Basel Committee on Banking Supervision
No Fed G-Sib buffer reform in 2025, say experts
Recalibration of method 2 seen as more likely than its abolition; banks resist daily averaging
Bank notes: July to September 2025
A round-up of news and salient issues that have affected central bankers in the past three months
Neutral counter-cyclical capital buffer averages less than 1%
But average neutral level of CCyB varies by economic groupings
Climate risks still on the fringe of monetary policy in Asia
Notwithstanding efforts by the PBoC and BoJ, there is still a need to observe persistent and measurable impacts on inflation and output before climate change truly influences interest rate policy, argues Sayuri Shirai
Will the UK’s FRTB time warp turn into a horror show?
UK regulator’s proposed transition year in 2027 could double banks’ implementation work
Fed hears renewed calls for tuneup of G-Sib surcharge
Failure to revisit 2015 methodology has led to inflated systemic risk scores, experts say
Japan FSA’s Ariizumi on Basel delays and regulating AI
Outgoing international affairs chief issues rallying call for Basel III adoption, saying Japan has “kept its promise”
Former OCC chief on the sting of peeling the Basel III ‘onion’
Michael Hsu warns successors not to cut bank capital or neglect rate risks that destroyed SVB
Data automation at ‘moderate’ level in most supervisors
Over 70% of supervisors plan to upgrade data collection in the next year
Basel III not holding back development finance – Thedéen
Regulations should not be viewed as “scapegoat” for lack of investment, says committee chair
Ex-OCC chief Michael Hsu on the impact of an America-first agenda
The former acting comptroller of the currency speaks with Christopher Jeffery about the future of the US Treasury market, Fed independence, financial de-regulation, the Genius Act and international co-operation
Bank of England urged to rethink HHI concentration risk add-on
Experts think overhaul of credit risk measure should be part of PRA’s ongoing Pillar 2 review
US Basel III delay to 2026 seen as almost inevitable
Reprioritisation and leadership changes cast doubts on timing of new proposals
Basel Committee on right track with climate framework – expert
Outline for voluntary environmental risk disclosure “pragmatic”, former central bank official argues
Leverage ratio reform: the good, the bad and the Treasury
A simple cut would be less likely to stoke interest rate risk than exempting US government bonds
Mr Bessent goes to Basel: the fate of global bank regulation
US resistance to international standards could spark greater fragmentation of prudential rules
US has got what it wanted from Basel, say former regulators
Process has been "essentially driven" by US interest, says former Fed vice-chair
US Basel equivalence questioned as EU patience wears thin
MEPs say unfaithful US implementation of Basel III could trigger review of access to EU markets
Do central banks need more tools to regulate the financial system?
Policy-makers from Armenia, Thailand and New Zealand share perspectives on how to keep up with the ever-changing industry
Crypto custody a bit(coin) closer after US accounting U-turn
Federal banking supervisors expected to eventually relax regimes for safeguarding digital assets
Basel uniformity fades as members defy dress code
Rule-makers diverge from Basel III standards, denting aims of comparability and fuelling fears over fair competition