On 17 July 2024, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS) finalized revisions to the prudential framework for banks’ exposures to cryptoassets. The revisions largely introduced additional requirements relating to the...more
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
Following its consultation last year, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision has launched a second consultation on bank prudential requirements for exposures to crypto-assets. The first consultation set out a preliminary...more
BCBS rules on NPL securitisations: PRA CP10/21 extended closing date The Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) has announced that it has extended the closing date, from 26 July 2021 to 9 August 2021, for responses to its June...more
LIBOR transition and PRA resolution-related rules: PRA statement - The UK Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) has published a statement outlining the PRA's view on the implications of LIBOR transition for contracts in...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
In this newsletter, we provide a snapshot of the principal US, European and global financial regulatory developments of interest to banks, investment firms, broker-dealers, market infrastructure providers, asset managers and...more
Rating Agency Developments - On November 2, 2016, DBRS published a report entitled Unified Interest Rate Model for European Securitisations...more