Supplementary leverage ratio (SLR)
Quarles: Fed would recalibrate eSLR if Crapo bill passes
Senate or House changes to CCAR could also affect Fed’s new stress capital buffer
Fed’s new capital buffer refocuses on risk
Low-risk activities and larger management buffers likely to become more attractive
JP Morgan criticises revised leverage ratio
"Time is right" to reconsider G-Sib capital framework, says CFO
State Street and BNY Mellon to benefit from revised leverage ratio
Two banks in line for 1.25% reduction in minimum leverage-based capital requirements
FCMs warn CCPs not to compete on margin
Equity moves in February exceeded margin posted against some cleared products
Basel liquidity rules block Fed’s QE exit
LCR and NSFR could produce $1 trillion shortfall in plans for balance-sheet ‘normalisation’
Senate bill will not hurt big bank oversight – Powell
Fed chair says raising of Sifi threshold will not affect application of enhanced standards
US clearing banks still push for leverage ratio IM offset
Potential cut in ratio and adoption of SA-CCR not enough to stop shake-out, FCMs warn
No carve-outs in Fed’s revised leverage ratio proposal
Holdco leverage ratio will fall, but initial margin and custody funds still in scope
Q&A: CFTC’s Quintenz weighs swap dealer threshold impact
Activity-based threshold could be ‘disincentivising’ dealers, says commissioner
Banks prepare for battle with Fed over G-Sib rules
Proposals would kill client clearing business, FCMs claim – but postponement is a chance to fight back
CFTC commissioner wants say over bank capital rules
Inability to influence SLR is “incredibly frustrating”, says Quintenz
Fed official voices support for simpler capital regime
US regulators may consider combining some capital ratios into a single measure
In a bind: how CCAR constrains US bank strategy
Fed’s stress tests are forcing banks to cut loan portfolios and trading assets
Repeal CEM; reform SA-CCR
Capital framework hurts clearing resilience, Citi execs argue
A 10% leverage ratio does not justify waiving the Volcker rule
Former Fed manager Christopher Laursen warns against prop trading, even for well-capitalised banks
US Treasury’s leverage fix tipped to boost repo market
US Treasury plan to exempt US government bond exposures expected to help struggling market
Giancarlo: SLR change would cut clearing capital by 70%
Isda AGM: netting of clearing collateral would boost activity without weakening banks, claims CFTC chair
Republican senator slams bank capital rules
US president Donald Trump is no fan of Basel III, Perdue claims
Treasury: SLR 'reducing stability' in US repo markets
Treasury study found leverage ratio is making bank repo funding “fragile”
European regulator hesitates on higher leverage ratio
EBA voices preference for 3%, but evidence backs Basel plan for G-Sibs
Basel Committee to amend leverage ratio calculation
CEM to be ditched, but regulators still considering treatment of client margin
The limits of the leverage ratio
Data from 30 European banks shows even 6% ratio would miss regulators’ stability target
Banks explore spin-offs for cleared swaps desks
Non-bank dealers would escape Basel III; private equity seen as likely owners