Regulation
IMF paper finds no link between efficiency and Basel compliance
Basel principles are not associated with bank efficiency gains
Emerging markets close in on Basel III completion
Full implementation of Basel III is getting closer
Fed updating supervisory guidance on community banks
Deputy director discusses landscape in hearing with subcommittee in House of Representatives
Bank of Mexico lays out new rules for local derivatives
Rules come into force for transactions with domestic investors in April 2016
Volcker proposes new regulatory structure with Federal Reserve at its heart
Volcker Alliance sets out proposals for a new regulatory structure in the US
Proactive regulation could help a billion to access financial services by 2020
RBI decision helps 33 million gain access to basic financial services in six months
Bundesbank's Dombret: shadow banking oversight is 'miles away'
Board member says problem may never be fully solved
Fischer looks to strengthen non-bank solvency and liquidity
Fed vice-chair outlines possible non-bank regulations
Fischer sets sights on shadow banks
Regulators must do more to toughen non-bank regulation
India to become netting friendly on bankruptcy law reform
Different treatment of public and private banks stymied netting – but this could now change
UK’s PRA gives small bank managers an easier ride
Small firms to be subject to 'less onerous' regime
Hellwig and Wolf question efficacy of financial reforms
Discussions turn to possibility of boosting bank equity
RBA research finds CCP rules are effective in containing severe shocks
International standards for CCPs are effective, paper finds
ESRB group wants treatment of sovereign debt reviewed
Report argues sovereign debt can no longer treated as risk-free
BIS paper says liquidity regulation should not replace lender of last resort function
Lender of last resort and liquidity regulations perform separate roles
FSB-Iosco tweaks systemic shadow bank definition after criticism
Methodology for asset managers undergoes revamp
First CPMI-Iosco peer review finds gaps in trade repository principles
Implementation more advanced for CCPs than TRs
In qualified support of coco bonds
Supervisors need to develop a code of best practice for cocos
UK regulators flesh out proposed punishments for bankers
Fewer non-executives in the firing line
Islamic finance: Nigerian central bank reveals shape of advisory body
Financial Regulation Advisory Council of Experts will be responsible for approving new products
MAS takes first steps towards crowdfunding regulations
Proposals seek to lighten regulatory burden for crowdfunding firms
Book notes: Don’t start from here, by David Shirreff
A pointed, passionate plea for a simpler banking system
IMF paper tackles puzzle of asset bubbles in efficient markets
'Rational bubble-riding' could worsen asset price booms
Chan welcomes code of conduct for Hong Kong bankers
Banks agree code designed to improve culture and protect consumers