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BCBS report on interconnections between banks and NBFIs

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The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS) has released a horizon-scanning report examining the interconnections between banks and non-bank financial intermediaries (NBFIs)...more

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GHOS Meeting: Basel III implementation and climate-related financial risks

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The Group of Central Bank Governors and Heads of Supervision (GHOS), the oversight body of the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BIS), met to discuss the implementation of Basel III and its work on climate-related...more

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PRA Dear CFO letter: prudential expectations on significant risk transfer financing

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The Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) has published a Dear CFO letter outlining its prudential expectations regarding practices related to illiquid and structured financing portfolios. The PRA focuses on significant risk...more

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What to Expect in Banking In 2025

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Since President Donald Trump took office last month, his actions have marked a significant shift in federal policy, paving the way for the creation of a new regulatory framework impacting banks, financial services, and the...more

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Basel Committee on Banking Supervision consults on amendments to principles for the management of credit risk

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The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (Basel Committee) published a consultative document on updating the principles for the management of credit risk. The principles, first issued in October 2000, provide guidelines for...more

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UK delays the implementation of Basel 3.1

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The Prudential Regulation Authority has announced that, in consultation with HM Treasury, it has decided to delay the implementation of Basel 3.1 in the U.K. by one year until January 1, 2027. The PRA explains that it has...more

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UK Banking and Insurance Regulation Update

The UK’s Prudential Regulation Authority ("PRA") has recently published various statements regarding its current approach to its regulation of banking in the UK, including delaying implementation of Basel 3.1 rules....more

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The Story Of 2024's Biggest Bank Regs, And Their Fate In 2025

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In 2024, the U.S. federal bank regulators were extremely active, with initiatives ranging from antitrust and capital to proposals regarding controlling shareholders and incentive-based compensation. Climate issues and...more

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Draft UK Prudential Regulation of Credit Institutions (Meaning of CRR Rules and Recognised Exchange) (Amendment) Regulations 2024...

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The draft U.K. Prudential Regulation of Credit Institutions (Meaning of CRR Rules and Recognised Exchange) (Amendment) Regulations 2024 have been published, together with an explanatory memorandum. The purpose of the...more

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Fed Chair Powell discusses monetary policy

On July 9 and 10, the Fed Chair Jerome Powell testified at the respective financial committees under the U.S. Senate and U.S. House of Representatives. Lawmakers asked questions on various Fed initiatives, such as the...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

The U.S. Basel III Endgame Proposal: Update and Thoughts

On September 18, 2023, the U.S. Basel III Endgame proposal was published in the Federal Register. The comment period ended on January 16, 2024, with the banking regulators (the Federal Reserve, the OCC, and the FDIC) having...more

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Senator Warren urges Fed vote on Basel III requirements

On June 17, in a letter to Fed Chair, Jerome Powell, Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) requested information regarding discussions of potentially cutting the Basel III capital requirements in half. Warren highlighted reports...more

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Outline CRR III / CRD VI - Final Basel III Standards

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I. IMPLEMENTING BASEL III THROUGH THE CRR III REGULATION - The Basel III standards comprise a package of reforms that were largely agreed by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision ("BCBS") in December 2017 and set out...more

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Missing Miami March 1, 2024 - 13 Takeaways From Miami

More than 1,800 industry players attended the 13th annual Global Fund Finance Symposium that wrapped up yesterday afternoon at the Fontainebleau in Miami Beach. There was a lot to talk about in terms of market evolution...more

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Basel 3.1 Implementation in the UK: An Update on PRA Reforms

On 12 December 2023, the UK Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) published the first of two near-final policy statements on the implementation of revisions to the Basel 3 standards, known in the U.K. as Basel 3.1. This...more

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Federal Banking Agencies Propose Basel III Endgame Capital Rules

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On July 27, 2023, the Federal Reserve, FDIC, and OCC issued a notice of proposed rulemaking and request for comment on a proposal (the Proposal) to implement the final components of the Basel III Capital Accords, often...more

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Nutter Bank Report: July 2023

The Federal Reserve has announced that its FedNowSM Service, a new interbank settlement service with clearing functionality to support instant payments, went live on July 20 with 35 early-adopting banks and credit unions. The...more

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FRB Vice Chair for Supervision Recommends Stronger Capital Standards for Large US Banks

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After a lengthy “holistic” review and a spring banking crisis, US bank capital requirements finally face overhaul. On July 10, 2023, US Federal Reserve Board (FRB) Vice Chair for Supervision Michael Barr delivered a...more

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From Basel (III) to Brussels: no direct train service for securitisation capital requirements

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The EU has surged ahead of the UK and the US in implementing the Basel III standards. The EU Banking Package has been reviewed by the Council of the EU and is now expected to be negotiated with the European Parliament, ahead...more

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Securitisation and capital requirements – a match (not) made in Basel?

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The updated Basel III framework is the principal response of the Basel Committee to the global financial crisis. The updated framework makes wide-ranging changes to the perceived shortcomings of the previous regime. Although...more

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Banking and finance regulatory news, July 2021 #3

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UK CRR: Draft Capital Requirements Regulation (Amendment) Regulations 2021 A draft version of the Capital Requirements Regulation (Amendment) Regulations 2021 has been published, together with a draft explanatory memorandum....more

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Basel Committee on Banking Supervision Consults on Pillar 3 Disclosure Requirements for Market Risk and Sovereign Exposures

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The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision has opened two consultations on revisions to the Basel III Pillar 3 disclosure requirements, one related to market risk disclosures and one on sovereign exposures disclosures....more

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European Banking Authority Publishes Basel III Capital Monitoring Report and Update on EU Bank Liquidity Measures

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The European Banking Authority has published two reports reviewing the impact of the EU’s implementation of the Basel III capital monitoring reforms and Capital Requirements Regulation liquidity measures. The EBA estimates...more

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European Banking Authority Publishes Advice on EU Implementation of Basel III

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The European Banking Authority has published several documents setting out its advice to the European Commission on the impact and implementation in the EU of the Basel III 2017 reforms. On December 7, 2017, the Basel...more

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Basel Committee on Banking Supervision Publishes Overview of Pillar 2 Practices and Approaches

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The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision has published an overview report on the Pillar 2 supervisory review process and on the different practices that regulators and legislators in Basel member jurisdictions have adopted...more

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