Basel III
Basel Committee will not impose CoCo requirement for Sifis
Basel Committee proposes a staggered common equity capital surcharge for systemically important banks, but steers clear of contingent capital
RBA’s Debelle calls for greater focus on banks’ asset quality
Reserve Bank of Australia assistant governor Guy Debelle says greater weight should be placed on asset quality rather than funding structure of banks
Buba’s Dombret on drawing up shadow banking sector
Bundesbank executive board member Andreas Dombret says monitoring and regulating shadow banking sector will be key to financial stability
Tarullo on Basel III implementation framework
Federal Reserve governor Daniel Tarullo highlights Standards Implementation Group's efforts to monitor implementation of Basel III rules
Switzerland votes for tougher capital rules on big banks
Swiss upper chamber backs bill to raise capital requirements of largest banks to 19%; Swiss National Bank vice-chairman Thomas Jordan says potential losses must be fully absorbed
LCR should include equity, says ACP’s Nouy
Basel III liquidity coverage ratio should admit equities with significant haircuts, says Danièle Nouy at the Autorité de Contrôle Prudentiel
Risk & Return Brasil: Supervisors need to be more curious, says Donizeti
Authorities should put less faith in numbers and what they are told by banks, says top Brazilian supervisor
Finland’s Liikanen calls for rethink of open market operations
Bank of Finland governor Erkki Liikanen says Eurosystem central banks should make distinction between assets eligible for open market operations and liquidity requirements
Basel III liquid asset definitions loosened in CRD IV draft
Draft legislation seen by Risk contains less prescriptive language on what counts as an eligible liquid asset under the liquidity coverage ratio
Industry models not sufficiently developed to calculate CVA charge, says Basel Committee
Basel Committee sticks to its decision not to allow banks to use their own models to calculate the CVA capital charge under Basel III
Barnier defends Basel III legislation
European commissioner Michel Barnier speaks out against reports suggesting drafted legislation of Basel III carries loopholes for financial conglomerates
Global imbalances top Riksbank Risk survey
Riksbank Spring 2011 Risk Survey shows market participants believe global imbalances pose greatest threat to Swedish financial system
Basel III bank capital rules may squeeze lending: IMF
Fund study finds evidence suggesting new Basel III framework will diminish the issuance of loans from banks
Boston Fed's Rosengren: clarity on Basel III capital buffers paramount
Boston Federal Reserve president Eric Rosengren says definition of capital in Basel III rules will be crucial in ensuring banks are well-capitalised in the event of future crises
Trichet on the building blocks for financial reconstruction
European Central Bank president Jean-Claude Trichet describes three ways in which finance must be rebuilt
Phasing in Basel III rules eases economic costs: IMF paper
Fund study shows that implementing higher capital and liquidity requirements over a lengthy period of time can help reduce the macroeconomic costs of enforcing such rules
Mersch on Basel III liquidity proposals
Central Bank of Luxembourg governor Yves Mersch says Basel III bank liquidity proposals will prevent build-up in liquidity risk
Interview: Vitas Vasiliauskas
Well-balanced, sustainable growth is the priority target, new governor of the Bank of Lithuania tells CentralBanking.com
Brazil prepares for Basel III
Brazilian financial stability report announces major changes will be incorporated in the country’s legislation; bringing it into line with Basel III
Risk Europe: Tweaks to Basel III will raise deadline pressure for banks
Changes to the detail of Basel III will make timely implementation a challenge, say attendees at Risk Europe
Risk Europe: no-go on CoCos, says panel
Traditional investors won't be won over by debt that converts into equity, says conference panel - and one CoCo issuer raises threat of feedback effects
Risk Europe: 'Humble' Basel Committee open to liquidity rule changes
The Basel Committee's Stefan Walter says door is open to changing LCR and NSFR - but it's not open wide
Risk Europe: Dodd-Frank rating requirement has competitive implications under Basel III
Requirement under the Dodd-Frank Act to eliminate any reliance on external credit ratings could put US banks at a competitive disadvantage under Basel III, says the Basel Committee’s Stefan Walter
Financial Stability Board publishes survey responses
Comprehensive survey answers reveal FSB member countries’ plans to conform with the G-20’s recommendations for strengthening financial stability