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Vlad Maly and Michal Chajdukowski present the key takeaways from a package of amendments to the existing EU securitization framework, published by the European Commission on June 17, 2025. The proposals aim at...more
The Federal Reserve, alongside the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) and Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), released their highly anticipated Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to overhaul the Enhanced...more
On an aggregate basis, banking industry net revenue improved in Q1 despite flattish NIM on near-record non-interest income and expense improvements....more
The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published a consultation paper (CP25/10), along with a press release and an updated webpage, proposing to remove all references to the UK Capital Requirements Regulation (UK CRR)...more
The UK Financial Policy Committee (FPC) has published its consultation paper on increasing the current capital buffer thresholds which apply to other systemically important institutions (O-SIIs). The thresholds are part of...more
On March 28, the Fed released a report titled “Outlining and Measuring the Benefits of Risk Sensitivity in Bank Capital Requirements” evaluating the integration of risk regarding bank capital requirements. The report asserted...more
On January 16, 2025, Representative Andy Barr (R-KY) introduced a bill aimed at increasing the formation of new banks by easing regulatory requirements, particularly for de novo and rural financial institutions. The...more
This chapter discusses the Bermudian prudential solvency regime. Bermuda rose to prominence in the insurance and reinsurance industries in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely due to its pioneering work in the...more
Established in 1994, the International Association of Insurance Supervisors (IAIS) is a voluntary membership organisation comprising insurance regulatory authorities, central banks, ministries of finance, and other...more
The 2025 National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) President and North Dakota Insurance Commissioner Jon Godfread has stated that...more
The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has updated its webpage on its consultation paper CP23/24: capital deduction for redress: personal investment firms. The consultation was issued in response to the FCA identifying...more
On January 16, U.S. Representative Andy Barr (R-KY) introduced H.R. 478, the “Promoting New Bank Formation Act,” which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services. This bill aims to support the establishment and...more
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
The Basel Committee on Banking Standards and International Organization of Securities Commissions published a final report on streamlining variation margin processes and initial margin responsiveness of margin models in...more
The Prudential Regulation Authority ("PRA") has set out its 2025 expectations for UK insurers, by way of a Dear CEO Letter. The areas are not exhaustive but do represent "thematic priorities". The themes will not come as a...more
The European Banking Authority has published a consultation paper on its draft Regulatory Technical Standards on the calculation and aggregation of crypto-exposure values under the Capital Requirements Regulation 3...more
Following the 2023 bank failures, the federal banking regulators (the Federal Reserve, the OCC, and the FDIC) have signaled that they are seeking to develop more stringent bank regulatory requirements for larger banking...more
The Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") has adopted rules under the Securities Exchange Act (the "SEA") establishing (i) capital and margin requirements applicable to broker-dealers entering into security-based swaps...more