Capital ratios
Fed will delay stress capital buffers, Quarles says
Vice-chair says Fed is looking to modify stress-testing methods
Basel rules force small countries to face irrelevant risks – Bahamas governor
Stress-testing parameters irrelevant for many small jurisdictions, Rolle says
Fed proposes lightening regulations for large banks
Lael Brainard objects to plans, warning they could leave taxpayers “on the hook”
Fed could change capital rules for bigger banks – vice-chair Quarles
Deregulatory act had already softened regulations for banks with below $100 billion, up from $50 billion
Zimbabwe banks ordered to ring-fence foreign currency accounts
Move appears to be a step towards de-dollarisation
Supervisory lessons: fault lines in prudential regulation
Former Bank of Spain head of supervision Aristóbulo de Juan highlights the lessons he has learnt about weaknesses in prudential regulation, in the second of a four-part series on supervision
'No-deal' Brexit would make UK banks add risk weight to EU bonds
UK Treasury says failure to agree EU exit deal would force capital charges
Book notes: Capitalism without capital, by Jonathan Haskel and Stian Westlake
The authors have created a compelling framework to characterise and explain the nature of intangible investments in our economies, writes Michael Reddell, but their conclusions are lacking in analysis and data
Vietnamese government orders tougher capital ratios for banks
Banking modernisation plan pledges increased central bank independence but is short on details
Ukrainian central bank will order weak banks to boost capital
NBU says it will order recapitalisation and restructuring based on assessment results
Banks ask Fed to delay CECL impact on stress testing
Fed asked not to implement CECL into CCAR until 2021
Banks tend to game stress tests, Fed economists say
Models tend to be subject to “strategic adjustments”, paper finds
Branching out: foreign banks seek shelter from Fed rules
Foreign banks stashing repo businesses within their branches, outside Fed’s full gaze
Higher capital ratios trade growth for stability – Philadelphia Fed paper
Better capitalised banks reduce lending rates, researcher says
EBA and ECB hit out at capital hurdles to banking union
Top regulators frustrated by push to ring-fence capital and liquidity in EU subsidiaries of EU banks
US House passes deregulation bill with bipartisan support
Once President Trump signs it, measure will relieve some regional banks from stricter requirements
ECB calls for reforms to macro-prudential framework
“Pecking order” for activating responses should go, ECB says; framework needs “comprehensive review"
Bank of Ghana places troubled UniBank under administration
Central bank says it has made several attempts to save the mid-sized lender since 2016, but claims lack of co-operation from management and false information led to failure
BoE changes stress test framework but keeps scenario the same
Stress tests will attempt to gauge impact of IFRS 9
RBNZ deputy governor calls for move to ‘dual reporting’
“Sometimes unclear” how banks reach their risk weightings, Bascand says
BoE’s Cunliffe sees liquidity risk in rise of investment funds
Investors have poured money into less liquid instruments at a time when market liquidity has been falling, warns the BoE deputy governor
Nigerian central bank acts without MPC after quorum failure
Emefiele holds monetary policy steady, and hails continued fall in inflation
Russia raises capital ratios, launches fintech consultations
Systemically important banks must increase capital ratios; smaller banks can choose “basic” or “universal” licences
Minneapolis Fed launches too-big-to-fail plan
The four-step plan proposes stricter capitalisation rules for big banks and looser regulation for smaller institutions