Basel Committee on Banking Supervision
Initial margin to significantly impact development of Asian derivatives markets: Asifma
Asifma head Austen wants exclusion of initial margin from Asian jurisdictions’ derivatives market regulation
Ingves says Basel reforms must move ahead
Resolving issues around regulatory implementation will take time, Basel Committee chairman says, but he emphasises the ‘status quo cannot be maintained'
Basel Committee reveals data behind G-Sib designations
Bank for International Settlements publishes figures used to calculate systemic importance and the thresholds for ‘buckets’; FSB designates new bank a G-Sib and shuffles existing list
Asia Risk Congress: BIS points to Asian example as evidence new LCR not 'relaxed'
Asian regulators' partial recognition of Level 2B assets justifies revised Basel liquidity approach
RBA’s Ellis warns against regulatory ‘monoculture’
Reserve Bank of Australia’s financial stability head says regulatory consistency is ‘important’ but should not result in identical business models that could all be vulnerable to one particular shock
China relaxes liquidity rules to fall in with Basel timeline
New approach to liquidity risk intended to reduce the regulation's pro-cyclicality; new rules come into effect on January 1, 2014
Central Bank of Ireland diverges from Basel III on AFS bonds
Irish bank capital numbers would filter out unrealised gains and losses on government bonds
Ingves addresses Basel 25th anniversary audience
Riksbank governor and Basel committee chair highlights five developments over the past quarter of a century, including a shift from a micro- to a macro-prudential perspective
Basel update shows biggest banks' CET1 position improving
Latest periodical review of progress towards Basel III standards shows the world's biggest banks are closing the gap on core Tier I capital requirements; US issues guidelines for Basel compliance
MAS's Menon says Basel rules could hit infrastructure finance
Basel III regulations could disincentivise long-term lending, particularly to private-sector projects, warns Monetary Authority of Singapore managing director Ravi Menon
ECB’s Russo: indirect clearing model needs work
Head of payments and market infrastructure at the ECB calls for greater clarity from regulators on the capital treatment of indirect clearing
Basel's Byres says 'single global rulebook' wouldn't work
Different jurisdictions require different financial rules, according to the secretary general of the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision, but efforts should be made to standardise risk weighting
Regulators exempt forex swaps and forwards from initial margin rules
Working Group on Margining Requirements exempt forex swaps and forwards from initial margin rule for non-centrally cleared derivatives; offer a more restricted exemption for cross-currency swaps
US takes lead in ending credit rating agency ‘hard-wiring’, says FSB
China, Indonesia and South Korea have made little progress in dealing with concerns about over-reliance on credit rating agencies; US takes the lead, followed by Europe, in reducing hardwiring of ratings in the financial system, FSB report finds
Pakistan adds Basel III capital surcharge to allow for modelling shortfalls
State Bank of Pakistan outlines its Basel III capital requirements for domestic banks
RBA to provide A$300 billion for committed liquidity facility
RBA contribution will ‘not materially impact' its balance sheet, says deputy Debelle; banks will pay a penalty rate to access the CLF, which will help them meet Basel III liquidity requirements
RBI policy document pushes CCIL closer to QCCP status
Indian central bank takes explicit responsibility for supervising the Mumbai-based clearing house
No ‘credit crunch' in the Middle East after Basel I, IMF paper finds
Despite higher capital adequacy ratios, banks expanded credit and asset growth, according to new research
Basel Committee finds ‘considerable variation' in bank risk-weights
Variation in bank risk-weights 'driven by diversity in bank and supervisory practices', says Basel Committee as it also moves to strengthen oversight of investments in equity funds
Federal Reserve adopts Basel III for US banks
Fed Board unanimously votes to introduce new capital requirements as of January 1; Daniel Tarullo says additional measures will follow including proposals for a higher leverage ratio
Basel leverage ratio would double up collateralised OTC positions
Ratio could be a 'game-changer', dealers warn, as Basel Committee proposes counting received collateral as well as derivatives exposures
Basel Committee updates advice on anti-money laundering practices
Consultative document addresses ways for banks and supervisors to cut risk through diligent use of anti-money laundering efforts, including how to co-ordinate across borders
Basel Committee reveals leverage ratio formula
Proposals detail leverage ratio calculation framework and disclosure requirements that will enter force in 2015; committee keeps options open for a higher leverage ratio than originally planned
Fed's Plosser calls for a move to simple, but higher, capital requirements
Philadelphia Fed president says there is no better example of over-complex rule writing than risk-weighted capital calculations - and calls for a shift to simpler rules which are harder to evade