Basel Committee on Banking Supervision
Risk Europe: Industry should stop fighting Basel III and focus on transition
Senior Basel Committee member tells banks to get involved in negotiations over the phase-in period for Basel II reforms
US, Chinese regulators sign cross-border resolution deal
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and China Banking Regulatory Commission to cooperate and write shared contingency plans for cross-border failures; move follows United Commercial Bank failure
Bank of Italy defends change on capital accounting
Allowing banks to ignore falling bond prices for capital purposes is a legitimate move, says regulator
Malta's Bonello: Basel II amendments ambitious and far-reaching
Central Bank of Malta governor discusses new proposals to amend the Basel II requirements following lessons from financial crisis
Alamsyah claims deputy spot at Bank Indonesia
Former research director Halim Alamsyah wins close vote to replace Siti Fadjriah as deputy governor at Bank Indonesia
Fed’s Hoenig calls for counter-cyclical leverage ratio, slams Basel requirements
Hoenig calls for change in regulatory approach to bank lending by ditching Basel II approach in favour of ceiling on leverage
Lower growth a price worth paying for strong banks: Wellink
Basel Committee chairman Nout Wellink says potential drop in growth not too high a price for more robust banking system; secretary-general Stefan Walter says regulatory requirements still too soft
Basel Committee’s Walter: Basel III on track
A package of reforms to the Basel II capital framework will be calibrated by year-end as planned, says secretary-general.
Capital ratio hikes 'not appropriate' for South Africa
South African Reserve Bank says lenders already hold more than necessary and further hikes will only hit profits; deputy governor Guma flags work on macroprudential framework
Elderfield: bank recapitalisation costs manageable
Central Bank of Ireland head regulator suppresses fears over banking costs
Swiss tighten liquidity rules for biggest banks
Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority and the Swiss National Bank clamp down on UBS and Credit Suisse through stricter liquidity regime
Basel principles don’t guarantee stability: IMF paper
Complying with the Basel principles on supervision does not enhance the soundness of banks, Fund economists find
Basel issues draft code on supervisory colleges
Principles seek to promote information exchange and incorporate latest regulatory trends
Debt holders must share the pain: Tucker
Bank of England deputy governor Paul Tucker says bondholders must be ready from the start to share in losses should a bank get into trouble
Top-level Swiss committee to fix "too big to fail"
Liquidity and "too big to fail" will dominate agenda for Steering Committee bridging central bank and regulator’s boards, says FINMA’s Zuberbühler
US regulators issue liquidity guidelines
Federal Reserve and other regulators sign off framework for more stringent liquidity management
BIS on the origins of macroprudential
Bank for International Settlements research traces the etymology of macroprudential, noting that it has become a buzzword in the aftermath of the crisis
Libya opens doors to foreign banks
Libyan central bank welcomes overseas institutions interested in setting up a subsidiary, says ongoing reforms and strong economic performance offer great prospects for banks
Some microfinance rules to mirror banks’: Basel
Basel Committee on Banking Supervision says some of its original principals on effective banking supervision will broadly apply to microfinance with a little tweaking
ECB plans regulatory training for EU candidates
ECB says it will partner the European Commission and international organisations to strengthen supervision in countries seeking entry to the EU
FSB to probe banks’ progress on pay
Basel-based Financial Stability Board asks financial institutions to report on compensation standards
Basel-offshoot calls for more consistency
Joint Forum publishes recommendations to standardise cross-border regulation in banking, insurance and securities
Basel Committee unveils radical agenda
Liquidity and capital proposals alter definition of capital, introduce global leverage ratio
Basel Committee reaches agreement on liquidity and counterparty risk
Two-day gathering results in progress on new rules