Basel Committee
Basel III implementation is behind deadline, says committee
Only a third of member jurisdictions have adopted standards
Australia mandates OTC clearing to ensure substituted compliance
Global regulatory agenda drives switch from market-based incentives to clearing
Basel’s ‘99.9% standard’ for op risk is unreliable, says ORX chief
Giulio Mignola says Basel II's 'one-in-a-thousand-years' threshold for tail risk is fundamentally flawed
Basel securitisation reform creates 'perverse incentives’, says senior Japanese banker
Inconsistent rules are damaging financial intermediation, according to Takashi Oyama of Norinchukin Bank
Banks push alternative to Basel Committee securitisation model
Basel proposals would kill European market, banks warn – and some regulators sympathise
Bank of Japan raises ‘major concerns' over US foreign bank rules
Letter to Fed governor challenges proposed regulation of foreign banks on the basis of inconsistency with international standards and restrictive liquidity rules; Germans also weigh in
Basel intra-day liquidity standards a ‘box-ticking exercise'
Industry panel questions limited detail in Basel Committee document; says numerous problems remain in fleshing out details, levelling playing fields and managing vast volumes of data
Banks to blame for regulatory fragmentation, says Basel Committee’s Coen
Bank lobbying has encouraged national supervisors to water down global standards, says deputy secretary-general of Basel Committee
Asia corporates unfairly ‘penalised’ by CVA capital charge
The move by European authorities to exempt European banks from holding CVA capital should be matched by regulators in Asia, according to senior bankers in the region
US politicians plot national impact study for Basel III
Basel III could face more delays in the US as legislators press for a national impact study
EBA report finds banks €199 billion short of Basel target
European Banking Authority report details capital shortfall of largest banks in eurozone; calls for ‘significant effort’ to hit targets
Ingves delivers regulation implementation ‘reality check’
Chairman of Basel Committee on Banking Supervision stresses importance of ensuring implementation of new regulations; sets out areas of focus for international reforms
Basel III may kill trade finance in Asia, says StanChart banker
Asian banks providing trade finance services will struggle to meet Basel III rules on leverage ratios, senior Standard Chartered banker tells Asean Risk 2012 conference
Malaysia releases Basel III proposals
Bank Negara Malaysia issues concept paper setting out plans to strengthen capital adequacy standards for banking institutions; requests feedback on requirements, which follow Basel III recommendations
NY Fed's Dudley fears CCP capital 'cliff effect'
Supervisors should ensure the capital regime for cleared trades avoids a sudden leap in risk weights, says New York Fed president
Ukraine releases banking group identification regulation
New regulation brings Ukraine further into line with EU and Basel Committee principles; describes how banking groups come to be classified as such in the country
Video: Bank of Mexico’s Duclaud says new rules will hit sterilisation costs
Javier Duclaud explains Mexico’s problems in 2008, why the country has increased reserves by $70 billion and how Dodd-Frank and Basel III are causing sterilisation problems for central banks
Countries named and shamed over Basel regulation delays
Basel Committee releases progress update on regulation implementation; highlights slow progress in some countries
New Zealand proposes partial earlier adoption of Basel III capital requirements
New Zealand regulators have opted to bring in the capital conservation and countercyclical buffers ahead of the Basel Committee schedule – but market participants are unsure if this is necessary
Thai governor says Basel III guidelines imminent
Prasarn Trairatvorakul says first draft of the Basel III capital regulatory framework and liquidity risk management guidelines to be introduced 'later this month'
Swedish authorities lambast maximum harmonisation for Basel III
Swedish Finansinspektionen and the Riksbank hold first joint meeting on macroprudential policy matters; again take on EU proposals to fix capital adequacy requirements