Category: FSB
The Swiss new capital requirements – why cheer?
Today Finma, the Swiss bank supervisor posted its new Leverage Ratio requirement, see picture: Switzerland has decided to set a TLAC of 10% of total exposure for its global systemically important banks: 5% for going concern and 5% for gone concern, in line with the TLAC proposal of the FSB. Finma uses colourful language to… Read More The Swiss new capital requirements – why cheer?
BOE’s Financial Policy Committee – split on Cocos?
Martin Taylor’s speech, The fence and the pendulum of last week will probably achieve the same hype-status as Andrew Haldane’s The dog and the frisbee. While the latter is kind of naive in that it is hopeful of bank regulation (albeit less complex preferably), the former is anything but. Moreover, Taylor pulls no punches in lashing… Read More BOE’s Financial Policy Committee – split on Cocos?
Jay! A public radio station in the Netherlands gave me some air-time to discuss CoCos
A Dutch public radio station asked me to comment on Contingent Convertible capital (in Dutch). My comments were in line with previous posts on CoCos: they tend to end in tears. Thanks Stefan Heijdendael, the main investigator and reporter, for explaining CoCos very well. On TLAC: Also thanks for anticipating on TLAC rules from the… Read More Jay! A public radio station in the Netherlands gave me some air-time to discuss CoCos
Good, bad, and ugly questions about TLAC
Last November, the Financial Stability Board (FSB) presented its consultation document on Total Loss Absorbency Capacity (TLAC). The document is a response to the request of G20 leaders to enhance the loss-absorbing capacity of global systemically important banks (G-SIBs) in resolution. It presents a term-sheet with requirements for TLAC. The document looks heavy-handed because of… Read More Good, bad, and ugly questions about TLAC
TLAC is the new name of the game.
The Financial Stability Board presented this consultation paper on Total Loss-Absorbing Capacity (TLAC) for global systemic banks. The agreement is “a watershed in ending ‘too-big-to-fail’ for banks,” said Mark Carney, the governor of the Bank of England and chair of the FSB. If the G20 agrees, then TLAC will be the new name of the game.… Read More TLAC is the new name of the game.
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