Capital floor
Mizuho faces steepest capital squeeze from Basel floor
Fully floored RWAs would cut core capital ratio by 244bp, the sharpest drop among Japanese megabanks
Running the numbers on Barr’s Basel III endgame revisions
Fed vice-chair’s plan to ease capital requirements for big banks still lacks critical details
ANZ takes A$20bn RWA add-on from capital floor
Charges linked to output floor adjustment rose sevenfold in the second quarter
Study finds just 10 banks plan to apply for FRTB models
Research provides extra insight on reasons for decline in internal models
Capital rules explain leverage craving in US bank risk transfers
Tougher requirements have led to conservative structuring and lower coupons
US dealers slam capital hit on clearing for unreal CVA risk
Fed would diverge from Basel standards by imposing CVA capital on client-cleared trades
Nordic banks’ RWAs rise $9bn on Swedish risk-weight floor rejig
Constraints on real-estate exposure modelling result in Pillar 2 charges moving to Pillar 1 requirements
EU banks set for 6.7% capital hike on output floor tweaks removal
Unwind of EU-specific transitional arrangements could suddenly inflate Tier 1 risk-based charges, EBA analysis suggests
Goldman most threatened by Fed’s rejig of modelled capital charges
End of credit risk modelling and scaling up of SCB’s role could tip six US banks below minimum requirements
The strange effect of US clampdown on FRTB models
Ban on internal models for trading book default risk could provide some banks with unexpected capital relief
Banks slam zombie floors in Basel endgame proposal
US regulators double down on capital floors despite clampdown on internal models
Norinchukin’s credit RWAs up 31% on early Basel III opt-in
Bank’s standardised charges surge 19-fold following overhaul of models’ scope and parameters
EU banks fear Brexit battle over FRTB internal models
Bank of England approach looks easier, but that may not make much difference to model uptake
Rabobank closes gap to Basel III after RWA top-ups
Mortgage floor, other model corrections bring forward reforms’ forecast impact
BNY Mellon, Goldman join Citi in escaping Collins floor
Outpaced drop in standardised RWAs pushes banks above threshold – but custodian only bank to reap benefits
BMO suffers C$10bn capital floor bite
Charges to constraint-modelled RWAs rose sixfold during Q3
Singapore’s UOB bucks trend to seek FRTB model approval
Despite data challenges, bank is opting for IMA to enhance risk management
SA-CCR’s sacrifice: who stands to lose from new capital rules
Risk.net research shows the potential for dealers to be left at a disadvantage to their foreign rivals
Basel III output floor set to bind 24% of banks
Latest BCBS monitoring report shows four-fold increase over next seven years
European banks set for 17.5% capital hike under Basel III
Output floor could account for almost half the increase in Tier 1 capital requirements by 2028
EU Parliament creates multiverse of SA-CCR outcomes
Some MEPs want to ease rules further than EC draft; others want return to undiluted Basel text