Systemic risk
US non-bank Sifi process 'flawed' and 'unsupportable' say designating body members
Prudential Financial designation raises concerns assessment criteria not fit for purpose
Commodity trading houses face questions over systemic risk
The rapid growth of commodity trading houses has led critics to question whether these firms have become a source of systemic risk. But trading houses strongly reject such arguments, and suggest they are little more than paper tigers. Alexander Osipovich…
Dealers call for ban on downgrade triggers
Banks struggling to price the risk that downgrade triggers may be exercised, leading to calls for regulators to prohibit their use in derivatives documentation
Bail-in tool required to resolve systemic insurers, says Bank of England
UK supervisor needs extended powers to fulfil FSB attributes for resolution of systemic institutions
Supervisors to assess whether new powers needed to impose capital charge on G-Siis
US state regulators warn of ‘two-tier’ system developing
Prudential Financial Sifi appeal ‘futile’
US insurers face re-designation if initial determination overturned
Central banks laying the seeds for crisis, says UK MP Baker
Chair of UK parliamentary group for economics says a sharp correction in developed world sovereign bond prices could spark a collapse in confidence
Fears of disjointed regulation of systemically risky insurers grow
Harmonisation of US and global systemic risk frameworks needed as US proposes first Sifis, warns industry think tank
Plosser warns US regulations could cause unnecessary bail-outs
Philadelphia Fed president says existing efforts to end too-big-to-fail may ‘come up short' and advocates a more rules-based approach; criticises Basel III risk weights
Isda AGM: ‘Overlapping and contradictory’ global regulation will hamper real economy
The cost of reducing systemic risk is too high for the real economy, says Isda deputy chief executive
Isda AGM: Banks to blame for regulatory fragmentation, says Basel Committee’s Coen
Bank lobbying has encouraged national supervisors to water down global standards, says deputy secretary-general of Basel Committee
LSE: "Banking crises are unavoidable"
There is only one way to avoid a banking crisis, according to the co-director of a new London School of Economics research centre - and that's not to have a banking system. By Laurie Carver
OpRisk North America: Cyber interconnectivity causing systemic risk
Banks must be aware of the risks of data transfer, conference is warned
Collateral and commodity market dynamics in the new normal
The new normal
Acclaimed new TriOptima service may not have a future
In the balance?
ETFs under the microscope
Under the microscope
OpRisk Europe: Banks must be aware of HFT risks
Banks need to be conscious of the risks posed by their high-frequency trading business, says internal audit director at Barclays Bank
New methodology for identifying systemically important insurers published
New methodology for identifying systemically important insurers published
The club no-one wants to join: swap dealer rules remain unclear
A club no-one wants to join
Fatca
Regulatory change is top of the priority list for op risk managers everywhere, and one of the most sweeping changes will be the US Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (Fatca)
DTCC looking to ink agreements with other trade repositories in Asia
US firm takes steps to co-ordinate the reporting of OTC trades between different Asian locations
Profile: NYU’s Robert Engle on volatility, liquidity and systemic risk
An Arch economist