Thursday, May 26, 2016

FSB Review Concludes that Taming of Shadow Banking is Far From Complete

Encourages Member States to Continue Their Efforts

Author: David Schwartz J.D. CPA

According to a peer review published the by Financial Stability Board (FSB) on May 25, 2016, regulation of shadow banking remains at an early stage, and much progress remains to be made. According to the report, notwithstanding the progress made, “more work is needed to ensure that jurisdictions can comprehensively assess and respond to potential shadow banking risks posed by non-bank financial entities, and support FSB risk assessments and policy discussion.”

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Monday, March 14, 2016

Despite Delay, MiFID II Remains a Priority

Author: David Schwartz J.D. CPA

Among the priorities in the European Commission’s (EC) list of its planned initiatives for 2016 is a new push to refine a package of reforms under its Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID II). After announcing just last month that MiFID II implementation would be delayed by year to January 3, 2018 due to the overwhelming complexities involved, the EC indicated that it would focus on a number of technical points in MiFID II that need to be specified further.

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Friday, November 20, 2015

FSB Finalizes Standards and Processes for Global Securities Financing Data Collection and Aggregation

Author: Member Admin

On November 18, 2015, the Financial Stability Board (FSB) published its final Standards and Processes for Global Securities Financing Data Collection and Aggregation. The final standards are based on the FSB’s previous November 2014 consultation paper and define the data elements for securities lending, repo, and margin lending that national and regional authorities will be asked to report in aggregate to the FSB.

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Monday, August 10, 2015

Summer 2015 Financial Regulatory Update

Author: David Schwartz J.D. CPA

The Fed, Financial Stability Board, and the Bank for International Settlements have beein quite busy this summer, and each issued rules or consultations in July furthering Basel III initiatives. On July 1, the Basel Committee issued a consultative document on its review of the credit valuation adjustment risk framework; on July 2, the FSB launched a peer review on the implementation of its policy framework for financial stability risks posed by non-bank financial entities other than money market funds (i.e., shadow banks"); and on July 20, the Fed finalized its capital surcharge rule for the eight US global systemically important banks (G-SIBs).

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Wednesday, February 11, 2015

Fed Remains Concerned About Firesale Risks

Asset Management Industry Still a Source of Worry

Author: David Schwartz J.D. CPA
In a January 30, 2015 address, Federal Reserve Board Governor Daniel K. Tarullo once again voiced the Fed's concerns about the systemic risk posed by potential firesales in the asset management industry. Tarullo indicated that as regulators implement reforms under the Basel and FSB proposals and frameworks, they should take into account the “system-wide demands on liquidity during stress periods and correlated risks among asset managers that could exacerbate liquidity, redemption and fire-sale pressures."

In his address, Mr. Tarullo noted the rapid growth of the asset management industry  since the financial crisis, both in terms of the dollar amount of assets under management and in the concentration of assets managed by the largest firms. As stricter prudential regulation makes investment in certain forms of assets more costly for banks, this growth is expected to continue apace.
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