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 banks fear outlier status on non-modellable risk charges
Dealers face disadvantage if EU implements more granular and costly version of FRTB than US, UK
CBA sees minimum CET1 up 225bp under Basel III
Apra’s review of the country’s capital framework leaves less wiggle room from January 2023
RWA increase puts ABN’s core ratio closer to Basel III estimate
Higher RWAs shrink gap between actual and pro forma ratios
EU regulators warn Basel III deviations could last forever
CRR III allows European Commission to extend transitional rules for SA-CCR
Canada looks beyond bankers’ acceptance market in rate reform
Banks “moving away” from antiquated lending practice that is a key input for CDOR benchmark
UBS sees $20bn RWA impact from Basel III
Increase expected to materialise by 2024 following the implementation of new rules on FRTB, CVA, credit and operational risk
Leveraging data in e-FX trading
A white paper explaining how, in a world where electronic trading has infiltrated virtually every aspect of today’s FX market, having access to data and the means to interpret it are fundamental components of a successful e-FX strategy
New branch rules threaten Japanese banks’ EU plans
Draft CRR III may cause foreign banks to think twice before expanding in the EU
Spanish regional bank’s CVA charge up 30-fold on SA-CCR
Banco de Crédito Cooperativo saw end-June charges balloon the most year-on-year across a sample of 120 European banks
SA extends reach over EU banks’ market and op risk
Regulator-devised models have been capturing a bigger chunk of RWAs through the pandemic
EU offers reprieve for fund-linked derivatives trades
Banks hope FRTB draft allowing fund managers to supply standardised inputs will cut risk weights
The FRTB challenge: banks brace for further uncertainty
The widely anticipated implementation of the Fundamental Review of the Trading Book (FRTB) hit another obstacle when the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision pushed back the roll-out by another year to January 2023. With different jurisdictions…
New FRTB timeline makes Europe’s reporting phase ‘obsolete’
European Commission pencils in capital requirements to start at the same time as reporting exercise – or even before
Basel turns attention to non-climate-related environment risks
Experts warn of over-complicated framework if nature-related risks are added prematurely
Basel crypto rules: bad for traders, good for risk managers?
Practitioners divided over potential bank capital treatment for assets with no intrinsic value
Credit risk & modelling – Special report 2021
This Risk special report provides an insight on the challenges facing banks in measuring and mitigating credit risk in the current environment, and the strategies they are deploying to adapt to a more stringent regulatory approach.
Rate of centrally cleared CDSs hits record high
Multi-name products drove increase in first half of 2021
EU’s Basel delay could cause problems for Japan
Asia Risk Congress: unaligned timetables creates difficulties for Japan's megabanks
EU’s Basel III delay invites all to play for time
The message not to dilute reforms got lost on the way from Frankfurt to Brussels
FRTB starts ‘tug of war’ between front and back offices
Risk USA: dealers face trade-off between accuracy of pricing models and level of capital charges
Commerzbank’s op RWAs rise €1.2bn on SA switch
Transition to new framework under Basel II pushes op risk to two-year high
Leaked EU proposals show FRTB divergence on carbon trading
EC takes up Isda call to cut standardised risk-weight; unclear if it applies to non-EU markets
Fed repo backstop won’t help intraday liquidity stress
Banks say lack of guidance on resolution plans means SRF may not halt liquidity hoarding behaviour
China, Turkey lead regulatory laggards on Basel III framework
Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Japan and Korea made no progress at all since May 2020