Basel III
China remains “committed” to globalisation, says Zhou Xiaochuan
Debt sustainability to be discussed at second Belt and Road Initiative summit next year; WTO deal still needed
RBNZ proposes to ‘almost double’ capital requirements
Central bank advocates shareholders bear greater risk to incentivise good management
Fed paper examines impact of liquidity rules on dealers
Dealers changed behaviour in response to reforms, but de-risking was already under way, paper finds
Basel Committee unveils ‘streamlined’ disclosure requirements
Parts of the requirements “substantially streamlined” after complaints from industry
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
FSB calls for action as regulatory deadlines pass
Mark Carney urges G20 to stay disciplined as global growth begins to fade
Non-bank lending could replace interbank market – Atlanta Fed paper
Basel III capital requirements and Fed’s QE are reducing US interbank lending, researchers say
Basel Committee points to delays in adoption of Basel III standards
Only 10 of 27 jurisdictions have final rules for Net Stable Funding Ratio
Quarles and Knot confirmed for top FSB roles
DNB president set to take full chairmanship after three years
Podcast series: central banking in the post-crisis world
In a new series, Central Banking speaks to Yale’s Andrew Metrick about how the discipline has changed over the past decade
Basel rules force small countries to face irrelevant risks – Bahamas governor
Stress-testing parameters irrelevant for many small jurisdictions, Rolle says
US banks’ strategic similarities pose risks – NY Fed official
“Supervisors should be dynamic and continue to evolve as the supervised firms do,” Kevin Stiroh says
UK banks struggle in EU-wide stress tests
Italian banks also suffer heavy losses in EBA’s most severe test conducted to date; BoE says UK faced tougher test than others
RBNZ plans tougher discipline on banks’ regulatory breaches
Proposals would see major breaches linked to disclosure dashboard, highlighting when a bank has broken the rules
Basel Committee moots changes to leverage ratio
Regulation could be amended to mitigate central clearing impact; committee also critical of banks’ “window dressing” behaviour
Shift to internal models has increased largest EU banks’ risk – Finnish paper
Exposure to market risk of biggest European banks has grown over last 30 years, researchers find
Supervisory lessons: fault lines in prudential regulation
Former Bank of Spain head of supervision Aristóbulo de Juan highlights the lessons he has learnt about weaknesses in prudential regulation, in the second of a four-part series on supervision
Eurozone’s largest banks are penalised for intra-EU transactions – Praet
International regulations should recognised progress made under banking union, says senior ECB official
Banks tend to game stress tests, Fed economists say
Models tend to be subject to “strategic adjustments”, paper finds
Infrastructure financing not harmed by post-crisis reforms – FSB
First study of regulatory impact on intermediation finds infrastructure finance largely unscathed
Book notes: Unfinished business, by Tamim Bayoumi
Anand Sinha praises Bayoumi’s analysis of how the euro crisis and US housing crash were, in fact, intertwined
BoE to defend post-crisis regime through ‘running repairs’
Capital regime will need to evolve to stay on top of risks, says Victoria Saporta; BoE set to unveil details of operational resilience requirements
Miles warns too much weight placed on untried regulations
TLAC and the resolution regime may not be enough to substitute for higher capital, former Bank of England official says