Basel III
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Final FRTB Internal Model Rules Get Mixed Reviews
By Samuel Wilkes and Nazneen Sherif
January 16, 2019, Risk
The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision has lowered the hurdles for two key modelling tests in its market risk capital …
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Standardized Approaches Lose Out in FRTB Update
By Louie Woodall
January 15, 2019, Risk Quantum
Amends to the Basel Committee’s revised market risk framework would widen the gap between dealers using internal model and standardized approaches, according …
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Non-Netting Status Denies Capital Boost for Chinese Banks
By Aileen Chuang and Blake Evans-Pritchard
January 10, 2019, Risk
China’s largest banks could reduce the capital held against derivatives counterparty credit risk by as much as a fifth, following …
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For U.S. Banks, Billions in Regulatory Manna
By Joanna Wright
January 9, 2019, Risk
2018 was a heady year for regulatory change in the U.S. Proposals came thick and fast, with some hawked as a helping hand …
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RBI Says Haste in Easing Norms for Banks Harmful to Economy
By Abhijit Lele
December 29, 2018, Business Standard
Rebuffing demands for easing regulatory norms for banks, the Reserve Bank of India on Friday warned that any haste in relaxing rules …
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China to Use Perpetual Bonds to Boost Banks’ Capital Adequacy
By Gabriel Wildau
December 26, 2018, Financial Times
China will encourage commercial banks to replenish capital by issuing perpetual bonds, offering a new tool for lenders facing pressure to improve …
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Gilt Repo Market Running Smoothly – BOE
By Andrew Neil
November 29, 2018, Global Investor Group
The U.K. gilt repo market is functioning as it should and there are also signs of improvement, according to the Bank …
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Weakening Bank Rules Is Bad for Taxpayers and Investors
By Mayra Rodriguez Valladares, MRV Associates
Originally published in Forbes
Now that the Democrats have won a significant majority in the House, it is important that all legislators remember that …
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China Warning Spurs Banks Over Bail-In Debt Plans
By Blake Evans-Pritchard and Aileen Chuang
November 28, 2018, Risk
China’s central bank is forecasting that its top four lenders – which are among the world’s largest – will need …
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Financial Stability Board Report Demonstrates Global Regulatory Reforms Are Far from Complete
By Mayra Rodriguez Valladares, MRV Associates
Originally published in Forbes
The Financial Stability Board, an international body that monitors and makes recommendations about the global financial system, is calling for …
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