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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

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 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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