All posts tagged "Federal Reserve"
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32Market InfrastructureUS Banks Execute First BSBY-Linked Swaps Transaction
Bank of America and JPMorgan Chase entered into a $250mn one-year basis swap with one side tied to BSBY, the other to SOFR.
May 7, 2021 -
108Fintech / RegtechDigital Dollar Project Prepares to Launch CBDC Pilot Tests
The DDP will launch five pilot programs over the next 12 months to measure the value of and inform the future design of a US CBDC.
May 5, 2021 -
76ChinaResearcher Suggests PBOC Adopt US-Style Quantitative Easing
The PBOC should adopt an aggressive monetary policy like that of the US Fed to boost consumption amid concerns about growing debt levels.
April 19, 2021 -
191Market InfrastructureLSTA Offers Guidance on Credit Sensitive Rates to Replace LIBOR
The advisory provides sample language to facilitate the use of credit sensitive rates in hardwired fallback language in new and amended loan documentation.
April 16, 2021 -
159EnforcementUS Court Dismisses Collusion Case Against 10 Global Banks
The judge dismissed a case against 10 banks alleging manipulation of the US Treasuries market due to a lack of evidence of a conspiracy.
April 8, 2021 -
169United StatesUS Fed Creates Financial Stability Climate Committee
The Financial Stability Climate Committee will compliment the Supervision Climate Committee, which focuses on addressing risks at individual banks.
March 30, 2021 -
137Capital Regulation
Federal Reserve to Lift Dividend Restrictions from 30 June
If a bank remains above all of its minimum risk-based capital requirements in this year's stress test, the restrictions will end after 30 June.
March 29, 2021 -
599Big PictureClimate Risk & Regulation: A Race to the Top
Bill Coen, Chair of the IFRS Advisory Council and former BCBS Secretary General, speaks to Regulation Asia about initiatives underway to mitigate climate-related risk in the banking sector.
March 23, 2021 -
231Securities & TradingCFTC Establishes New Dedicated Unit for Climate Risk
Other US financial regulators including the SEC, Treasury Department and Federal Reserve have also recently raised climate risk and a key focus.
March 19, 2021 -
211Enforcement
US Fed Threatens Supervisory Action for Slow LIBOR Work
Guidance for examiners suggests supervisory actions for firms that are not ready to stop issuing LIBOR-based contracts by end-December.
March 12, 2021
