Basel III
Stefan Ingves on leadership, prudential oversight and transparency
Riksbank veteran talks about Basel III, policy lessons and CBDCs

Capital buffers not all working as intended – BoE paper
Some banks raised rates and contracted credit supply during the Covid-19 crisis

FSB finds implementation of non-bank reforms still ‘incomplete’
Banks are well insulated but more progress needed on liquidity management and securities financing

Capturing moral hazard: the Scarlet Pimpernel of finance
Moral hazard exists in many contexts, but can be ‘damned elusive’ to capture, writes Jesper Berg
Proportionality in bank regulation: striking the right balance
Careful analysis is required when making any proportionality adjustments in the EU single rule book
Armenia’s Galstyan calls for a new framework to tackle uncertainty and nonlinearities
Favours risk-management approach to policy and less emphasis on baseline forecasts that give false assurances
Bank of England pushes ahead with ‘Basel 3.1’
Central bank says amendments to Basel III could halt downward drift in risk-weighted capital ratios
BIS paper finds reserves scarcity even during QE era
Banks still relied heavily on incoming payments to replenish funds, researchers find
FSB calculates G-Sib list with revised methodology
Some global banks change “bucket” under first use of Basel Committee’s revised method
BoE becomes reluctant market-maker of last resort
Gilt market turmoil has again forced the BoE to intervene. Is there a better way?
Gontareva on Ukraine’s funding, NBU policy and reconstruction
Ex-NBU governor talks about fund shortfalls, finstab challenges, the CBR and post-conflict rebuilding
Quiet man: is Michael Barr the Clark Kent of regulation?
A decade after crafting Dodd-Frank, Fed’s new vice-chair must tame DC's warring regulatory factions
Corporate debt is a growing threat to financial stability
Policy-makers need to take action as tighter financial conditions risk tipping firms into distress
BoE’s Saporta floats idea of countercyclical liquidity buffer
Design of Basel III rules may be causing banks to hoard capital and liquidity, official says
Basel Committee proposes capital add-ons for crypto exposures
Committee tightens proposed rules in several areas following high-profile crypto failures
G30 warns US Treasury market remains vulnerable
Group says US regulators need to do more to prevent dysfunction in the critical market
Basel Committee launches principles for climate supervision
Guidance for banks and supervisors designed to create “common baseline” for tackling risks
Fed nominee Barr plans to re-evaluate capital and liquidity rules
Proposed vice-chair for supervision sees limited role for Fed in tackling climate change
US banks anticipate delay to Basel III implementation
New Fed supervision head expected to align schedule with EU and Japan, but time is tight
BoE’s Woods envisages radically simplified capital regime
Prudential regulation head sketches simplified Basel III alternative
Is a bond market crisis imminent?
Central banks need careful action and a good dose of luck if they are to avoid financial instability
Economics in central banking: Wenxin Du
Du’s work clarifies the dollar’s role as a barometer of global markets, and explores the myriad implications for financial stability
Brazilian central bank overhauls fintech regulation
Central bank took inspiration from Basel III with phased introduction of regulations for payment firms
Banks still falling short of final Basel III requirements
Basel Committee says some metrics seem to have been impacted by Covid-19