International

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.

Fund Liquidity Issues Have Little External Impact: IOSCO

By Samuel Riding | 18/12/2015

Report concludes most CIS liquidity management measures have no impact beyond the funds involved.

The Unintended Consequences of Securities Regulation

By Samuel Riding | 17/12/2015

IOSCO survey finds market participants see regulatory uncertainty as greatest potential systemic risk.

Capital / Liquidity

G-SIBs to Conduct Risk Data Audits in Early 2016

By Samuel Riding | 17/12/2015

Basel Committee on Banking Supervision says banks continue to fall short on data aggregation and reporting standards.

Paul Andrews Appointed Head of IOSCO

By Samuel Riding | 17/12/2015

FINRA managing director to take up secretary general post in March.