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Draft UK Prudential Regulation of Credit Institutions (Meaning of CRR Rules and Recognised Exchange) (Amendment) Regulations 2024...

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The draft U.K. Prudential Regulation of Credit Institutions (Meaning of CRR Rules and Recognised Exchange) (Amendment) Regulations 2024 have been published, together with an explanatory memorandum. The purpose of the...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Fed Chair Powell discusses monetary policy

On July 9 and 10, the Fed Chair Jerome Powell testified at the respective financial committees under the U.S. Senate and U.S. House of Representatives. Lawmakers asked questions on various Fed initiatives, such as the...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

The U.S. Basel III Endgame Proposal: Update and Thoughts

On September 18, 2023, the U.S. Basel III Endgame proposal was published in the Federal Register. The comment period ended on January 16, 2024, with the banking regulators (the Federal Reserve, the OCC, and the FDIC) having...more

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Senator Warren urges Fed vote on Basel III requirements

On June 17, in a letter to Fed Chair, Jerome Powell, Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) requested information regarding discussions of potentially cutting the Basel III capital requirements in half. Warren highlighted reports...more

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Outline CRR III / CRD VI - Final Basel III Standards

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I. IMPLEMENTING BASEL III THROUGH THE CRR III REGULATION - The Basel III standards comprise a package of reforms that were largely agreed by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision ("BCBS") in December 2017 and set out...more

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Missing Miami March 1, 2024 - 13 Takeaways From Miami

More than 1,800 industry players attended the 13th annual Global Fund Finance Symposium that wrapped up yesterday afternoon at the Fontainebleau in Miami Beach. There was a lot to talk about in terms of market evolution...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Basel 3.1 Implementation in the UK: An Update on PRA Reforms

On 12 December 2023, the UK Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) published the first of two near-final policy statements on the implementation of revisions to the Basel 3 standards, known in the U.K. as Basel 3.1. This...more

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Federal Banking Agencies Propose Basel III Endgame Capital Rules

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On July 27, 2023, the Federal Reserve, FDIC, and OCC issued a notice of proposed rulemaking and request for comment on a proposal (the Proposal) to implement the final components of the Basel III Capital Accords, often...more

Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP

Nutter Bank Report: July 2023

The Federal Reserve has announced that its FedNowSM Service, a new interbank settlement service with clearing functionality to support instant payments, went live on July 20 with 35 early-adopting banks and credit unions. The...more

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FRB Vice Chair for Supervision Recommends Stronger Capital Standards for Large US Banks

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After a lengthy “holistic” review and a spring banking crisis, US bank capital requirements finally face overhaul. On July 10, 2023, US Federal Reserve Board (FRB) Vice Chair for Supervision Michael Barr delivered a...more

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From Basel (III) to Brussels: no direct train service for securitisation capital requirements

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The EU has surged ahead of the UK and the US in implementing the Basel III standards. The EU Banking Package has been reviewed by the Council of the EU and is now expected to be negotiated with the European Parliament, ahead...more

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Securitisation and capital requirements – a match (not) made in Basel?

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The updated Basel III framework is the principal response of the Basel Committee to the global financial crisis. The updated framework makes wide-ranging changes to the perceived shortcomings of the previous regime. Although...more

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Banking and finance regulatory news, July 2021 #3

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UK CRR: Draft Capital Requirements Regulation (Amendment) Regulations 2021 A draft version of the Capital Requirements Regulation (Amendment) Regulations 2021 has been published, together with a draft explanatory memorandum....more

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Basel Committee on Banking Supervision Consults on Pillar 3 Disclosure Requirements for Market Risk and Sovereign Exposures

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The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision has opened two consultations on revisions to the Basel III Pillar 3 disclosure requirements, one related to market risk disclosures and one on sovereign exposures disclosures....more

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European Banking Authority Publishes Basel III Capital Monitoring Report and Update on EU Bank Liquidity Measures

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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

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European Banking Authority Publishes Advice on EU Implementation of Basel III

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The European Banking Authority has published several documents setting out its advice to the European Commission on the impact and implementation in the EU of the Basel III 2017 reforms. On December 7, 2017, the Basel...more

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Basel Committee on Banking Supervision Publishes Overview of Pillar 2 Practices and Approaches

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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

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Basel Committee on Banking Supervision Provides Brief Update on Various Workstreams

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The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision has published a press release summarizing the outcome of its meeting on September 19-20, 2018. The Committee committed to consider Pillar 1 and Pillar 3 measures to prevent banks...more

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U.S. Banking Agencies Support Conclusion of Reforms to International Capital Standards

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On December 7, 2017, the United States banking agencies announced their support for the conclusion of efforts to reform the international bank capital standards initiated in response to the global financial crisis. The Group...more

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Basel III Finally Finalized

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The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision has published the last part of the Basel III reforms. The revisions are to the standardized approach and the Internal Ratings-Based approach for credit risk, the Credit Valuation...more

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Legal and regulatory issues adversely affecting banks in Trade and Supply Chain Finance

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Following a meeting of the Basel committee in March this year, the Chairman Stefan Ingves, announced that the committee has made further progress towards the finalization of the Basel III accord are stricter capital rules and...more

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EBA Publishes Results of the CRDIV-CRR/Basel III Monitoring Exercise as of June 30, 2015

On March 2, the European Banking Authority (“EBA”) published its report of its ninth Basel III monitoring exercise, particularly on the impact of the fully implemented Capital Requirements Directive and the Capital...more

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BCBS October 2015 Progress Report on Implementation of Basel Regulatory Framework

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On October 15, 2015, BCBS issued its ninth progress report (BCBS 338) on BCBS members’ implementation of Basel II, Basel 2.5 and Basel III, as at the end of September 2015. The report focuses on the status of domestic...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

A Regulatory Reform Glossary

Since the financial crisis, financial institutions have been required to address significant regulatory changes. The new regulatory framework in the United States and Europe has introduced a series of new terms. This brief...more

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