Basel Committee on Banking Supervision
Risk Europe: Dodd-Frank rating requirement has competitive implications under Basel III
Requirement under the Dodd-Frank Act to eliminate any reliance on external credit ratings could put US banks at a competitive disadvantage under Basel III, says the Basel Committee’s Stefan Walter
HSBC chair expresses concern over new rules on global Sifis
HSBC chair Douglas Flint says additional loss absorbency for global systematically important financial institutions should apply to greater number of firms
FSB criticises industry for lack of progress on risk disclosure
Financial Stability Board says more action needed on liquidity, counterparty, structured credit disclosure practices
Basel Committee may adjust 'blunt' CCP default fund capital
Netting treatment in controversial current exposure method is up for discussion at an April stakeholder meeting, but regulators reject other criticisms
CLS welcomes new Basel working group on FX settlement risk
Work between central banks and supervisors that was halted at the onset of the financial crisis is now set to continue
Countercyclical buffer could be big help to output: BIS paper
Research by the Bank for International Settlements says Basel III’s countercyclical capital buffer could have “sizable” hand in preventing output falls
Basel surveys literature on links between finance and real economy
Basel Committee on Banking Supervision’s Research Task Force identifies three transmission channels between financial sector and real economy
FDIC names new general counsel
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation selects special adviser Michael Krimminger to head legal division
Danish regulators push for more flexible Basel III liquidity rules
Shortage of high-quality liquid assets prompts Danish regulators to push for changes to the liquidity coverage ratio within the EU capital requirements directive
FCIC report: the major findings
Risk summarises the major conclusions from the commission report
Wellink calls on Africa to address sifis
Netherlands Bank president Nout Wellink calls on African region to take action against financial institutions that pose systemic threats
RBI’s Sinha promoted to deputy governor
Reserve Bank of India appoints executive director Anand Sinha to fourth and final deputy governor position
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