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.
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
Ingves: ‘no doubts’ about post-crisis regulation
Market fragility fears outweighed by benefits of new rules, says Basel chairman
Ingves: Europe facing peer pressure on Basel III
Other jurisdictions will push EU to fix gaps in rules, says Basel chair
BlueBay: "ever higher" market dislocation, mispricing of risk
But bank deleveraging problem loans creates opportunities
First shots fired in new EU battle over CVA
EBA says "not a viable option" to ignore charge; MEP Ferber warns on business impact
Fundamentally challenging: How banks are getting to grips with FRTB
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Sovereigns facing price hike if CVA exemption is axed
EBRD says impact would be minimal, but experts warn other swaps users would be hit
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