On May 13, the Basel Committee released a press release which reiterated its expectation to implement all aspects of the Basel framework, such as the Basel III “Endgame” proposal, in “full, consistently and as soon as...more
1. Bank regulation - 1.1 Prudential regulation - The ESRB has published a speech by Christine Lagarde, President of the ECB and Chair of the ESRB, on its first general warning about financial stability risks that it published...more
The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision published a press release in early October in which it announced...more
The Financial Stability Board (“FSB”) has published its report on 2023 Bank Failures: Preliminary lessons learnt for resolution which follows on from the report from the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (“BCBS”) on the...more
In April 2022, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (the Basel Committee) began a review of “the core principles for effective banking supervision” (Core Principles or CP). Last month, the Basel Committee published...more
On July 27, 2023, US federal banking regulators issued proposals to (i) significantly revise the riskbased regulatory capital requirements for certain midsize and larger US banking organizations (the “Capital Proposal”) and...more
In April 2022, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (the Basel Committee) began a review of “the core principles for effective banking supervision” (Core Principles or CP). Last month, the Basel Committee published a...more
On July 6, 2023, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (“Basel Committee”) released proposed revisions to its core principles for effective banking supervision (the “Revised Principles”). The Revised Principles are...more
El Banco de México (Banxico), el 13 de abril de 2023, publicó en el Diario Oficial de la Federación la Circular 3/2023 dirigida a Instituciones de Crédito y Sociedades Financieras de Objeto Múltiple Reguladas relativa a las...more
With a new operational resilience framework in force in the UK and similar reforms proposed in the EU and the US, we examine how the regimes compare and their practical impact on financial services firms....more
The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision recently released 18 principles that banks and their supervisors should consider when addressing the financial risks stemming from climate change. In recognition of climate risks...more
On June 15, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (“BCBS”) issued its Principles for the effective management and supervision of climate-related financial risks (the “Principles”). In its release, the BCBS stated that it...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
Resolution assessments: PRA PS10/21 on amendments to reporting and disclosure dates - Following its consultation in CP19/20, the UK Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) has published a policy statement, PS10/21, on...more
COVID-19: BoE statement on regulatory treatment of Recovery Loan Scheme - The Bank of England (BoE) has published a statement on the regulatory treatment of the UK Recovery Loan Scheme (RLS), which has been launched as part...more
Open banking is an important driver of the fintech revolution. Regulators have recognised open banking as a means of introducing competition and innovation in the banking sector. Likewise, fintechs are seizing the...more
CRD V: Draft Financial Holding Companies (Approval etc) and Capital Requirements (Capital Buffers and Macro-prudential Measures) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 - HM Treasury has published a draft version of the...more
COVID-19: PRA PS19/20 on FSCS temporary high balances coverage extension - On 4 August 2020, the UK Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) published a policy statement, PS19/20, on the Financial Services Compensation Scheme...more
COVID-19: PRA letter to credit unions and direction modifying minimum provisioning requirements - On 8 April 2020, the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) published a letter to directors, staff members and volunteers of...more
The Financial Stability Board has published a report on the Review of the Technical Implementation of the Total Loss-Absorbing Capacity (TLAC) Standard. The FSB conducted a review of implementation of the TLAC Standard by...more
The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision has published an overview report on the Pillar 2 supervisory review process and on the different practices that regulators and legislators in Basel member jurisdictions have adopted...more
The Banking Reform Package marks a milestone in the new EU regulatory landscape. On 27 June 2019, a series of measures referred to as the Banking Reform Package comes into force, subject to various transitional and staged...more
As has been buzzed about for several months, music-streaming startup Spotify has officially filed [directly] a prospectus for its listing on the New York Stock Exchange....more
The Financial Stability Board has published the 2017 list of Global Systemically Important Banks. The list was compiled using end-2016 data and the 2013 assessment methodology designed by the Basel Committee on Banking...more
The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (“BCBS“) published a consultative document (BCBS415) on the implications of FinTech for banks and their supervisors. The BCBS set up a task force to assess how FinTech will affect...more