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Financial Stability Board Issues Press Release Following Basel Meeting

The Financial Stability Board has issued a press release following its recent meeting in Basel at which it discussed vulnerabilities currently affecting the global financial system and its work plan for 2012 to strengthen global financial regulation

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Tuesday, January 10, 2012

European Central Bank Suggests That Hedging Increases Risk Taking

The European Central Bank argues that despite an objective of hedging being to share risk, the effect can in fact be an increase in risk-taking, as negative news about the hedge creates an incentive problem for the seller.

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Tuesday, January 10, 2012

International Monetary Fund Investigates System-Wide Liquidity Stress Testing

The International Monetary Fund has released a report which notes that liquidity stress tests are less developed than solvency stress tests, and sets out to create a platform for assessing banks’ liquidity positions.

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Tuesday, January 10, 2012

Basel Committee on Banking Supervision Affirms Commitment to Liquidity Standards

The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision have stated that the Liquidity Coverage Ratio is to be introduced as a minimum standard in 2015, in line with the original implementation plans.

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Sunday, January 8, 2012

Financial Stability Oversight Council Reports to Congress on Prompt Corrective Action

In accordance with section 202(g)(4) of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act 2010, the Financial Stability Oversight Council has submitted a report to Congress regarding the implementation of prompt corrective action (“PCA”) by the federal banking agencies.

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Friday, December 23, 2011

Basel Committee on Banking Supervision Consults on Own Credit Risk Adjustments

The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision has released a consultation paper which sets out their approach to addressing the Basel III credit risk adjustment requirements.

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Wednesday, December 21, 2011

Financial Stability Board Handbook for Peer Reviews

Financial Stability Board member jurisdictions have agreed to undergo both thematic and country peer reviews. The Handbook sets out guidelines for the conduct of FSB peer reviews.

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Monday, December 19, 2011

European Central Bank Warns of Increase in Financial Stability Risks

The European Central Bank’s 2011 biannual Financial Stability Review provides an assessment of the risks to financial stability which have emerged since June 2011, pointing in particular to an unprecedented loss of confidence in sovereign signatures.

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Monday, December 19, 2011

Basel Committee on Banking Supervision Consults on Definition of Capital Disclosure Requirements

The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision has published for consultation a set of requirements for banks to disclose the composition of their regulatory capital.

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Monday, December 19, 2011

OECD Argues that Capital Requirements Based on Risk Weightings Will Encourage Regulatory Circumvention

The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development has released a working paper which argues that the use of risk-weights will encourage regulatory circumvention.

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Friday, December 16, 2011

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