Basel Committee on Banking Supervision
Basel bids to ensure all regulatory capital can be used to buffer losses
Basel Committee on Banking Supervision sets out rules to ensure instruments deemed Tier I and Tier II capital can be used to soak up losses; instruments issued after January 2013 must comply
Shirakawa elected vice-chair of BIS board
Bank of Japan governor Masaaki Shirakawa picked to succeed Hans Tietmeyer as vice-chair of Bank for International Settlements’ board of directors
Brazil steps up efforts to ease real gains
Central Bank of Brazil raises reserve requirements on domestic banks' foreign exchange position in bid to halt real appreciation
Tributes pour in for euro architect Tommaso Padoa-Schioppa
Central bankers, private sector officials laud the contributions of Tommaso Padoa-Schioppa, who died on Saturday
Basel Committee publishes final Basel III rules
The Basel Committee has finalised its Basel III package - but work in certain areas will continue into 2011
European banks could get slightly different version of Basel III: Basel Committee’s Wellink
Netherlands Bank governor and Basel Committee on Banking Supervision chairman Nout Wellink says “minor changes” possible to European version of Basel III
Market for CoCos could take years to develop, say Credit Institute panellists
Regulators may be sold on banks issuing loss-absorbing contingent convertible securities, but panellists at Credit Institute event question whether natural investor base for instruments exists
Norwegian banks will meet Basel III ahead of schedule: Gjedrem
Norges Bank governor Svein Gjedrem says Basel III capital requirements will be implemented ahead of Basel Committee deadlines in Norway
Basel Committee sets out principles for deposit insurance
Basel Committee on Banking Supervision outlines principles on the scope, operation and legal dimensions of deposit insurance systems
Merkel's EU bailout plan threatens Basel’s sovereign zero risk weights
Discussions are already under way behind closed doors, knock-on effects for bank capital could be substantial
Liquidity regulation and its consequences
The Basel Committee’s proposals for liquidity buffers could have some dangerous side effects, William Allen warns
HKMA measures cost of regulatory reform
Hong Kong Monetary Authority finds positive effect from Basel III
G20 calls for bigger, better FSB to carry reform agenda
G20 leaders at Seoul summit identify areas in which further progress in needed, calling on Financial Stability Board to take the lead and drive reform; ask FSB to report on what extra resources it needs
FSB plans on Sifis win G20 approval
G20 leaders welcome reform packages to date, including fresh FSB proposal to tackle moral hazard posed by systemically important banks
Fed’s Tarullo defends US record on Basel II
Federal Reserve governor Daniel Tarullo dismisses criticism over US implementation of minimum capital requirements under Basel II; says Basel III will only be effective if applied rigorously by all countries
Bankers hit out at Basel III trade finance rules
Bank chief executives say tough rules on trade finance will suffocate global trade, putting growth at risk
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