need more work, says Fed’s Barr
Former vice-chair for supervision also tells Risk.net his redraft of Basel III would have softened NMRFs
How staff exodus could leave the OCC high and dry
A third of staff set to depart US regulator, but some teams will suffer much heavier losses
US Basel III endgame: a credit risk calibration conundrum
If regulators want to finalise the rules, they should strip out gold plate and cancel a haircut
Esma needs dose of UK agility, says official
Clearing house supervisor Giusto points to BoE consultation on Emir as example of nimbler approach
DFAST fashion: emerging trends from 12 years of US stress tests
The banks that breach buffers, the assets that perform best under stress, and other insights from Dodd-Frank Act stress-testing exercises
Johnson warns of governance vacuum as she leaves CFTC
Lack of commissioners risks stalling rulemaking at critical juncture for new crypto initiatives
Industry doubts pausing the EU reg machine will offer relief
Market participants are sceptical that a proposal to halt certain rulemaking will reduce compliance costs or boost growth
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
US Fed urged to curb reliance on its own stress-test models
Original architect of DFAST says supervisors should stop putting all their eggs in one basket
BoE revision may ease MREL load for UK challenger banks
Monzo, Starling, Metro posed to benefit from long-awaited asset threshold hike