Basel Committee on Banking Supervision
Basel Committee highlights resource challenges in stress testing
Basel Committee on Banking Supervision releases peer review of implementation of stress-testing principles; reveals resource concerns at both banks and supervisory level
SIG to keep an open mind on RWA probe, says Himino
The Basel Committee’s standards implementation group has begun an investigation into RWA consistency, but chair Ryozo Himino says there might be good reasons for discrepancies
Interests of investors and supervisors are aligned by Basel reforms, says BIS chief
Bank for International Settlements general manager believes Basel reforms pose no long-term conflict of interest between bank shareholders and supervisors
Countries named and shamed over Basel regulation delays
Basel Committee releases progress update on regulation implementation; highlights slow progress in some countries
New Zealand proposes partial earlier adoption of Basel III capital requirements
New Zealand regulators have opted to bring in the capital conservation and countercyclical buffers ahead of the Basel Committee schedule – but market participants are unsure if this is necessary
FSB to reform external audits of financial institutions
Financial Stability Board in major drive to ensure external audits of financial institutions provide more relevant information to prudential supervisors, regulators and investors
Lord Kingsdown pays tribute to BoE’s George Blunden
“If he approved, it was likely to be the right answer,” says former governor of the Bank of England; other former central bank colleagues pay respects to man with "highest moral standards"
Goodbye VAR? Basel to consider other risk metrics
Trading book review will look at replacing value-at-risk, but quants say the obvious alternative - expected shortfall - is not much better
Regulators ignore data challenges at their peril, say CBJ authors
Standards-setters around the world seeking to improve financial stability are destined to fail unless they can get to grips with core data needs, according to the authors of a new Central Banking Journal article
De Larosière fears another crippling credit crunch in Europe
New international banking regulations aimed at cleaning up the financial system could cause a crippling credit crunch in Europe, says Jacques de Larosière
Data: a core challenge for financial regulatory reform
Improving financial stability through the use of interconnected and predictive supervisory tools requires a rethink on data. By Constantin Gurdgiev and Keith Saxton
Basel DVA capital deduction could cost banks billions
Billions of dollars in capital could be excluded under Basel proposals on derivatives DVA - with US banks hardest hit
IMF paper captures spillover effects from tougher capital rules
Fund study shows international spillover effect from higher capital requirements typically account for 20-25% of the total impact on output
Sub-Saharan Africa regional FSB group discusses challenges faced
FSB regional group discusses 'particular' challenges facing Sub-Saharan Africa; growing complexity of banking systems and cross-border spillover effects are causing concern
Basel guidance on settlement risk delayed until June
Updated guidance on FX settlement risk from Basel Committee and CPSS was originally due by end of 2011, but now has an expanded remit
Ingves targets domestic Sifis with tougher capital rules
Basel Committee chairman Stefan Ingves says all institutions whose disorderly distress or failure could trigger a systemic crisis should be subject to additional capital requirements
RBI issues final guidelines on bank compensation
Reserve Bank of India releases final guidelines on compensation practices for private banks operating in India; measures will come into effect later this year
New chair for Basel Joint Forum
Basel-based Joint Forum on issues common to the banking, securities and insurance sectors selects new head
Basel 2.5: US ratings workaround too punitive, banks complain
Securitisations suffer in draft rules that avoid use of credit ratings - a Dodd-Frank Act requirement
IMF models new liquidity stress test framework
International Monetary Fund study creates new template to conduct balance sheet-based liquidity stress tests
Basel implementation monitoring strategy approved
Basel Committee governing body agrees plans to monitor member countries' efforts to implement new rules; also discusses liquidity coverage ratio
Basel statement on risk transfer could halt legitimate trades, bankers warn
Basel Committee’s focus on cost of credit protection in attempt to stamp out capital arbitrage could also hurt sound trade trades, investment banks claim
Basel releases consultative document on capital disclosure
Proposal could see banks complying with new disclosure requirements from the date of publication of their first set of financial statements relating to a balance sheet date on or after January 1, 2013