Basel Committee
Termination rights protocol due by end of September
But concerns remain about effects on resolution and capital requirements
CCPs to get multiple recovery planning tools
ECB's Coeuré says regulators won't specify one approach
Repo rules decimate key liquidity ratio at Barclays
Reverse repo treatment in draft NSFR cuts ratio from 113% to 98%
Banks treat most sovereign exposures as risk-free
Basel report highlights overuse of standardised approach
Default fund capital will halve under final rule, banks say
Clearing members welcome Basel's fifth – and final – version of charge
Hedge funds face higher prime broker charges under Basel III
Funds urged to build treasury savvy as prime brokers retrench
US muni treasurers warn LCR could crimp spending
If US regulators do not count muni debt as highly liquid, issuers fear financing cost rise
Basel split over NSFR impact on repo, says SEB exec
"It's quite clear there is a US camp and a European camp," capital head tells conference
NSFR opens up new front in war on repo
Banks estimate a 60bp hike in the cost of even simple trades
US eases leverage ratio impact on swaps
JP Morgan says new approach boosted ratio by up to 20bp
Repo desks up in arms about NSFR
Draft rules would add an estimated 60 basis points to the cost of some overnight repo
OpRisk North America: Regulators to scrutinise use of external loss data in risk models
AMA guidance coming soon, Fed economist promises
Banks call for CCPs to act on compression
Revamped service at LCH.Clearnet has $200 trillion target for 2014
Banks battle for share of burgeoning Asia repo market
Basel III pushes US and European banks to Asia
Sarb deputy governor calls for changes to Basel ratio
South African central bank wants softer treatment for wholesale funds in NSFR
Repo netting curbs threaten government bonds, say dealers
Repo netting criteria in the revised leverage ratio may be less forgiving than banks first thought
Basel gives on securitisation capital – but industry still unhappy
Proposals on proposals
Banks falling behind on Basel risk data principles
Room for improvement
Banks ask Basel Committee to delay trading book impact studies
Completing the two studies on schedule will be "nigh-on impossible" bankers claim – but regulators are thought to be wary of a postponement
Nepal central bank cautious on Basel III counter-cyclical buffer
Central bank to study need for counter-cyclical buffer in a developing economy
Basel III likely to create further consolidation in Kazakh banking sector
The Kazakhstan central bank's intention to begin implementing Basel III from 2015 is likely to speed up the banking sector's current consolidation phase
The white elephant of the trading book review
The Basel Committee’s fundamental review of the trading book raises some serious issues, but David Rowe argues its central proposed revision to the market risk capital regime is little more than a costly distraction
Avoid one-size-fits-all capital approach, says Osfi’s Zelmer
Regulators have increasingly been pushing for less reliance on bank internal models, but Osfi’s deputy superintendent of the regulation sector, Mark Zelmer, thinks internal models have a place
India counter-cyclical buffer proposals a 'tax on banks'
India proposals for CCB has too narrow a focus