Supervision
Brian Langrin takes helm at Bank of Jamaica
Former head of financial stability succeeds Richard Byles as governor
Supervision Benchmarks 2026 – executive summary
Benchmarking data reveals how supervisors are adopting AI and upgrading data processing
Peirce warns crypto vaults and lending may fall under SEC rules
Commissioner urges against legal ‘gymnastics’ to avoid regulation
Supervision Benchmarks 2026 report – AI and data
Benchmarks highlight sharp rise in AI use as well as continued improvements to data handling
Bank of Russia confirms new crypto regime
Law forms part of de-dollarisation and alternative payments push as Moscow seeks new ways to evade sanctions
Nigeria’s president signs order to enhance virtual asset regulation
Central bank to chair ‘virtual assets council’ to help close regulatory gaps
Banks are reallocating risk, not reducing it – NY Fed study
Under Basel III, banks’ parent companies have made NBFI subsidiaries more fragile, authors say
Jasmina Selimović on managing Europe’s last currency board
The Central Bank of Bosnia and Herzegovina governor speaks about building resilience to counter geoeconomic shocks, strengthening reforms amid EU convergence, addressing stablecoin and NBFI risks, Sepa integration, and capacity building.
Have regulators gone soft on enforcement? (And should we care?)
US agencies are scaling back punishments for technical rule breaches, raising concerns that small but crucial risks may be ignored
How US regulators could stop management driving Camels
Supporters flag disconnect from other indicators; critics fear early warnings will go unnoticed
US regulators throw banks a curveball on committed credit lines
New Basel III charge on undrawn facilities will hit largest banks in areas like fund finance and credit cards
Bowman shuns CECL. Friends say it just needs a little help
How far should FASB go in reforming credit-loss accounting rules?
Data quality is main focus for improved supervisory reporting
Supervisors with high level of automation rate submissions more highly, but quality still an issue
Data lakes and cloud are top tools for supervisory automation
Around half of authorities report extensive or full automation of supervisory data collection
Floored: Basel III rethink upsets IRB dominance
Introduction of output floor means internal ratings’ popularity takes a hit, but isn’t quite out for the count
Less than third of supervisors ran resolution exercise in past year
But most in Europe and Americas have dedicated resolution team
Half of jurisdictions practise collateral pre-positioning
Most believe banks in their jurisdictions are ready to access emergency central bank liquidity
Banque de France’s Denis Beau on supervisory reform
The Banque de France’s deputy governor speaks about suppression of the systemic risk buffer, proposals for a TLAC floor, and simplifying bank regulation and resolution
Resolution framework fully enacted for 66% of supervisors
Bridge bank and bad bank are most widely available tools followed by statutory and contractual bail-ins
Samoa to leave policy unchanged over coming year
Central bank expects inflation to rise temporarily due to effects of Iran war
ECB scraps 40 supervisory publications in simplification push
Revised guidelines should make bank’s expectations clearer, says vice-chair of its supervisory board