In this week's newsletter, we provide a snapshot of the principal US, European and global financial regulatory developments of interest to banks, investment firms, broker-dealers, market infrastructure providers, asset...more
1/11/2018
/ Annual Reports ,
Banking Sector ,
Basel III ,
Benchmarks ,
Corporate Governance ,
Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) ,
EU ,
FinTech ,
Libor ,
Money Laundering ,
Prudential Standards ,
Regulation C ,
Risk Management ,
Securitization ,
UK Brexit
In this week's newsletter, we provide a snapshot of the principal US, European and global financial regulatory developments of interest to banks, investment firms, broker-dealers, market infrastructure providers, asset...more
In this week's newsletter, we provide a snapshot of the principal US, European and global financial regulatory developments of interest to banks, investment firms, broker-dealers, market infrastructure providers, asset...more
6/1/2016
/ Basel III ,
Beneficial Owner ,
Capital Requirements ,
Cross-Border Transactions ,
Customer Due Diligence (CDD) ,
EU ,
Leverage Ratio ,
Leveraged Lending ,
Margin Requirements ,
Recordkeeping Requirements ,
Regulation Technical Standards (RTS) ,
UCITS ,
UK
Even banks with strong capital ratios may fail as a result of the sudden failure of a counterparty or group of connected counterparties. To address this risk and to complement the now near-final Basel III framework, the Basel...more
A key new element of the Basel III framework for regulatory capital aims to improve banks’ management of their funding and liquidity profiles. Two new measures are proposed: a “net stable funding ratio,” and a “liquidity...more
Reducing excess “leverage” in the banking sector is a key component of the Basel III capital standards. “Leverage” for these purposes means the ratio between a bank’s non-risk-weighted assets and its capital. The ratio is...more
The credit valuation adjustment charge in Basel III appears, at first glance, to be the preserve of quantitative analysts and the like. However, while complex, the CVA charge requires more widespread attention as it...more
The US and EU rules implementing Basel III follow many aspects of Basel III closely, but there are major differences in approach in several key areas. Financial institutions have been engaged in a “race to the top” to show...more