INTERNATIONAL

Basel Issues Tough Lending Rules for Big Banks

By Editors | 15/04/2014

The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision has issued a new guideline that limits how much business banks can do with each other to contain fallout should one of the banks fail.

Trade Repositories: Global Market Transparency Not Yet A Reality

By Editors | 08/04/2014

GreySpark Partners consultant Malavika Shekar explores the options that could greatly enhance the usefulness of trade repository data and make the G20 commitment to market transparency a reality.

Basel Committee Finalises Counterparty Credit Risk Exposure Method

By Editors | 04/04/2014

The Basel Committee has finalised a new approach for measuring counterparty credit-risk exposures.

The Destabilizing Risks of Globally Coordinated Regulation

By Editors | 28/03/2014

In the aftermath of the financial crisis, we don’t just see new regulation emerging. What we see is a homogeneous regulatory framework emerging.

IOSCO Examines Prudential Standards in Securities Sector

By Editors | 13/03/2014

The International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) has issued a consultation paper that compares the prudential capital frameworks for securities companies in different parts of the world.

Basel Bank Regulator Leaves Door Open to Tougher Debt Restraint

By Editors | 28/02/2014

Global regulators will probe how lenders respond to a planned limit on bank indebtedness.

Indonesia, Pakistan, Myanmar on FATF’s Gray List

By Editors | 24/02/2014

The Financial Action Task Force, the international body for setting global standards for combating money laundering and terrorist financing, kept the Asian countries on its gray list.

OECD Sets Global Standard for FATCA-Inspired Tax Information Exchange

By Editors | 19/02/2014

The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development sets worldwide standard for tax information exchange among member countries.

World’s Top Financial Regulator Joins Global Foreign Exchange Probe

By Editors | 18/02/2014

The Financial Stability Board has stepped in to undertake its own investigation of foreign exchange benchmarks amid allegations of price manipulation.