Basel Committee

The Basel Committee Proposes to Double Down on Counterparty Exposure Limits

by Charles M. Horn, Oliver I. Ireland, Jeremy C. Jennings-Mares | Morrison & Foerster LLP on 4/4/2013

On March 26, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (“Basel Committee”) published a Consultative Document in which it proposes a revised supervisory framework for measuring and controlling large counterparty exposures...more

Canada’s Largest Six Banks Designated as Systemically Important by OSFI

by Stephen Clark, Victoria Graham, Kashif Zaman | Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP on 3/29/2013

In conjunction with A framework for dealing with domestic systemically important banks issued by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS), the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions Canada (OSFI) has...more

G20 Communiqué and FSB Progress Report

by Orrick - Structured Finance Group on 2/26/2013

The G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors have published a communiqué following their meeting in Moscow on February 15 and 16. The communiqué sets out the G20's policy agenda for reforming financial regulation,...more

Financial Services Legislative And Regulatory Update -- February 25‚ 2013

by Abby Matousek, Jason M. Rosenstock | Mintz Levin - Public Finance on 2/25/2013

In This Issue: Leading the Past Week; Legislative Branch; Executive Branch; and Upcoming Hearings. Excerpt from Leading the Past Week - With both the House and Senate on recess this past week, the President...more

Uncleared OTC Derivatives and Margin Requirements

by Chris Borg, Joanna Williams | Reed Smith on 2/21/2013

BCBS/IOSCO Second Consultation Paper and its implications for EMIR - Much of EMIR is now coming more clearly into focus. But a major unknown has for a long time been the question of margin requirements for uncleared OTC...more

Dodd-Frank News: January 2013: Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform And Consumer Protection Act Monthly Update

by Rachel Cash, David Elliott, Kristin Peters, Jordan Teague | Burr & Forman on 1/25/2013

In This Issue: - RECENT CASES . Dodd-Frank Challenges Under the Administrative Procedure Act and Commodity Exchange Act . Preemption . Whistleblower Protection Under the Dodd-Frank Act . Arbitration...more

Basel III May Change The Way Banks Calculate Risk

by Elan Mendel | Shipkevich PLLC on 1/25/2013

The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (Basel III) has discovered “material variation” in the methods banks have for calculating risk. As a result, regulators may begin to impose new standards of risk calculation across...more

Basel Committee Relaxes Liquidity Standards

by BuckleySandler LLP on 1/18/2013

On January 7, the Basel Committee released its revised Liquidity Coverage Ratio (LCR), a component of the comprehensive Basel III accords that also address capital standards. The committee’s LCR is intended to promote...more

Basel Committee on Banking Supervision Endorses Revised Basel III Liquidity Standards for Banks

by Orrick - Structured Finance Group on 1/15/2013

It was announced on January 6, that the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision’s (BCBS) Group of Governors and Heads of Supervision (GHOS) has endorsed revised Basel III liquidity standards for banks....more

Orrick's Financial Industry Week in Review - January 7, 2013

by Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP on 1/14/2013

In This Issue: *Financial Industry Developments - OCC Guidance on Transition Periods under Section 716 of the Dodd-Frank Act - CFTC Reporting of Swap Transactions and Swap Dealer Registration - Department...more

Liquidity Coverage Ratio: New Basel Measurement Published

by Jeremy C. Jennings-Mares, Dwight C. Smith, III | Morrison & Foerster LLP on 1/11/2013

On January 6, 2013, the Group of Governors and Heads of Supervision (“GHOS”), which oversees the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (“BCBS”), approved a significantly revised version of the liquidity coverage ratio...more

Basel Committee on Banking Supervision FAQs on Basel III Counterparty Credit Risk and Exposures to Central Counterparties

by Orrick - Structured Finance Group on 1/11/2013

On December 28, 2012, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision published an updated version of its frequently asked questions on the Basel III rules relating to counterparty credit risk and exposures to central...more

Tug-Of-War Over Basel Committee Liquidity Rule (LCR) In Europe

by Elan Mendel | Shipkevich PLLC on 1/11/2013

Last Sunday, the Basel Committee announced that it plans to defang a rule that requires banks to maintain easy-to-sell assets. They committee also extended the compliance date to 2015, at which time banks will only be...more

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