Basel Committee on Banking Supervision
Italy: Basel II framework left banks defenceless against monetary policy shocks
Bank of Italy study shows higher capital requirements under Basel II did not guard against monetary policy shocks
FSB opens up to non-members with outreach proposal
Financial Stability Board to set up regional consultative groups to give non-members a presence in regulatory debate; move goes only half the way to correcting imbalance, DIFC chief economist says
SocGen chief Oudéa to head key IIF committee
Société Générale chairman and chief executive Frédéric Oudéa will head Institute for International Finance’s influential committee on regulatory capital
Homogeneous regulations could contribute to risk, says former Brazil central bank chief
Arminio Fraga warns about the use of globally standardised methodologies for regulatory capital, as well as the dangers of multiple central counterparties
Cebs says work on supervisory colleges is accelerating
Cebs secretary-general Arnoud Vossen, in an interview with Operational Risk & Regulation, says work on improving supervisory colleges is speeding up
DMOs to Basel Committee: leave our bonds out of your buffers
New rules mean banks will have to load-up on government debt, but one apparent beneficiary - debt management offices - are against the idea
More discord over Basel III countercyclical buffers
Basel Committee’s Peter Praet acknowledges disagreement; Charles Goodhart warns lack of consensus will stop central banks acting to stem financial imbalances
Basel Committee sketches regulatory action plan
Basel Committee on Banking Supervision identifies eight issues it is working on as Basel III reform package heads into political sphere
Basel Committee releases proposals for pay
Basel Committee on Banking Supervision releases guidelines on methodology for compensation practices; says proposals seek to more closely align risk and performance at financial institutions
Basel Committee outlines principles for good supervisory colleges
Basel Committee on Banking Supervision publishes its eight principles to guide the construction and running of supervisory colleges
IIF defends doom-and-gloom Basel III forecasts
Institute for International Finance backs up its predictions of Basel III output loss, which are deeper than regulators’
Basel Committee demands more rigorous governance standards
Basel Committee on Banking Supervision issues new corporate governance principles for banks; calls for independent chief risk officer
Bank of Spain's Roldán highlights Basel III flaws
Basel III’s architecture, hybrid capital and liquidity buffers among potential pitfalls; views shared by BaFin's Sanio
Basel liquidity rules hit fresh objections
A reworking of part of the liquidity coverage ratio is rejected by the Basel Committee
Basel III could distort monetary policy: ECB’s Bini Smaghi warns
European Central Bank executive board member Lorenzo Bini Smaghi says Basel III may have unintended consequences on monetary policy
Isoard to head International Association of Deposit Insurers
International Association of Deposit Insurers appoints former governing board member of Mexico's deposit protection agency Carlos Isoard as next secretary general
Wellink keen on expanding Basel III rules
Basel Committee chairman Nout Wellink says further improvements to new Basel rules will increase quality of capital base
BIS’s Caruana lauds Basel III
Bank for International Settlements general manager Jaime Caruana spells out importance of Basel III capital reforms
Netherlands Bank paper: Basel III could disrupt monetary transmission
Dutch central bank research warns new Basel III rules could lead to greater demand for long-term assets, leading to steeper yield curve which could disrupt monetary policy channel
Basel III: Banks fret about return on equity
Investors could shun bank equity if higher capital levels cause returns to slip
Impact of Basel III core capital standards remains unclear, analysts say
As governors back higher capital standards, ex-Bank of England special adviser argues economic impact remains difficult to pin down; commentators say reforms do not address risk attitudes
Subbarao concerned over Basel III countercyclical measures
Reserve Bank of India governor Duvvuri Subbarao cites concern over variable likely to be used to calibrate countercyclical buffers
Basel Committee has agreed on capital ratio: Buba’s Zeitler
Senior officials set to meet on Sunday to discuss the proposal
Core principles mostly apply to micro lenders: Basel Committee
Basel Committee on Banking Supervision issues final report on applying core principles to microfinance providers; tweaks needed on credit risk, capital adequacy and risk management