Basel III
WHAT IS THIS? Basel III is a set of bank soundness rules drawn up by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision in response to the financial crisis. It hikes the minimum amount of capital banks must hold, introduces new leverage and liquidity ratios, and limits the use of internal models.
EU commodity trading firms face capital punishment
Imposing CRD IV on trading houses, utilities and oil majors makes no sense
'Get used to it': central banks advise on liquidity risk
Central bankers fear buy side has not yet woken up to bond imbalance
Banks struggle to make strategy calls as rules pile up
Isda AGM: Interaction between some rules “very, very convex”, says Deutsche exec
Could a top prime exit the market altogether?
Credit Suisse seen as vulnerable as it cuts leverage in investment banking
Scott O'Malia: time for a regulatory time out
Isda chief calls for a pause in rule-making to "fix the errors"
ECB seeks end to capital carve-outs worth €130bn
On Thursday, eurozone bank supervisors will be asked to give up dozens of safe harbours
Q&A: the Bundesbank’s Andreas Dombret on small banks, big banks and shadow banks
Supervisors are “miles” from being able to monitor shadow banking risks, says financial stability head.
Bundesbank's Dombret: shadow banking oversight is “miles away”
Regulators may never be able to fully monitor risks created by shadow banking
Banks in India face CVA fees double European levels
The RBI's use of a conservative standard CVA approach is overly prudent, say dealers
Too many questions in Basel floor plans, industry claims
While standardised rules are being revised, banks say they can't make a call on floors
Nouy: Europe should keep 3% leverage ratio
SSM chair also wants to end rule opt-outs that make banks "look stronger than they really are"
Q&A: Finansinspektionen's Uldis Cerps on capital floors and too-big-to-fail
Floors framework should not overstate risk, says Sweden's bank supervision chief
Capital hit from death of 0% sovereign weight 'not enormous'
Banks would have to raise equity equal to 0.7% of current levels, ESRB finds
Basel will address leverage ratio threat to clearing
FAQ document to tackle treatment of segregated initial margin
What links Schumpeter, market structure and Basel III?
Regulators are hoping higher capital levels will translate into healthier markets
Tucker: regulators knew reforms might create 'bumpy' markets
Prudential rules sought to bring about new market structure, says ex-BoE deputy governor
Commodities regulation since the financial crisis
Interactive timeline of major developments affecting commodity markets
KVA: banks wrestle with the cost of capital
As the bank capital burden grows, dealers are trying to price in the associated costs
Australia banks unfazed by speedy LCR implementation
Regulators have brought in Basel III liquidity measures ahead of peers but the industry is ready
Basel III transforming securities lending market
New entrants respond to challenges facing primes and lenders
Malaysia close to becoming a clean netting jurisdiction
Banks will save hundreds of millions of dollars in risk-weighted assets
Hong Kong increases bank capital levels on credit expansion fears
HKMA is first Asian regulator to implement Basel III counter-cyclical capital buffer
Primes re-pricing and exiting their tails
Start-ups struggling to establish multiple PB relationships
Q&A: Stefan Ingves, Basel Committee, on Europe, the NSFR and capital floors
Governor of Swedish central bank discusses the quest for Basel III consistency