Basel III
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
The longest book ever written?
The Single Rulebook on EU financial regulation is a serious contender. But will it deliver a safer and better financial system?
Quarles says Congress should rein in Fed funding
Former vice-chair for supervision calls for new body to wind down liquidity programmes
China rolls out loss-absorbency rules for systemic banks
China to follow FSB standard, telling G-Sibs to build buffers worth 18% of risk-weighted assets
Hernández de Cos calls for full Basel III implementation
Basel Committee chair says that financial stability depends on adopting reforms
Carolyn Rogers hits back at critics of Basel III
BCBS secretary-general dismisses “very tired” arguments against full implementation
Eurosystem calls for full Basel III implementation
Supervisors say output floor should be implemented through single set of risk-weighted assets
Fixing market-based finance: duct tape or deep reform?
Deeper reforms may be needed to avoid stretching central banks’ balance sheets to breaking point
G30 calls for major US Treasury market reform
Rise of non-banks and side-effects of regulation are triggering bouts of “dysfunction”, report warns
Finalising Basel III is crucial for the EU banking sector
EU banks stand to be more heavily impacted by Basel III finalisation, but that is not a good reason to hesitate, says Pedro Duarte Neves
Basel III helped absorb impact of Covid-19, says BCBS
Early study of pandemic finds better-capitalised banks lent more to households and businesses
Basel Committee proposes strict treatment of crypto asset exposures
Crypto assets such as bitcoin will face risk weight of 1,250%
Implementing Basel III accords must not be delayed – ECB’s Enria
Financial sector is calling for further postponement but this will bring no benefits, supervisor warns