Basel III
WHAT IS THIS? Basel III is a set of bank soundness rules drawn up by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision in response to the financial crisis. It hikes the minimum amount of capital banks must hold, introduces new leverage and liquidity ratios, and limits the use of internal models.
Australian FRTB projects slow down amid scheduling uncertainty
Market risk experts think Apra might soften NMRF regime to spur internal model adoption
The Path To Operational Resilience Begins With Reliability And Risk Management
This study will explore the challenges that financial services firms in APAC face in enhancing operational resilience as well as how they plan to leverage data and hybrid cloud in building operational resilience.
RBC’s CVA risk charges swell 42% in first year under FRTB
Bloating RWAs contrast with declines at peers employing new standardised approach
Capital neutrality key to completing Basel III, says Quarles
Former Republican Fed vice-chair thinks Hill or Bowman could help revive stalled prudential rules
Review of 2024: as markets took a breather, firms switched focus
In the absence of major crises and rules deadlines, financial firms revamped strategy, services and practices
Deutsche’s IRC tops €8 billion in four-year high
Ballooning credit-event risk charge contrasts with Q3 drop at BNP Paribas, ING
Credit risk transfer, with a derivatives twist
Dealers angle to revive market that enables them to offload counterparty exposures, freeing up capital
Fed’s stricter G-Sib scoring punishes BofA, Goldman
Duo’s method 2 capital requirements will diverge further from those entailed by Basel’s methodology
Norinchukin’s market RWAs blow up 342% in Q3
Fierce increase under FRTB regime lops 117bp off bank’s CET1 ratio
Japanese G-Sibs see 9% surge in op risk charges
Rising profits drive record RWA growth under new Basel framework
IRB reliance peaks at over 90% for some lenders ahead of Basel III shift
As reforms loom, IRB usage spans from marginal to near-total among European banks
Bank risk manager of the year: Intesa Sanpaolo
Risk Awards 2025: Market risk team developed new tools that helped overcome the challenge of FRTB internal models
ABC’s market RWAs soar amid Basel III shake-up
Chinese bank bucks trend with sharp market risk rise in Q3
Barr defends easing of Basel III endgame proposal
Fed’s top regulator says he will stay and finish the package, is comfortable with capital impact
Mizuho faces steepest capital squeeze from Basel floor
Fully floored RWAs would cut core capital ratio by 244bp, the sharpest drop among Japanese megabanks
Basel III slashes $78bn in RWAs from top Singapore banks
Credit and operational risk recalibrations fuel double-digit falls at DBS, OCBC and UOB
Consolidation of Arval exposures adds €20bn to BNP Paribas’ RWAs
Bank shifts exposures from soon-to-be retired equity IRB treatment to standardised approach
Barclays and HSBC opt for FRTB internal models
However, UK pair unlikely to chase approval in time for Basel III go-live in January 2026
Foreign banks want level playing field in US Basel III redraft
IHCs say capital charges for op risk and inter-affiliate trades out of line with US-based peers
CFTC’s Mersinger wants new rules for vertical silos
Republican commissioner shares Democrats’ concerns about combined FCMs and clearing houses
Why the Basel III rollback won’t halt US risk transfer deals
New structures could free up reserves as well as regulatory capital, says lawyer who helped launch market