International Banks

The Basel Committee Proposes to Double Down on Counterparty Exposure Limits

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

Senate Committee on Banking Holds Hearing on Lax Enforcement of the Bank Secrecy Act

As recently reported, the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs (information here), on March 7, 2013, held a hearing on “Patterns of Abuse: Assessing Bank Secrecy Act Compliance and Enforcement”. The...more

Federal Regulators Announce BSA/AML And Derivatives Trading Enforcement Actions Against Large Bank.

On January 14, the Federal Reserve Board and the OCC issued two consent orders against a large international bank and its trust company over alleged deficiencies in its Bank Secrecy Act and Anti-Money Laundering (BSA/AML)...more