Patricia Jackson

Banks’ Debt Addiction Said to Face Scrutiny at Basel Group

A planned international limit on bank indebtedness will be on the agenda of every meeting of the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision this year as regulators seek to wean lenders off their addiction to debt, according to three people familiar with the talks.

Banks Win 4-Year Delay as Basel Liquidity Rule Loosened

Global central bank chiefs gave lenders four more years to meet international liquidity requirements and watered down the measures in a bid to stave off another credit crunch.

Banks Win 4-Year Delay as Basel Liquidity Rule Loosened

Global central bank chiefs gave lenders four more years to meet international liquidity requirements and watered down the measures in a bid to stave off another credit crunch.

Basel Group Said to Consider National Firewalls for Banks

After targeting global banks deemed too big to fail, regulators are weighing tougher capital rules for lenders whose collapse would roil national economies.

Basel Committee May Let Banks Use CoCos in Capital Surcharge

Global regulators may allow too-big- to-fail banks to use contingent convertible bonds to meet additional capital requirements designed to save them from collapse in a crisis.

Basel III Punishes Dutch Over Risk That Isn’t: Mortgages

Investors in 262 billion euros ($347 billion) of Dutch residential mortgage-backed securities risk being penalized by new bank liquidity rules, even as the securities prove among the safest home-loan bonds globally.

Basel Regulators Said to Agree on Rules for Large Banks

Global financial regulators reached an agreement to toughen oversight of lenders whose collapse would threaten national economies, according to two people with knowledge of the discussions.

European Bank Stress Tests Need Rethink, Elderfield Says

Twenty percent of Europe’s biggest banks would have failed to meet global capital standards, known as Basel III, as of June 2011, the European Banking Authority said in an impact assessment of the planned rules.

CoCos May Receive Approval From Basel Regulators for Too-Big-to-Fail Banks

International regulators will next week consider allowing contingent convertible bonds to count toward additional capital requirements for systemically important banks whose failure would roil the global economy.

Basel Said to Weigh Bank Criticisms of Too-Big-to-Fail Levy

The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision will next week consider the need for changes to capital surcharges on the biggest banks amid warnings from lenders that the measures may stymie the financial system’s recovery, according to two people familiar with the talks.

"There is an appetite among some regulators in the U.K. for a tougher leverage ratio, but I think on the continent people are increasingly worried about the economic impact of the rule."

- Patricia Jackson on Mar 12, 2013

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