Capital ratios
ECB ends liquidity relief measures for banks
Lenders have not used buffers and coverage ratios exceed minimum levels, data shows
New Zealand banks well positioned to face new Covid shock, says RBNZ
Central bank carried out both solvency and liquidity stress tests in 2021 exercises
Quarles says Congress should rein in Fed funding
Former vice-chair for supervision calls for new body to wind down liquidity programmes
Carney says over $130 trillion of capital now pledged to net zero
But rich countries admit they have fallen short of net zero financing goals
Quarles term as Fed vice-chair ends without replacement
Fed supervision committee will continue without a chair, acting on consensus basis
ECB’s stress capital buffer still a ‘black box’ – banks
National regulators retain wide latitude to set Pillar 2 Guidance under new rules
BDF paper analyses banks’ capital buffers
Researchers suggest new approach to setting banks’ structural and cyclical reserve levels
Eurosystem calls for full Basel III implementation
Supervisors say output floor should be implemented through single set of risk-weighted assets
Norges Bank given new macro-prudential responsibilities
Government assigns central bank power to set countercyclical capital buffer
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
Bank of Israel allows banks to resume dividend payments
Central bank recommends ‘prudent approach’ as Covid-19's impact remains uncertain
ESRB calls for reform of MMF regulation
Body stresses Covid-19 exposed systemic vulnerabilities stemming from money market funds
Leverage ratios fall for most US bank categories
Kansas City Fed report finds G-Sibs increased capital buffers, mainly due to SLR exemption
ECB paper offers model of interbank contagion
Researchers say policymakers can use their work to prevent and manage financial crises
EU banks that were stress-tested reduced credit risk – ECB paper
Banks that were subject to 2016 stress tests reduced risk compared with control group, researchers find
Think-tank urges Fed to tackle climate risk with capital regulation
Paper calls for more urgent Fed action to address risks in bank and non-bank sectors
US regulators end leverage ratio exemption
Fed, OCC and FDIC stick to March 31 end date despite reports of industry lobbying
Covid-19 reveals systemic flaws – Brainard
Fed board member weighs impact of March 2020 crisis in money markets, warning some risks remain
Powell: US economy still ‘a long way’ from meeting Fed goals
Fed chair predicts continued need for low interest rates and QE, as recovery remains “uneven and far from complete”
BoE may diverge from EU on software as capital
PRA opens consultation after Bailey says there is no evidence software assets should count as capital
More capital could increase lending during pandemic – paper
Philadelphia Fed research finds capital injections and lower requirements would both increase lending
Hernández de Cos encourages banks to use capital buffers
Basel Committee chair says it is “only a matter of time” before losses become apparent
Hernández de Cos on ECB policy, crises responses and Basel reform
Spanish governor and Basel Committee chair Pablo Hernández de Cos favours a form of average inflation targeting, says ECB is willing to boost stimulus and Basel reforms not diminished by Covid-19 exceptions; stresses the need for structural reform and…
Loans to SMEs should have lower capital requirements – BdF paper
More SME lending boosts banks’ portfolio diversity and decreases systemic risk exposure, paper finds