Basel Committee on Banking Supervision
The long march to global growth
Liang Tao, vice-chairman of the China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission, says that China’s growth is fuelling innovation and modernisation, but financial regulation and governance needs to be tightened up for China to take its place at the top…
Basel III reforms pushed back to buy time for coronavirus response
Basel Committee chief says banks and supervisors need operational capacity to cope with the virus shock
‘Consolidated’ Basel framework finalised
New version is somewhat simpler and easier to navigate, Basel Committee says
Book notes: The Japanese central banking system compared with its European and American counterparts, by Yoshiharu Oritani
The book has “no equal” in reviewing new microeconomic theory for central banking
‘Sectoral’ counter-cyclical buffer could boost resilience, says Basel Committee
Targeted tool would have a narrower impact on segments of the market
Regulators and firms confront problems of ‘open banking’
Basel Committee report says challenging trade-off exists between privacy, security and efficiency
FSB’s G-Sib list increases by one
One joins the list and one major bank drops to a lower bucket
Powell to lead two key BIS committees
French governor leads BCBS oversight body, BoE’s Cunliffe to head CPMI, and NY Fed has key Americas role
De Cos maps out ‘future path’ for Basel Committee
New chair says four key principles will guide the committee’s approach
FSB calls out ‘uneven’ regulation as vulnerabilities evolve
Board cautions against complacency; Basel Committee says members are still missing deadlines
‘Stop talking about rules’ – Basel’s Coen
The Basel Committee’s top staffer is moving on – and he wants finance to do the same
Basel Committee overhauls leverage ratio to tackle ‘window dressing’
New disclosure rules aim to end “unacceptable” quarter-end rush to cut leverage
Optimal capital may be higher than previously thought – Basel Committee
Study finds net long-term benefits to higher capital levels
Sarb develops methodology to find ‘systemically important’ banks
South Africa’s central bank bases analysis on BCBS research
Basel Committee seeks feedback on streamlined version of Basel III
Sprawling array of PDFs was getting difficult to handle, committee says; some elements have been trimmed and ambiguities removed
Carolyn Rogers to take over as Basel Committee secretary-general
William Coen to step down this year after 20 years with the committee
Bank capital ratios fall for first time since 2011
Basel monitoring report finds declines in both risk-weighted capital and leverage ratios
Basel Committee clarifies ‘expectations’ on crypto
Banks must meet certain minimum standards if they want to trade crypto assets; more details on prudential expectations to follow
Spanish governor de Cos now leads Basel Committee
Stefan Ingves steps down as chairman after nearly eight years in the role
Basel Committee softens impact of revised market risk framework
Final framework cuts expected increase in average capital requirements almost in half; committee may consider some further rule-making in 2019
Basel III may be second-best outcome, admits Coen
Basel Committee secretary-general says framework could be strengthened; John Vickers renews calls for tougher capital standards
Podcast: The global regulatory landscape
Capital rules have made the core banking system safer, but other parts of the system may still be at risk, says Andrew Metrick
Basel Committee points to delays in adoption of Basel III standards
Only 10 of 27 jurisdictions have final rules for Net Stable Funding Ratio
FSB unveils latest G-Sib list
One bank joins and two drop off the 2018 tally