INTERNATIONAL

Market Infrastructure

Basel III Market Risk Requirement Lower than Expected

By Samuel Riding | 15/01/2016

BCBS says banks will have to increase high-quality capital held against trading books by only 40 percent.

AML / KYC

Fenergo, Markit and kyc.com Ink Strategic Deal

By Samuel Riding | 14/01/2016

Companies to work on integration of counterparty manager, client lifecycle and data management solutions.

Market Infrastructure

ISDA Tightens Credit Event Committee Rules

By Samuel Riding | 12/01/2016

Members of determination committees required to declare conflicts of interest, detail internal voting procedures.

A Regulator Reflects on Lessons Learned from the Global Financial Crisis

By Peter Guy | 04/01/2016

An exclusive interview with David Wright, secretary general of IOSCO frankly reveals the challenges still facing the financial industry.

Indonesia Sets Capital Requirements for Financial Conglomerates

By Samuel Riding | 30/12/2015

Conglomerates’ aggregate net equity must equal combined required capital of all business units.

Regulations 2015 – Don’t Look Back

By Peter Guy | 29/12/2015

Financial regulations were as unstable as global markets in 2015. Here are the highlights.

2015: A Regulatory Christmas Carol, being a Ghost Story of Christmas

By Peter Guy | 24/12/2015

We tell the story of a bitter CEO of a global bank and his reluctant transformation into a gentler person after the Great Financial Crisis.

IOSCO Reports on Trading Venue, Intermediary Continuity

By Samuel Riding | 22/12/2015

Publications cover trading platform risk mitigation, standards for regulation of intermediaries.

2015: Fintech is Taken Seriously – Finally

By Peter Guy | 21/12/2015

Regulatory and market factors have forced financial institutions to make fintech part of their business strategy. Here’s how the banking landscape might change for better or worse.