The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS) had met to discuss a range of initiatives, following the GHOS meeting which took place earlier this month. The discussions focused on: Recent market developments and the...more
The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS) has published a revised version of its principles for the management of credit risk, which serve as guidelines for banking supervisory authorities to assess banks' credit risk...more
The UK Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) has published a policy statement on the identification and management of step-in risk (PS5/25). The policy statement provides feedback on responses to consultation paper (CP) 23/23...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 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
1. Bank regulation - 1.1 PRUDENTIAL REGULATION - a) General - (i) International - FSB: Plenary December 2024 - Status: Final - The FSB has set out the outcomes of its Plenary that met on 3 and 4 December. Points of...more
The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision has published a report on the range of practices in implementing a positive neutral countercyclical capital buffer. The CCyB aims to ensure that banking sector capital requirements...more
The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision has published a consultation on technical amendments on the hedging of counterparty credit risk exposures. The interpretative issues addressed relate to the circumstance where a bank...more
The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (“BCBS”) published a report jointly with the World Bank setting out the findings from a global survey on proportionality in banking regulation and supervision....more
The current situation is fast-moving in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. Many financial supervisory and regulatory authorities as well as local governments have issued measures which are relevant for financial institutions...more
In a world of ever increasing regulation, are there areas in trade finance documentation where parties can show they are addressing the concerns and taking steps to protect their position against a review by Regulators of...more
European Financial Industry Developments - BCBS Publishes its Work Program for 2018 and 2019 - On June 5, 2018, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision ("BCBS") published details of its work program for 2018 and...more
On 14 May 2018, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (the “Basel Committee”) and the Board of the International Organization of Securities Commissions (“IOSCO”) issued criteria for identifying “simple, transparent and...more