The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision has published a discussion paper seeking the views of stakeholders on the prudential regulatory treatment of crypto-assets. The paper is relevant for academics, banks, central banks,...more
The European Banking Authority has published two reports reviewing the impact of the EU’s implementation of the Basel III capital monitoring reforms and Capital Requirements Regulation liquidity measures. The EBA estimates...more
Last week, the federal banking agencies issued two notices of proposed rulemaking designed to lessen regulatory requirements on small and regional banking organizations....more
And now to return to our commentary a few weeks back about the stultifying impact of ill-thought through rules and regulations (at best) (Brexit has intervened). This is our Regulatory State which broadly attempted to pick...more
The 2008 credit crisis was the beginning of an era of unprecedented government management of the capital markets. July 21, 2015 marked the fifth anniversary of the hallmark congressional response, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street...more
On September 3, the FDIC, the Fed, and the OCC finalized the Liquidity Coverage Ratio rule to strengthen the liquidity positions of large financial institutions. The rule will for the, first time, create a standardized...more
In this issue: - SEC Decreases Registration Statement Filing Fees for Fiscal Year 2015 - SEC Adopts Regulation AB II - US Banking Regulators Propose Margin Requirements for Uncleared Swaps - CME...more